Description:

In this free virtual Northwestern Alumni Association (NAA) event, author and Medill School of Journalism, Media, and Integrated Marketing Communications alum Robert Samuels '06 will discuss his new book His Name Is George Floyd. One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice. This discussion will be moderated by Douglas Foster, associte professor at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications.

About the book:

A landmark biography by two prizewinning Washington Post reporters that reveals how systemic racism shaped George Floyd's life and legacy—from his family’s roots in the tobacco fields of North Carolina, to ongoing inequality in housing, education, health care, criminal justice, and policing—telling the singular story of how one man’s tragic experience brought about a global movement for change.