Black Coloradan Racial Equity Study Commission
The Black Coloradan Racial Equity Study Commission met to check the clock on Senate Bill 2453's three-year mandate, wrestle with whether to release its history and economic findings together or in stages, and absorb a searing research update from History Colorado tracing white flight in Park Hill, a 1927 sterilization bill, and Colorado's outsized rate of police killings. No votes were taken; the day was briefings and debate.
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“In 1927, the General assembly actually passed a law that tried to do this not through prison sentences, but through sterilization. And it made it through the General Assembly. The only reason it wasn't passed is the governor, Governor Adams at the time vetoed it. He vetoed it not because he was against it or disagreed with it, but he didn't think it was. Would pass the constitutionality test.”
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Sign in to subscribeI'm ready. Joint committee, Black Colorado Racial Equity Study Commission has come to order. Ms. Jensen, please call the roll. Commission members. Adams. Here. Brahma bream. Present. Coleman. Here. One. Oh, that one. That's right. Cooper. Present. Emerson exum. Good afternoon. Dr. Garcia. Doctor Oberon. Garcia, can you hear us? Okay, we know. We know you're there, but we just will make. There we go. Hi, this is. This is Claire. We got you. Okay, thank you. Commissioner Nelson. Excuse. Commissioner Rex. Rep. Ricks, can you hear us? We can see you, but I don't know if you can hear us, Rep. Ricks. All right, we can, we can. We can bring you back in once we can get. Get your volume working. So excused for now. Commissioner Newsom. Excuse. Dr. Romero. Dr. Sampson. Present. Commissioner Bacon. Here. Mr. Chair. Let's do this. Welcome to the Commission Committee and thank you all for joining us. On our agenda Today, we have two items. Commission update from Legislative Council staff. We have Mr. Hamza Syed here for that. And also History Colorado research update from the team at History Colorado. We'll begin with Mr. Syed. Please begin when you're ready. Present.…
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