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Have now co-sponsored the legislation probably more than we've ever had, the fact that in one of the most powerful commit congress, the judiciary committee, will hold this professor malvo. to mr. -- the professor, that i've indicated, and as well, to have a video from john legend and you, reverend sharpton will be with us in the hearing room. to really give a very large statement. very large statement that we are serious about a commission that responds to the fact that this has been an official act by the united states government starting in 1789, that four million affectens and their descend...

This go? >> reverend sharpton thank you so very much. happy june-teenth from texas. we've been celebrating because we're gathering over the weekend. even though the official day is as you've said, june 19. this commission, and i'm delighted to have this bill and to push it into the 21st century, was first introduced in 1989 by my friend and colleague, the honorable john conyers. so as journalist coates, mr. coates who living lives in new york and will be a witness has indicated, we want this call for reparations to be a constructive dialogue on the impact of slavery and its aftermath. of racis...

Holistic advice. because family is important, i spent the whole of my two daughters' lives in the public eye. on the front lines of a struggle that has at times, literally threatened to take me from them. it's because of those hardships, that i've come to respect the power of a father's example, even more so. see, you fashion yourself, this consummate puppet master, able to bend the world and the white house to your will. largely on the strength of your personality. and i can't dispute that for the most part it worked. but like children do, your adult sons and oldest daughters have mimicked yo...

To descendants of slaves. the hearing day coincides with june-teenth. the day commemorating when the abolition of slavery in texas was announced back in 1865. so far the hearing has garnered a good amount of attention. celebrities such as actor danny glover and writer tehasi coates. the issue of reparations gained traction on the 2020 campaign trail as candidates attempted to address the wealth gap in the united states. but it's lost some steam in recent weeks. joining me now is democratic congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas. she's the new sponsor of the house resolution to study reparat...