The idea is alarmingly simple: invite a family of another race over to your home for a meal on Sunday. Lankford explained that he started asking people in Oklahoma and in Washington whether they had ever had someone of another race in their homes for dinner. "And we said, 'If you want to be part of the solution for race in America, set aside lunch or dinner and just invite a family over of another race, and just sit down and have a meal together." For the two politicians, the idea is strictly apolitical, but some see the problem of race relations as bigger than one that can be addressed with a meal. Lankford and Scott emphasized that the initiative is about healing outside the bounds of formal legislation.

Source: CNN March 26, 2017 15:33 UTC