,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ajj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se  
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,june #d1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1   
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new     
,york1 ,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1
 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4
 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,ms4 ,fudge1    
,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4       
,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,blunt    
,ro*e/]1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1     
,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,khanna1
 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4        
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,mr4
 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,haal&1 ,mrs4 ,watson  
,coleman1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,scott (    
,virg9ia1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,cl>k
 ( ,massa*usetts1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1    
,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,bi%op (  
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,rask91  
,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1    
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,ru%1    
,mr4 ,cox ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4
 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,smi? (   

,wa%+ton1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,c>son (  
,indiana1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,mr4 ,ca/5 (    
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,coop]1  
,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,ms4 
,adams1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,ms4 ,davids (     
,kansas1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1    
,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mrs4  
,trahan1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,engel1    
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4       
,takano1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,ms4 
,spei]1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 ,mr4 ,gallego1    
,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4   
,panetta1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1   
,mr4 ,sires1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4 ,neguse1
 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick      
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,kelly (  
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,lamb1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4  
,lev9 ( ,mi*igan1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4  
,wel*1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? 
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4  
,keat+1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4    
,sablan1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4               
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (         
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( 

,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mrs4        
,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 
,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4        
,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4 ,aguil>1
 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4         
,cicill9e1 & ,mr4 ,suozzi7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,urg+ !       
e/abli%m5t ( a ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission
 on ,tru?1 ,racial ,heal+1 &            
,trans=mation4  ,:]eas ! fir/ %ip c>ry+ 
enslav$ ,africans to :at is n[ kn[n z ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica arriv$ 9 #afai2 
,:]eas ?is ev5t #djj ye>s ago 0         
significant n only because x u%]$ 9 !   
in/itution ( *attel slav]y ( ,african   
,am]icans1 b also because x facilitat$ !
 sy/ematic oppression ( all p ( color t 
has be5 a deva/at+ & insuffici5tly      
und]/ood & ackn[l$g$ aspect ( our hi/ory
 ov] ^! pa/ #djj ye>s1 & t has left a   
legacy ( ?is oppression t haunts u to   
?is day2 ,:]eas ! in/itution ( ,am]ican 
*attel slav]y subjugat$ ,african        

,am]icans = ne>ly #bej ye>s1 fractur$   
our ,nation1 & made a mock]y ( its f\nd+
 pr9ciple t all m5 are creat$ equal2    
,:]eas our ,con/itution fail$ to end    
slav]y & oppressions aga9/ ,african     
,am]icans & o!r p ( color1 ?us emb$d+ 9 
our society ! belief 9 ! my? ( a hi]>*y 
( human value bas$ on sup]ficial        
physical *>act]i/ics su* z sk9 color &  
facial features1 & result+ 9 purposeful 
& p]si/5t racial & g5d] inequities 9    
education1 heal? c>e1 employm5t1 ,social
 ,security & vet]an b5efits1 l& own]%ip1
 f9ancial assi/ance1 food security1     
wages1 vot+ rights1 & ! ju/ice sy/em2   
,:]eas ^! oppressions d5i$ opportunity &
 mobility to ,african ,am]icans & o!r p 
( color )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 result+ 9   
/ol5 labor wor? billions ( doll>s :ile  
ultimately =e/all+ l&m>k contributions t
 ,african ,am]icans & o!r p ( color w\ld
 make 9 sci5ce1 arts1 comm]ce1 & public 
s]vice2 ,:]eas ,recon/ruction repres5t$ 
a significant b con/ra9$ mom5t (        
advances = ,black rights z epitomiz$ by 

! ,fre$man's ,bureau1 :i* negotiat$     
labor contracts = ex-enslav$ p b fail$  
to secure !m _! own l&2 ,:]eas ! brutal 
ov]?r[ ( ,recon/ruction fail$ all       
,am]icans by fail+ to ensure ! safety & 
security ( ,african ,am]icans & by      
embold5+ ,/ates & municipalities 9 bo? !
 ,nor? & ,s\? to enact num]\s laws &    
policies to /ymie ! socioeconomic       
mobility & political voice ( fre$       
,blacks1 ?us ma9ta9+ _! subs]vi5ce to   
,:ites2 ,:]eas ,recon/ruction1 ! civil  
rights movem5t1 & o!r ef=ts to r$ress ! 
grievances ( m>g9aliz$ p 7 sabotag$1 bo?
 int5tionally & un9t5tionally1 by ^? 9  
p[]1 ?us r5d]+ ! accompli%m5ts ( ^!     
ef=ts transitory & unsu/a9able1 & fur!r 
emb$d+ ! racial hi]>*y 9 our society2   
,:]eas examples ( gov]nm5t actions      
direct$ aga9/ populations ( color       
include-- 7#a7 ! creation ( ! ,f$]al    
,h\s+ ,adm9i/ration1 :i* adopt$ specific
 policies design$ to inc5tivize         
resid5tial segregation2  7#b7 ! enactm5t
 ( legislation creat+ ! ,social         

,security program1 = :i* mo/ ,african   
,am]icans 7 purposely r5d]$ ineligible  
dur+ its fir/ two decades2  7#c7 ! ,,gi 
bill1 :i* left adm9i/ration ( its       
programs to ! ,/ates1 ?us enabl+ blatant
 discrim9ation aga9/ ,african ,am]ican  
,g,is2  7#d7 ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act 
( #aich1 :i* all[$ labor unions to      
discrim9ate bas$ on race2  7#e7 subprime
 l5d+ aim$ purposefully at families (   
color2  7#f7 dis5fran*isem5t ( ,native  
,am]icans1 :o1 until #aibd1 7 d5i$      
citiz5%ip on l& !y _h occupi$ =         
mill5nia2  7#g7 ,f$]al ,indian ,bo>d+   
,s*ool policy dur+ ! #ai? & #bj?        
c5turies1 ! purpose ( :i* 0 to civilize 
,native *ildr5 ?r\gh me?ods int5d$ to   
eradicate ,native cultures1 traditions1 
& languages2  7#h7 l& policies t[>d     
,indian ,tribes1 su* z ! allotm5t       
policy1 :i* caus$ ! loss ( ov] #ij      
million acres ( ,tribal l&s1 two-?irds (
 :i* 7 gu>ante$ to ,tribes by treaties &
 o!r ,f$]al laws1 & simil> unju/ifi$ l& 
grabs f ,tribes t occurr$ regionally    

?r\gh\t ! late #ahjjs & into !          
,t]m9ation ,era 9 ! #aiejs & #aifjs2    
7#i7 ! involunt>y removal ( ,mexicans & 
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s ( ,mexican desc5t 
?r\gh l>ge-scale discrim9atory          
deportation programs 9 ! #aicjs &       
#aiejs2  7#aj7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates          
annexation ( ,pu]to ,rico1 :i* made     
,pu]to ,ricans citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 )\t af=d+ !m vot+ rights2  7#aa7 racial
 discrim9ation aga9/ ,lat9o ,am]icans1  
:i* has =c$ !m to fight cont9u\sly =    
equal access to employm5t1 h\s+1 heal?1 
f9ancial s]vices1 & education2  7#ab7 ! 
,*9ese ,exclusion ,act ( #ahhb1 :i*     
effectively halt$ immigration f ,*9a &  
b>r$ ,*9ese immigrants f becom+ citiz5s 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & :i* 0 ! fir/       
in/ance ( x5ophobic legislation sign$   
into law specifically t>get+ a specific 
gr\p ( p bas$ on e?nicity2  7#ac7 !     
treatm5t ( ,japanese ,am]icans1 despite 
no evid5ce ( disloyalty1 z suspect &    
traitor\s 9 ! v c\ntry !y help$ to      
build1 lead+ mo/ notably to ! mass      

inc>c]ation ( ,japanese ,am]icans beg9n+
 9 #aidb2  7#ad7 ! conspiracy to ov]?r[ 
! ,k+dom ( ,hawaii & annex ! l& ( !     
,k+dom ( ,hawaii1 )\t ! cons5t ( or     
comp5sation to ! ,native ,hawaiian p (  
,hawaii2 &  7#ae7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates hi/ory
 ( colonialism 9 ! ,pacific1 :i* has    
result$ 9 economic1 heal?1 & educational
 disp>ities among o!r inequities1 = p 9 
,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories1 z well z      
indep5d5t nations ) :i* x has treaty    
obligations2 ,:]eas ^! gov]nm5tal       
actions1 among o!r gov]nm5t policies t h
 _h racially disp>ate impacts1 h        
disproportionately b>r$ ,african        
,am]icans & o!r p ( color f build+      
weal?1 ?us limit+ pot5tial capital &    
exac]bat+ ! racial weal? gap2 ,:]eas    
rese>* has %[n t ?is p]si/5t weal? gap  
has _h a significant negative impact on 
o!r racial disp>ities1 su* z ! a*ievem5t
 gap1 s*ool drop\t rates1 income gaps1  
home own]%ip rates1 heal? outcome       
disp>ities1 & inc>c]ation rates2 ,:]eas 
,am]ican civic lead]s & f\ndations h    

spe>head$ critical ef=ts to advance     
racial heal+1 und]/&+1 & trans=mation )9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 recogniz+ t x is 9 our
 collective national int]e/ to urg5tly  
address ! unheal$1 entr5*$ divisions t w
 sev]ely und]m9e our democracy if !y are
 all[$ to cont9ue to exi/2 ,:]eas _m ( !
 mo/ f>-rea*+ victories = racial heal+ 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h be5 greatly enhanc$  
by ! involvem5t1 support1 & d$ication ( 
individuals f any & all racial gr\ps2   
,:]eas at ! same "t1 mu* ( ! progress   
t[>d racial heal+ & racial equity 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates has be5 limit$ or rev]s$  
by our failure to address ! root cause (
 racism1 ! belief 9 ! my? ( a hi]>*y (  
human value bas$ on sup]ficial physical 
*>act]i/ics su* z sk9 color & facial    
features2 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican in/itution (
 slav]y1 z well z o!r examples enum]at$ 
9 ?is resolution1 repres5ts int5tional &
 blatant violations ( e ,am]ican's mo/  
basic "r to a free & dec5t life2 ,:]eas 
! consequ5ces ( ^! oppressions h cascad$
 = c5turies1 across g5]ations1 beyond ! 

era ( active enslavem5t1 imp]il+ =      
desc5dants ( slaves & o!r t>gets (      
oppression :at %\ld h o!rwise be5 e     
,am]ican's "r to life1 lib]ty1 & !      
pursuit ( happ9ess2 ,:]eas m ?an #dj    
c\ntries h reckon$ ) hi/orical inju/ice 
& its aft]ma? ?r\gh =m+ ,tru? &         
,reconciliation ,commissions to move    
t[>d re/orative ju/ice & to return      
dignity to its citiz5s2 & ,:]eas        
contempor>y social sci5ce1 m$ical       
sci5ce1 & ! rapidly exp&+ use (         
artificial intellig5ce & social m$ia    
reveal ! co/s & pot5tial ?reats to our  
democracy if we cont9ue to all[ unheal$1
 entr5*$ divisions to be ignor$ &       
exploit$3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !         
,congress-- 7#a7 affirms on ! #djj?     
anniv]s>y ( ! arrival ( ! fir/ slave    
%ip1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates long-ov]due debt ( 
remembrance to n only ^? :o liv$ ?r\gh !
 egregi\s inju/ices enum]at$ above1 b   
also to _! desc5dants2 &  7#b7 proposes 
a ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on ,tru?1   
,racial ,heal+1 & ,trans=mation to      

prop]ly ackn[l$ge1 memorialize1 & be a  
cataly/ = progress t[>d jettison+ !     
belief 9 a hi]>*y ( human value1 embrac+
 our common humanity1 & p]man5tly       
elim9at+ p]si/5t racial inequities4