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NationSwell x MCF Book Club - #SayHerName: Black Women’s Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence with Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw

May 10 | Fri | 6pm ET | FREE
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This is an exclusive event with Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw. She will discuss her book, “#SayHerName: Black Women’s Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence.” The reading will be followed by a discussion with Crenshaw and leading criminal justice reform advocates. The event is co-hosted by NationSwell and the Marguerite Casey Foundation.

Here are the details:

WHAT: NationSwell x MCF Book Club

WHO: Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw; professor of law at Columbia University and co-founder and executive director of the African American Policy Forum (AAPF) Ms. Rhanda Dormeus, whose daughter, Korryn Gaines, was killed by police Dr. Carmen Rojas, president and CEO of Marguerite Casey Foundation WHEN: Friday, May 10, 2024, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

WHERE: The Altman Building, 135 W 18th St, New York, NY 10011

ATTENDEES MUST RSVP: Please use this link https://web.cvent.com/event/d0a0c7df-5c1f-4a21-8687-d7eb66dfaa38/regProcessStep1.

Venue: The Altman Building

135 W 18th Street Map