Harvard Club to focus on Ferguson protests

The Harvard Club of Georgia and the Atlanta Chapter of the Harvard Black Alumni Society will co-host a panel discussion, “Ferguson: Self Defense or Civil Offense,” at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Stark Art Pop Up Gallery, 3079 Peachtree Road.

The event will focus on historic and contemporary relationships between police departments and minority communities using the recent uprising in Ferguson, Mo. as a backdrop.

Morehouse College professor Illya Davis; political commentator Goldie Taylor; and WXIA/11 Alive reporter and anchor Blayne Alexander will serve on the panel. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Ernie Suggs will moderate.

Admission for the event is free, but donations will be appreciated.

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