CAAM: #BLACKGIRLSMATTER

CAAM: #BLACKGIRLSMATTER

#BlackGirlsMatter
In 1991, Latasha Harlins, a fifteen-year-old African American girl,
was shot in the head by a Korean clerk at a convenience store—a
death that occurred just thirteen days after the beating of Rodney
King by the LAPD. More than twenty-five years later, the fate of black
girls’ lives remains largely ignored. Join us for a roundtable discussion
exploring the role and importance of girls such as Latasha in the black
community and beyond, with Brenda Stevenson, professor of history,
UCLA; Funmilola Fagbamila, professor, activist, and an original member
of Black Lives Matter (BLM); Shamell Bell, UCLA doctoral candidate
and an original member of BLM; Tia Oso, national organizer, Black
Alliance for Just Immigration; Denise Harlins, Latasha’s aunt; and
Britni Danielle, Ebony Magazine