Law school hosts conversation on recent struggles against police brutality Oct. 23
Wayne State University Law School will host “Do Black Lives Still Matter? A Conversation on Recent Struggles against Police Brutality” on Wednesday, October 23, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Wayne Law’s Partrich Auditorium, 471 W. Palmer Ave. in Detroit.
In the summer of 2024 the American midwest has been the epicenter of several notable police killings of Black people, including Sherman Lee Butler and John Zook Jr. Butler was killed by a court bailiff in a gentrifying neighborhood of Detroit and Zook who was killed in Wayne, Mich. Both men were suffering from a mental health crisis during the time of their deaths. In both instances, local government officials continue to ignore demands for transparency and accountability from the community by refusing the release of body cam footage.
The event looks to examine the cases of both victims and raise awareness about the ongoing dynamics and ever-present realities of police brutality in poor and working class, Black and brown communities, while bringing forward the perspectives and demands for justice from organizers and community members involved in their campaigns.
Special guests will include Dr. David Goldberg, African American Studies Department, and Tristan Taylor, Detroit Will Breathe. Refreshments will be provided.
For additional information on this free event, visit https://law.wayne.edu and scroll down to “events.”
In the summer of 2024 the American midwest has been the epicenter of several notable police killings of Black people, including Sherman Lee Butler and John Zook Jr. Butler was killed by a court bailiff in a gentrifying neighborhood of Detroit and Zook who was killed in Wayne, Mich. Both men were suffering from a mental health crisis during the time of their deaths. In both instances, local government officials continue to ignore demands for transparency and accountability from the community by refusing the release of body cam footage.
The event looks to examine the cases of both victims and raise awareness about the ongoing dynamics and ever-present realities of police brutality in poor and working class, Black and brown communities, while bringing forward the perspectives and demands for justice from organizers and community members involved in their campaigns.
Special guests will include Dr. David Goldberg, African American Studies Department, and Tristan Taylor, Detroit Will Breathe. Refreshments will be provided.
For additional information on this free event, visit https://law.wayne.edu and scroll down to “events.”
Annual Gala planned by NAABA-MI for Nov. 2
The National Arab American Bar Association Michigan Chapter will host the NAABA-MI 3rd Annual Gala on Saturday, November 2, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Bellagio Banquet Hall, 239000 W. Warren Ave. in Dearborn Heights.
The gala celebrates the Arab American legal community in Michigan.
The keynote speaker will be Suzanne Sukkar, a U.S. business immigration attorney at Dickinson Wright PLLC. In addition, Sukkar was appointed by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to serve on the Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs (CMEAA), which is one of three ethnic commissions in the State of Michigan. She currently serves as the chair of CMEAA. She is also a past-president of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (WLAM), and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the WLAM Foundation.
Cost for the gala is $100 for NAABA-MI members and $125 for non-members.
To register, visit https://naabamichigan.org/events.
The gala celebrates the Arab American legal community in Michigan.
The keynote speaker will be Suzanne Sukkar, a U.S. business immigration attorney at Dickinson Wright PLLC. In addition, Sukkar was appointed by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to serve on the Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs (CMEAA), which is one of three ethnic commissions in the State of Michigan. She currently serves as the chair of CMEAA. She is also a past-president of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (WLAM), and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the WLAM Foundation.
Cost for the gala is $100 for NAABA-MI members and $125 for non-members.
To register, visit https://naabamichigan.org/events.
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