IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 190 
Recognizing the historic founding of the Black Stuntmen’s Association and 
the Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 
Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Ms. WATSON, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. FATTAH, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 
ELLISON, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. CLARKE, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. KIL-
PATRICK of Michigan, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Georgia, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, 
Mr. WATT, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. 
DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. LEE 
of California, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. CLY-
BURN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 
TOWNS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mr. CONYERS) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the historic founding of the Black Stuntmen’s 
Association and the Coalition of Black Stuntmen and 
Women. 
Whereas a group of African-American stuntmen, athletes, 
and extras founded the Black Stuntmen’s Association in 
Los Angeles, California, in 1967 to combat racial dis-
crimination and create equal opportunities for all people 
of color in the motion picture and television stunt indus-
try; 
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Whereas the Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women was 
formed in 1973 to continue the fight against racial bias 
in the industry; 
Whereas motion picture and television productions at the 
time commonly featured White stuntmen and women as 
stunt doubles for African-American actors and those of 
other races, using makeup to darken their complexion in 
a process known as a ‘‘paint-down’’; 
Whereas African-Americans were routinely denied job oppor-
tunities and formal training in the stunt industry due to 
lingering racism; 
Whereas the increased use of African-American actors in mo-
tion pictures and television in the 1960s brought more 
attention to the common industry practice of using only 
White stuntmen and women; 
Whereas the Black Stuntmen’s Association and the Coalition 
of Black Stuntmen and Women pursued legal action to 
bring additional diversity to the motion picture and tele-
vision industry and continued to monitor compliance with 
the resulting agreements; 
Whereas the original members of the Black Stuntmen’s Asso-
ciation and the Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women 
paved the way for greater racial equality in the motion 
picture and television industry in the ensuing years, but 
in many cases were unable to benefit from their hard-won 
victory; 
Whereas the efforts of the Black Stuntmen’s Association and 
the Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women also helped 
tear down discriminatory barriers and prejudices in other 
parts of the motion picture and television industry, both 
in front of and behind the camera; and 
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