Keep the national policing conversation sparked by the deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, John Crawford and more going. They’re the subject of a town hall panel in Brooklyn tonight that will livestream for two hours, beginning at 7 p.m. E.S.T. Panelists include: Esmeralda Simmons, Center for Law & Social Justice, Medgar Evers College; Lumumba Bandele, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement; Jumaane Williams, City Council Member; Rinku Sen, Race Forward (publisher of Colorlines); Linda Sarsour, Arab American Association; and Anthony Miranda, Latino Officers Association.
Watch livestreamed video above. Join the online conversation and Tweet questions to panelists: #BHeard.
And read ProPublica’s latest on police killings and black men: in recent years, young black men were 21 times more likely than young white men to be killed by police.