They are working to meet a unique and often overlooked zatn needs of black people. Who is involved in the organization . Were not a membership based. Were public policy. So its working with membersnu d congress, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, state elected officials where there are significant percentages of black people. We do a lot of work around health and wellness. O be and with organizations and institutions that are seeking to be better about making space for black e sidpeople. The Congressional Black Caucus led the effort on the house side for democrats to pols up with the justice and police act of 2020. Its going to get marked up here in less than an hour before the i thi house committee. Nk what do you think of the legislation . I think its incredibly important piece of legislation that is responsive to the point of which we are and the movement for radically inclusive social justice. Related ar,ing conversations acknowledging violence, the violence that black people have experienced at the hands of police and other cm state sanctioned actors have been happening for as long as africanamericans have been brought into thisis country as t for enslave d people. So its important for not only to continue to do ered their work, but also for members of the senate who have not signalled they are in a position to take up this legislation. To also the n act responsibly tt ensure they meet the needs of constituents that elected them to do the job that they are sometimes nod doing. The Senate Republicans are being led by tim scott, republican of south carolina. A draft of his legislation restricts choke hold use by by reducing federal funds to state and local departments that have banned the tactic. T increasing funding for body cameras, requires reporting of uses of force thatause d causes, or serious injury, states to es provide data on noknock searchu warrants and crime of conspiracy to commit a hate crime. Hink what do you like of what they are proposing and would you agree with what he has put there . It acknowledges a lot of the challenges black people have seen. Re are n ensure there are noknock warrants to what we saw happen a to Brianna Taylor and ensuring that police are wearing body def cams to address some of the questions that still exist around her murder. That they are using maneuvers ao they should not be using that have been banned and a lot of e Police Departments acrossr the country is inkrblly important. Sg it relates to a larger conversation that people are having aboutut divesting resours from Police Departments and r investing that in communityled interventions and the responses that communities need and are often not met. Democr for our viewers, youll be able to watch the house mark up of the democratic proposal here on cspan starting at 10 00 a. Mn eastern time. Also on c span. Org. And listen with the free radio app. Thats with tim scot and mitch mcconnell. They will unveil their questi legislation and for republicans and take questions from reporters. You can watch that over t on wo cspan 2 in about 20 minutes. I want your reaction to President Trump yesterday. S need his event where he signed the executive order on police reform. S. He talked about the need to support police and not disband police. Today its about fight iing r a cause like we seldom get the chance to fight for. We have to find common ground. T. Especially now when we have tht achieved the lowest recorded crime rates in recentwith histo. Americans know the truth without police theres chaos. Without safety, theres disaster. We immediate leaders to state these obvious facts. Ho polic americans believe we must support the brave men and women in blue who police our streets and keep us safe. Americans also believe we must improve accountability, increase transparency and invest more resources and police training, recruiting and Community Engage the. Ement, not mut raising standards are not opposite goals. They work together. They all work together. David johns . R is t thr a number of things that come to mind. One in particular is that this administration has been clear and consistent and one thing and its disregard for doing things in the best sbreps of our country. S a live to be clear, the chaos, the lack of safety, the catastrophe hes imagining is a real reality for many people throughout this country sometimes on a daily basis. I spent time just yesterday talking to a group of black tha communities, children who are dealing with vestiges of the problems that adults have created. And what they talk about is ofn they fear senator erve lives and they dont believe st police are designed to show up to protect orofs serve them. They understand in the history of black peoples experience in america, the police have been developed intentionally to black bodies to cause terror in black communities. Otherwise try to control the way that we show up and the spaces that we are allowed to inhabit. Its incredibly important for us to acknowledgerstand aciate thi to thing to do isn understand and appreciate that t police are not experts in providing Mental Health services or supports. They are not ts in ofexperts ii providing critical socialng ds services or supports. Experts in respond t ing to the needs thathey e individuals have when they are calling for emergency assistance. As tryinsuch, they should not f responsible for showing up in those roles and trying to meet those needs. Instead, those funds should be divested from Police Departments and invest it in qualified and competent providers. Individuals who can properly deescalate situations, often to a lesser extent. And otherwise show up in and entionalmunity. Are the last thing is this. So many of the words that he used are dog whistles and intentional and harkening back to a time where people used the rule of law to identify the neet to control black bodies. We should be clear about that. We should be consistent in ensuring communities have the support they in order to be veso well. That hasnt happened. Thats a reason people are risking their lives to protest and demand we shift to a space t where our communities are safe protected. Le, well go to louisville, kentucky, democratic caller. Youre on the air. Go ahead. Joh. I wanted to agree with mr. Ug johns. He r but i wanted to dissect to what happened with brooks. When they were handcuffing him,h he realized he may die. That man was fighting for his life. Police o his adrenaline was pumping so hard because he was on the ground. The other one before he ran, he was a black man fighting for his life. So he was fighting with everything he could. When he ran, he realized he was running for his life. If you remember, everything was calm. So they wanted to handcuff him. It was fight or flight. He knew he had just saw two weeks ago an africanamerican in Police Custody that was killed. L also all these policemen that want to quit if they cant have. Qualified immununity, please qu. We dont need you. Thats the issue. They think they are above the law and they are not. Here they are here to serve us. I use tods train my children. If anything was happening, if they were in a place of danger, the first thing you do is dial the police. I cant do thatave to no more. Ic thats who may kill them. And also we have too many white us is is premise cyssupremaciste force. And also the police are the onlo people in this country that can take a life withr cann their gun. A president cant take your a life. But heres 68 eur something an africanamerican man i know. Ite any time i come in the presence of a white Police Officer, my life might be in danger. Ha thats the gospel. He sayou very much. T. What he talked about are real. There are statistics that he described what he just did. I as a black man who work ed at the white house and done all the of th that wellintentionedhey white people say they should do to say they are worthy of thoseh that they take for granted. I have a visceral response when im in the presence of not only a Police Officer, but other individuals who act as if they are agents of the state. W refleo i think about how reflexive these moments are. Theres a body of evidence that continues to grow. Regard. I think as the brother was talking about the experience of knowing a black mann choked outside of a waffle house restaurant in North Carolina years ago, anthony talks about having bared witness the week prior to a a young man who was tased and shot by a Police Officer. And so we have to be clear about the connections that exist in these moments. Th and the last thing i will say about this is the policewilling in minnesota made the point clear as day that policing is rooted in racism. And anyone unclear should watch central park caller. A black man asked her to observe a policy rebted by white peoplei david johns alluded to this. The first director of the erican initiative on educational suza excellence fornn africanamericans. Well go to susan in vancouver, washington. Caller i just want to say i dont understand where youre coming from. Statistics are coming up different. All the people of color, if you want to say it that way. Why dont you apply to the police department. T. And becomesh cops of instead of until you walk a mile in the shoes is all im saying. That out . Now whatin . Change from within. I appreciate the question. Id love to know what statistics youre referencing as many have been published on our website. People make statements like that, but not having statistics to back it up. The second thing is that there are africanamerican people, there are asianamerican people, people with disabilities who show up and serve who are Police Officers. Theres also datah thatchange that the training of that Police Officers are forced to go through changes the way they ut interact with black people. Supe mite wheem like to use it as th color. They should make you uncomfortable. They are uncomfortable things, l especially il f you have to experience them daily. The point is you can google this and find individuals who whi ar black Police Officers who will n talk about the way they ople. Sometimes profile themselves because of the ways in which gi. They are train ed to think abou black people. Anthony in georgia. Good morning to you. Good morning, i have been wit listening to cspan and my question is with the president doing the investigation of e fbe russia, recomplained about the h fbi and leadership being corr t corrupt. So vaguely and so quickly to accuse them. The aferican cplaii now theres the police and the Africanamerican Community that are complaining. He said that this tiny group of corrupt officers. When he laid the blame on the whole department of the fbi, here in georgia, Police Officers are my lifetime and i will be 55 in a couple weeks. Black and they may con vikt the felon to keepeep them them out of lif. You are no longer qualified for benefits. And they ravage d our community. And society and this is never in. They are so sad were now addressing it. You have still in denial. Because it protects them and their will. And they do not want to share the wealth of this country. Thank you. Youre doing a great job. You got my support. Were praying for our nation. I appreciate that. Antilynching legislation was. First introduced in congressss after the death of emmit till. Its still the reality there are atates in this country,have primarily in the is wh south, t still do not have antilynching laws. Thats why so many people are marching in georgia. A. We have to be clear about this. The word justice is applied to people based on their code. Can its our reality that privileged white people can call the police and know they will be protected. Thaw know they will be jus protected. Theyl be ser know they can expe justice will be served. D. Whenever they need it to be served. Its also the reality that for blood count people, we can expect to be killed by someone i who has a badge or wears a bluey uniform. Re has justice is the hope that if they are arrested they are arrested. Its the hope they might serve time. Eveldom and in the event theres a life judgment rendered against the Police Officer that takes someones life. S you live to the white house where President Trump is meetingto with governors to discuss the reopening of small businesses. E p as more states continue with further phases of economic engagement. Youre watching live coverage on cspan 3. Thank you very