Community marks one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death

A makeshift memorial near where teenager Michael Brown was shot to death by police in Ferguson, Missouri

August 12, 2015 — On Monday, August 10, students, faculty, and staff at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health marked the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was shot and killed on August 9, 2014 after a confrontation with a police officer. Brown’s death—and subsequent police-related killings—sparked a national conversation about race, discrimination, and police brutality.

The School’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion organized a conversation so community members could discuss Brown’s death, as well as strategies to combat racial injustice.

“The continued struggle for justice in Ferguson and around the country affects all of us in different ways,” said Meredith Rosenthal, Professor of Health Economics and Policy and Associate Dean for Diversity. “With these and related events we hope to make space to process emotions, share support, and reflect on the ways we can work together to address racism in our own community and beyond.”

Read more about Race and Public Health.

Read A public health lens on police-associated violence from Harvard Public Health magazine.

 Noah Leavitt

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