One of the most prominent leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement, Shaun King, will be making an appearance at the Illini Union next Thursday, March 9th from 7-8 p.m. From everything that is detailed, the event is free and open to the public.
Shaun King is one of many voices—though an increasingly prominent voice—within the Black Lives Matter movement. By using social media to highlight, amplify, and discuss news of police brutality, racial discrimination, and other civil rights issues, King has become an indispensable source for extending crucial conversations about social justice and equality.
Shaun King has written extensively about the Black Lives Matter movement, covering discrimination, police brutality, the prison industrial complex, and social justice in the United States and around the world. He is the popular Senior Justice Writer at the New York Daily News and was previously the Justice Writer for Daily Kos.
Widely known for using Twitter and Facebook to tell micro-stories of injustice, King’s social media updates have influenced how the world knows about those most affected by racism and police brutality. A strong advocate for families, Shaun has become an extremely visible fundraiser for victims of injustice.
