 We’re teaming up with Booksmart Tulsa for a compelling conversation with Harvard University professor, columnist, and author, Danielle Allen.
In Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A, Allen recounts her heroic efforts to rescue Michael Alexander Allen, her beloved baby cousin, who was arrested at fifteen for an attempted carjacking. Tried as an adult and sentenced to thirteen years, Michael served eleven. Three years later, he was dead. Why did this gifted young man, who dreamed of being a firefighter and a writer, end up murdered? Why did he languish in prison? And why at fifteen was he in an alley in South Central Los Angeles, holding a gun while trying to steal someone’s car? And what does Michael's story tell us about larger issues of race, violence, and mass incarceration in America? Join us for a facilitated conversation with Allen and civil rights attorney Damario Solomon Simmons at the TCC Center for Creativity next Wednesday, June 6, 7pm to 8:30pm. You can RSVP for the event on Facebook here. Henry Louis Gates Jr. described Cuz as “a literary and political event like Toni Morrison’s Playing in the Dark.” First appearing as an excerpt in The New Yorker, Cuz provides "provides a new narrative on the oft-told story of black American cousins who have suffered from the so-called war on drugs" (Washington Post). We hope to see you there! | Oklahoma Policy Institute
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