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VIDEO: Sens. Harris, Booker and Scott Host Black History Month Discussion

WI Web Staff February 27, 2017

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Sens. Cory Booker (left), Kamala Harris (second from right) and Tim Scott (right), the only African-American members of the U.S. Senate, participate in a bipartisan discussion in honor of Black History Month, moderated by Senate Chaplain Barry Black (second from left), on Feb. 27.

Sens. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the only African-American members of the United States Senate, participated Monday in a bipartisan discussion in honor of Black History Month, following votes on the Senate floor.

The discussion, which was live-streamed on Harris’s Facebook page and moderated by U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black, touched on issues such as diversity at both the member and staff levels, economic opportunities for African-Americans, and a recognition of African-American leaders of both past and present.