The imminent grand jury verdict on the police killing of an unarmed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, has refocused national attention on the case.

A forum sponsored by the Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell Law School and Black Students United will be held Monday, Nov. 17, at 4:30 p.m. at the Cornell Africana Studies and Research Center Multipurpose Room, 310 Triphammer Road. The event, which is open to the public, will examine historical and national issues related to Brown’s death, including law enforcement policies and practices.

The four-member forum will include representatives from Ithaca and Cornell law enforcement, faculty and students.

Forum participants include Ithaca Chief of Police John R. Barber; Noelani Gabriel ’16, co-president of the Black Women's Support Network and coordinator of the BOSS (Building Ourselves through Sisterhood and Service) Peer Mentorship Program for women of color at Cornell; civil rights lawyer Joe Margulies, visiting professor in the Cornell Law School and the Department of Government; and Chief of Cornell University Police Kathy Zoner.

The forum will be moderated by Gerard Aching, director of the Africana Studies and Research Center and a professor in Africana and Romance studies.