,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ajbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bf1 #bjbj,mrs4 
,watson ,coleman 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,kelly 
( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1   
,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4    
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (     
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4
 ,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4
 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1    
,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4  
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,lawson (   
,florida1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1   
,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 & 
,ms4 ,om>7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,express+ !    
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t !    
wrongs & h>d%ips ( ,black wom5 are (t5  
equal to ^? exp]i5c$ by ,black m5 yet   
receive less att5tion & ju/ice1 & t any 
legislation pass$ 9 ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives to rem$y racial         
inequities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 especially
 ^? pres5t 9 ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em1 mu/

 include re=ms to address conc]ns =     
,black wom54  ,:]eas social ju/ice &    
crim9al re=m movem5ts ( ! pa/ few       
decades h (t5 focus$ on or sprung out ( 
prote/s ( viol5ce or aga9/ ,black m5 &  
boys1 yet ,black wom5 & girls are also  
frequ5t victims ( su* viol5ce & h>assm5t
 b d n receive ! same m$ia att5tion1    
public condemnation1 or calls = ju/ice2 
,:]eas ! ,black wom5 victims ( ,/ate    
viol5ce & excessive =ce are (t5 =gott51 
if !y are ev] made public 9 ! fir/      
place1 & include names su* z ,breonna   
,taylor1 ,s&ra ,bl&1 ,atatianna         
,jeff]son1 ,pamela ,turn]1 ,alexia      
,*ri/ian1 ,mya ,hall1 ,gabriella        
,nev>ez1 ,%antel ,davis1 ,malissa       
,williams1 ,%elly ,frey1 ,ka?ryn        
,john/on1 ,alb]ta ,spruill1 ,nata%a     
,mc,kenna1 ,%5eque ,proctor1 ,rekia     
,boyd1 ,aiyana ,/anley-,jones1 ,meagan  
,hockaday1 ,d5ise ,/ew>t1 ,roasann      
,mill]1 ,alesia ,?omas1 ,korryn ,ga9es1 
,n9a ,pop1 ,yvette ,smi?1 ,t>ika        
,wilson1 & ,k5dra ,james1 alongside     

c\ntless o!rs2 ,:]eas ,black wom5 are   
(t5 lead]s 9 ! fight = rights1 social   
ju/ice1 & equality = all p1 su* z       
,alicia ,g>za1 ,patrisse ,cullors1 &    
,opal ,tometi1 :o f\nd$ ! ,black ,lives 
,matt] movem5t 9 ! wake ( ! murd] (     
,trayvon ,m>t92 ,:]eas ! inc>c]at$      
female population has gr[n eight-fold   
due to /iff] drug s5t5c+ laws &         
po/conviction b>ri]s to re5try t        
uniquely affect wom52 ,:]eas ,black     
girls are #aj times m likely to be      
discipl9$ & #f times m likely to be     
susp5d$ ?an _! ,:ite c\nt]p>ts2 ,:]eas  
wom5 repres5t a gr[+ %>e ( all arre/s 9 
! c\ntry z arre/s ( m5 decl9e2 ,:]eas   
wom5 acc\nt = a l>g] %>e ( all          
police-initiat$ contacts ?an !y d arre/s
 sugge/+ m int]actions ) law en=cem5t   
?an arre/ records repres5t2 ,:]eas      
,black wom5 are approximately #ag p]c5t 
m likely to be /opp$ 9 a police-initiat$
 traffic /op ?an ,:ite wom52 ,:]eas     
,black wom5 are r\ghly ?ree times z     
likely to be arre/$ dur+ traffic /op ?an

 ,:ite wom52 ,:]eas ,black wom5 are m   
likely ?an ,:ite m5 & ?ree times z      
likely z ,:ite wom5 to exp]i5ce ! use ( 
=ce dur+ police-initiat$ /ops2 ,:]eas   
police use ( =ce aga9/ wom5 rose by #cec
 p]c5t f #aiii to #bjae2 ,:]eas !       
imprisonm5t rate = ,african-,am]ican    
wom5 is twice t ( ,:ite wom52 ,:]eas !  
av]age lifetime e>n+s gap ( ne>ly #a    
million betwe5 ,black wom5 & ,:ite m5   
complicates re5try & increases !        
likelihood ( recidivism2 & ,:]eas !re   
are only #de elect$ ,black wom5 s]v+ z  
prosecutors1 compris+ #a4h p]c5t ( all  
elect$ prosecutors despite repres5t+ #bj
 p]c5t ( ! population z a :ole3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 ! h>m1 trauma1 
& dea?s ( ,black wom5 mu/ be recogniz$  
alongside ,black m52  7#b7 ! position ( 
,black wom5 is unique 9 ?is c\ntry1 &   
!re=e des]ves specific1 focus$          
int]v5tion to br+ ab\t equality (       
access1 opportunity1 & ju/ice2  7#c7 any
 legislation pass$ 9 ! ,h\se (          

,repres5tatives to rem$y racial         
inequities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 especially
 ^? pres5t 9 ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em1 mu/
 include re=ms to address conc]ns =     
,black wom52 &  7#d7 ! creation ( a     
commission to /udy ! /atus ( ,black wom5
 & girls1 & ! social & sy/emic b>ri]s !y
 face1 w\ld aid 9 r$uc+ ^? b>ri]s1 &    
id5tify+ re=ms t w\ld enc\rage m fair & 
equal treatm5t = ,black wom5 & all p4