When: September 28, 2019 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Skylark Bookshop, 22 S 9th St, Columbia, MO 65201, USA

On Saturday, September 28th, at 6:00 p.m., we will host two dynamic authors with great insights on how to reduce racism and bias in our criminal justice system: police officer Nakia Jones and retired San[...]

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When:
September 28, 2019 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
2019-09-28T18:00:00-05:00
2019-09-28T19:30:00-05:00
Where:
Skylark Bookshop
22 S 9th St
Columbia, MO 65201
USA
Cost:
Free

On Saturday, September 28th, at 6:00 p.m., we will host two dynamic authors with great insights on how to reduce racism and bias in our criminal justice system: police officer Nakia Jones and retired San Francisco Bay Area judge Lise Pearlman.

Nakia Jones will speak on her experience as a black officer. After the police killed Alton Sterling, she created a controversial Facebook post calling out police racism as well as criminal violence. She’ll discuss how police can build a better relationship with communities of color who may fear profiling and brutality from those in uniform. Judge Pearlman will discuss past and present efforts to diversify police, prosecutors, judges and juries – focusing on the continuing impact of the world-changing story of the 1968 death penalty trial of Black Panther leader Huey Newton for the death of a white policeman. The surprising verdict reached by a pioneering black foreman and ground-breaking jury of mostly women and minorities likely prevented national riots. The result galvanized the transformation of the American jury from the traditional twelve white men to the diverse panels we often take for granted today.

For author bios and more information, see our event page: https://www.skylarkbookshop.com/new-events/2019/9/28/nakia-jones-and-lise-pearlman-september-28-600-pm