WHAT? “Race and Policing in America” by Charles Blow, NYT Columnist whose son was detained at gunpoint for suspicion of burglary
WHEN? Today, Tues., March 24, at 7 pm
WHERE? Education 212
Recently there was an episode on another campus in which a police officer detained a student at gunpoint, claiming that the student resembled a suspect in a burglary in the area. The student was African-American; the police officer – also African-American.
The student’s father? Charles Blow, a NY Times Columnist who writes about hot button issues including teen pregnancy, the national debt, gender roles, presidential politics, and, yes, race relations.
As it happens Charles Blow will be speaking on campus, TODAY, Tuesday, March 24 giving a talk called “Race and Policing in America,” at 7 pm in Education 212. Don’t miss it: Blow is an extraordinary analyst, an excellent writer, and one of America’s greatest public intellectuals. This is a very special opportunity for our campus community and we are all grateful to the many offices on campus that have co-sponsored this talk to make it possible for us.