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Black Lives Matter to Black Liberation, talk, Seattle
September 5, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Thurs Sept 5, 7:30-9 pm, at Town Hall Seattle, The Great Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave (enter on 8th), Seattle; Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on “Black Lives Matter to Black Liberation.” The summer of 2019 marks the five-year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson, Missouri—an event that sparked tremendous protests, and which stirred a massive rise in mobility and voice from the Black Lives Matter movement. To reflect on five years of progress since this landmark tragedy and explore the present and future of Black Lives Matter, renowned political and social writer Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor joins us for a Town Hall event for a rising generation of activists. $5, free for youth 22 and under. info https://www.facebook.com/events/374011453513866/, tickets and info https://townhallseattle.org/event/keeanga-yamahtta-taylor-2019/