MURFREESBORO — The
father of a young man whose death sparked a national conversation about police
treatment of African-American men will speak at MTSU.
Michael Brown Sr. will deliver an address titled “Chosen for
Change” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in the Student Union Ballroom. The event
is free and open to the public.
“Chosen for Change” is a nonprofit organization whose mission is “saving
lives one day at a time through empowering youth, strengthening families and
giving back,” according to https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBrownFoundationCFC/.
The foundation, which is based in Florrisant, Missouri, grew out of the
April 9, 2014, shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr., by a white
police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. The incident inspired protests that
lasted for more than a week.
An investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation concluded that
the officer fired in self-defense. A grand jury declined to indict the officer.
A hearing on a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Brown family against the
officer, Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson and the City of Ferguson is
scheduled for May 2017.
This event is presented by MTSU’s Office of Intercultural
and Diversity Affairs and Student Programming & Raider Entertainment, a
student organization that seeks to provide quality, low-cost events to students
throughout the year.
For off-campus visitors attending the event, a printable
campus parking map is available at http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap.
For more information, contact the Office of Intercultural and Diversity
Affairs at 615-898-5812 or ida@mtsu.edu.
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