Article snippet: “[I]t was a very simple idea of how to interact with race because I see that as a barrier in America that we still have to be able to cross into that friendship area and to be develop ongoing open conversations,” Lankford said in a new video released first to The Hill. ADVERTISEMENT The Republican lawmakers first posed the challenge of “Solution Sundays” to their constituents in 2016, arguing that sharing a meal is a simple step that could go a long way bridging the divide between those who come from different backgrounds. Scott, an African American senator from South Carolina, argued that Americans need to pop the “homogenous” bubbles they grow up in. “What this asks is for those folks who come from that homogenous pool to take a step out of it and venture into someone else’s territory and learn as much as you possibly can about someone else,” Scott says in the video, which is slated to be released Wednesday. Lankford said he decided to act when he noticed the national dialogue about race relations usually came up after “there’s racial tension or when there was a law enforcement shooting of someone that’s an African American male.” The Oklahoma lawmaker approached Scott to team up and come up with an idea that can begin to chip away at any such barriers. “Honestly my first thought as wow, here’s a white guy from Oklahoma who cares enough to address an incredibly important issue to America that is oftentimes seen simply through a lens that happens to black,” S... Link to the full article to read more