Beyond Ferguson: Social Injustice and the Health of the Public

Guest Speaker: Cornell William Brooks, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

In 2014, Brooks became the 18th person to serve as chief executive of the association, whose members in the United States and worldwide are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities.
A graduate of Head Start and Yale Law School, Brooks considers himself “a grandson, heir, and a beneficiary” of the landmark decision Brown v. Board of Education, argued by legendary NAACP litigator Thurgood Marshall. As a civil rights attorney, social justice advocate, fourth-generation ordained minister, and coalition-builder, Brooks’ life and experience exemplify the NAACP’s mission to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality for all citizens.