Former Department of AFAM Chair, Dr. Marcus Hunter Co-Writes Bill Backed by Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Barbara Lee

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Join us in celebrating former UCLA Department of African American Studies chair, Dr. Marcus Hunter for co-writing “United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation”. This bill has been re-introduced by Senator Cory Booker and Rep. Barbara Lee as an effort to dismantle a government sanctioned systemic racial inequity and racism.
 
Watch the NowThis coverage of this legislation:
https://twitter.com/RepBarbaraLee/status/1365051548724830214 .
To read the legislation:(House)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/19/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hconres+19%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=4
(Senate)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/6?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22sconres6%22%5D%7D&s=5&r=1
Please also find more information in this feature piece from VOX:
https://www.vox.com/22308043/truth-healing-commission-systemic-racism-barbara-lee