Rev. Redeem Robinson (Courtesy photo)

The Rev. Redeem Robinson was appointed to the Los Angeles County Commission on HIV by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, November 15.

The Los Angeles County Commission on HIV serves as the integrated prevention and care local planning council for planning, allocating, coordinating, and delivering HIV/AIDS and STD services. The commission comprises 51 members appointed by the Board of Supervisors and represents a broad and diverse group of providers, consumers, and stakeholders. 33% of the members are individuals living with HIV who are consumers of the federally funded Ryan White Program.

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Robinson is a social justice activist, founder of the All Souls Movement, and the minister of Social Justice for the Los Angeles District of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (AME Zion). He brings10 years of ministry experience to those living with HIV/AIDS, mainly in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was the founder and senior pastor of Ebenezer Church of Phoenix, which has a predominantly Black and LGBTQ+ membership.

His organization, All Souls Movement, is an inclusive faith-based organization dedicated to fighting for justice for all people and bringing people together for divine worship virtually/in-person and deconstructing unhealthy religious views.