Harris-Stowe State University

                                3026 Laclede Avenue

                                St. Louis, MO  63103

As the Ferguson Commission's report is made public today, the issue of police practices in and around St. Louis continues to capture local and national attention. The differences between policing African Americans versus other members of the community will be included in the discussion by a panel convened in observance of Constitution Day - Thursday, September 17 at 9:30 a.m. on the Harris-Stowe campus. News Harris-Stowe State University FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pier Scott (314) 340-3391 scottp@hssu.edu<mailto:scottp@hssu.edu> Harris-Stowe State University Hosts Constitution Day Panel on Policing the African American Community WHO: The College of Arts & Sciences Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harris-Stowe State University. The panel features: Karen J. Aroesty, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League Missouri/Southern Illinois; Jerryl Christmas, defense attorney for the Mansur Ball-Bey Family Adolphus Pruitt II, president of the St. Louis City NAACP; and Sgt. Heather Taylor, police officer, City of St. Louis Dr. Sudarsan Kant, assistant professor of Political Science at Harris-Stowe, will moderate the panel. WHAT: Harris-Stowe State University hosts an event each year to commemorate the national observance of Constitution Day - September 17. This year's distinguished panel of guest speakers will explore the theme "Equal Justice for All." Topics include various aspects of policing the African American community. WHEN: Thursday, September 17, 2015 9:30 - 11 a.m. WHERE: Henry Givens Administration Bldg., Room 311 Harris-Stowe State University 3026 Laclede Avenue St. Louis, MO 63103 The event is free and open to the public.