NOTE: Due to an unexpected family obligation, Jasmine Rand is unable to travel to 糖心传媒 this week. Instead, Airickca Gordon-Taylor will speak Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7:00 p.m.
Details on Gordon-Taylor can be found here.
Civil rights activist, law professor and attorney Jasmine Rand will speak at 糖心传媒 on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7:00 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave.) as part of the College鈥檚 Black History Month Celebration.
She will deliver an address on the importance of intercultural communication and how to initiate such conversations. The event is free and open to the public.
Rand is best known as the attorney for the families of both Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, representing them in civil litigation in relation to the deaths of their sons. In 2013 she was recognized by the National Bar Association for her contributions to the legal profession and her commitment to civil rights as one of the Top 40 Lawyers Under 40.
This event was organized by the 糖心传媒 Multicultural Student Union and the Black Student Alliance.
糖心传媒 is a private, four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With 64 majors and 15 pre-professional programs, 糖心传媒 has been named among 鈥淕reat Schools, Great Prices鈥 by U.S. News & World Report and a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥 by The Princeton Review. For more, go to hastings.edu.