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Milwaukee, January 24: Community Brainstorming Conference Breakfast Forum; Police Brutality in the U.S. and Abroad

EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/k8l4u8b

The Departments of Africology and History will participate in a Community Brainstorming Conference Breakfast Forum on “Police Brutality in the U.S. and Abroad.”

Held at Saint Matthew C.M.E. Church.

Panelists are:

Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, UW-Milwaukee, Visiting Assistant Professor of Africology speaking on “Police Brutality in Brazil and Global White Supremacy”

Dr. Robert S. Smith, UW-Milwaukee, Associate Professor of History and Associate Vice Chancellor, Global Inclusion and Engagement and Executive Director, Cultures & Communities Program speaking on “An Occupied Milwaukee: Lessons, Reminders and Projections about Police Brutality”

Dr. Robert “Biko” Baker, League of Young Voters, Executive Director, speaking on “Getting to the Future: How the Protests in Ferguson can Change the Movement”

Dr. Pamela Malone, Milwaukee Area Technical College, is chairing the event.

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