‘After Ferguson Report’ Dialogue Here April 23

A poster design for the event "After the Ferguson Report: A Dialogue on Police and Race"

“After the Ferguson Report: A Dialogue on Race and Police” will be held on Thursday, April 23, from 6-8  p.m. in Stevenson Center Room 1100 on the MCC campus.

Designed for students from Muskegon Community College and area high schools, the event runs from 6-8 p.m., and is free and open to the general public. The event is the second in the series entitled “…And Justice for All.”

Each panelist will answer questions posed by the moderator, as well as, those from audience members. The panelists include:

  • DJ Hilson, the Muskegon County Prosecutor;
  • Lynne Gill, the Muskegon Heights Chief of Police;
  • Darnell Blackburn, Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCLOES) District Field Representative;
  • Jeffrey Lewis, the Director of Public Safety for the Muskegon Police Department;
  • Nicholas Budimir, an MCC instructor; and
  • Andy Wible, MCC Arts and Humanities Department Chair, the moderator.

“Based on recent events in Cleveland, Ferguson, and New York City, community and police interactions are a major topic of discussion across the country,” explained MCC Vice President for Student Services and Administration John Selmon, whose office is hosting the forum. “Obviously, there is a big concern here locally about how these national events impact the college and the Muskegon community at large.”

For more information, contact Dr. John Selmon at (231) 777- 0266.