up next, discussion and present upon his legacy and race issues in criminal justice here this is part of the harvard university kennedy school of congress on race and justice in the age of obama. it is 90 minute. [inaudible conversations] hi, everyone. my name is khalil mohammed. it is a pleasure to be here and introduce our next panel. i was so enthralled by everything that happened in the first two hours that i forgot i had a little part to play in this next section. forgive me for this unplanned relay. i m going to introduce our moderator and let him take it from there. our moderators douglas black men, pulitzer prize-winning by another name. the civil war to world war ii. and coexecutive producer of the acclaimed pbs documentary based on the same name. i will add he s a friend and a colleague. he is also a contributing course on it at the washington post an executive or do server and host of american forum, a public affairs program produced by the university of virgi
what can policymakers do about this? that is what we are here to discuss today. i am joint and very honored. i think i you know them all. here is a brief introduction. newt gingrich former speaker of the u.s. house of representatives, throughout his political life he has worked for a health system that provides better care at lower cost. patrick kennedy represented the house of representatives in rhode island. he took a lead role in 2008 legislation that established coverage for mental health and last year he published a book called a common struggle which is part autobiography and part blue print. mr. jones in the middle, former adviser to president obama obama and went on to do many things, including establishing dream core which is dedicated to prison reform among other things. 2009 he was named man of the year 1995 and one of times most influential people. all three of them are founding members of a new group called advocates for opioid recovery. i will be asking them que
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