What Yusef Salaam said on Jun 23, 2026

39:26As a diverse city, I’m concerned about antisemitic people writ large. And of course, Arabs are ethnically Semitic. Arabs and even Aramaic are Semitics, and, you know, there’s— these are Semitic languages, of course. And what we’ve seen is that, um, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all born in the Semitic region.Yusef SalaamChair · Committee to Combat Hate · Jun 23, 2026Open the meeting at 39:26
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Jun 23 · Committee meetingThe Committee to Combat Hate opened an oversight hearing on community engagement in preventing and responding to hate and bias.Speakers: Yusef Salaam, Darlene Mealy, Carl Wilson
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Apr 15 · Committee meetingThe result was announced as "a vote of 4 in the affirmative, 2 in the negative, and no abstentions, item has been adopted by the committee."Speakers: Yusef Salaam, Darlene Mealy
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Mar 26 · This bill would require the Commission on Civil and Human Rights (CCHR) to establish a hotline for receiving reports from the public regarding discriminatory harassment and unlawful discriminatory practices. CCHR would o took 7 minThe longest item after routine business: This bill would require the Commission on Civil and Human Rights (CCHR) to establish a…, 7 min of this at least 11 min meeting.Speakers: Yusef Salaam, Darlene Mealy, Pierina Ana Sanchez, Julie Won
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Feb 25 · Committee meetingThe Committee to Combat Hate held its first hearing, on a package of seven bills: Intros 1, 22, 165, 175, 297, 327 and 388.Speakers: Yusef Salaam, Darlene Mealy, Lynn C. Schulman
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