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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
June 3, 2025
To recognize honoree Reggie Van Lee during the 2025 celebration of DC Black Pride.
WHEREAS, Reggie Van Lee is an acclaimed business strategist, philanthropist, and arts
patron who currently serves as Executive Partner at AlixPartners;
WHEREAS, with a long career spanning leadership roles at The Carlyle Group and Booz
Allen Hamilton, Reggie Van Lee is known for guiding major institutions through transformative
growth;
WHEREAS, Reggie Van Lee chairs numerous cultural and civic organizations, including
the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the National CARES Mentoring
Movement;
WHEREAS, Reggie Van Lee was named Black Engineer of the Year and one of the top
25 consultants globally, and holds degrees from MIT and Harvard;
WHEREAS, Reggie Van Lee’s work unites corporate innovation with deep community
impact;
WHEREAS, DC Black Pride is an annual event to increase awareness of and showcase
pride in the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ populations in the African American community, and to
support organizations that focus on health disparities, education, youth, and families;
WHEREAS, as the very first Black Pride festival in the world, DC Black Pride fostered
the beginning of the Center for Black Equity (formerly known as the International Federation of
Black Prides, Inc. (IFBP)) and the “Black Pride Movement”;
WHEREAS, since the birth of DC Black Pride, more than 50 other Black Pride
celebrations now take place throughout the world and on 4 continents, with many using DC
Black Pride as a model;
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WHEREAS, May 23, 2025, through May 26, 2025, marks the 34th annual DC Black
Pride celebration;
WHEREAS, the theme for this year’s celebration is “BLACK PRIDE IS FREEDOM”;
WHEREAS, for more than 30 years, DC Black Pride has been an opportunity for the
Black LGBTQIA+ community to gather and celebrate being both African American and
members of LGBTQIA+ communities;
WHEREAS, DC Black Pride is the oldest and one of the largest Black Pride events in the
world, drawing thousands of residents and visitors from around the globe; and
WHEREAS, DC Black Pride brings more than 500,000 people to the nation’s capital
from across the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, South Africa, Great Britain, France,
Germany, and the Netherlands and will carry that tradition this year and into the future to
celebrate their shared community, raise awareness and funding for HIV/AIDS prevention, and
stand against homophobia inspired by violence and bigotry.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That
this resolution be cited as the “Reggie Van Lee Recognition Resolution of 2025”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and celebrates Reggie Van
Lee during the 2025 celebration of DC Black Pride.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.