It started with people being angry about the injustice they were facing . And so what we find is that in black pride or black pride experiences , a lot of that is kind of rooted and who were the folks that came before us ? What did they do when it comes to the pride movement ?
We want everybody to come here , feel comfortable , be yourself and be yourself in your own skin . And that's one of the biggest things that we look for and we really appreciate about pride weekend . That's such a good answer .
We're here with Chance Reno , he's the general manager of Hotel Ziggy . So you guys have been participating in pride activities for two years now , why was it so important for you to be a part of this ? Well , being in West Hollywood is very important for us to be a part of the , you know , the culture and everything that happens in West Hollywood .
We've got our , our pride parade which happens on Sunday , which is one of the most excited things that we have in the city and something we're certainly really well known for . But pride here really isn't just those three days . It's really 40 days because we start pride celebration in West Hollywood on May 22nd , which is Harvey Milk Day .
And so what we find is that in black pride or black pride experiences , a lot of that is kind of rooted and who were the folks that came before us ? What did they do when it comes to the pride movement ? I feel like black folks , we've always been there even though folks may not know the names of us who have been present more and more .
