Policing the Black Body, with Chris Jenkins (Washington Post)
Past Event
Thursday, September 4, 2014 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
The Hub, Ballroom
Policing the Black Body: A public forum on the recent murders of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Ezell Ford, and John Crawford III
Guest Speaker Chris Jenkins
Editor at the Washington Post
Thurs 9/4 7:30pm
Chris Jenkins supervises the Post's local freelance community journalists and columnists. Most recently he served as interim managing editor for The Root.com and was co-founder and editor of TheRootDC, the Washington Post's micro-site that focused on the Washington area's African American community. He is also co-producer for BrotherSpeak: Exploring Black Men's Lives.
Free and open to the public.
For more information:
Mika'il A. Petin
Associate Director, African and African American Studies
Johnson Center 239F | 703.993.4080 | mpetin@gmu.edu
Sponsored by African & African American Studies, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Multicultural Education, Women & Gender Studies, Housing & Residence Life, Film & Media Studies.
