Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
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Overview
This concurrent resolution urges the creation of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation. It highlights a long history of discriminatory government actions against African Americans and other people of color, including slavery, segregation, and various forms of systemic oppression. The resolution emphasizes the need to acknowledge this history, promote racial healing, and ultimately eliminate persistent racial inequities within the United States.
Key provisions
- Calls for the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
- Acknowledges a long history of discriminatory government actions against people of color.
- Identifies specific examples of discriminatory policies, including the creation of the FHA, Social Security program, and GI Bill.
- Recognizes the impact of the racial wealth gap and its connection to other racial disparities.
- References ongoing efforts to address racial injustice, such as H.R. 40 and S. 40.
- Urges the commission to address the belief in a hierarchy of human value based on race.
- Encourages the commission to promote common humanity and eliminate racial inequities.
- Affirms the nation’s debt of remembrance to those affected by historical injustices.
Who is affected
- African Americans
- People of Color
- Federal Government
- State and Municipal Governments
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