In this moment of sorrow and rage, Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University mourns the death of George Floyd, a tragedy for his children, siblings, his friends, our nation, and the world. The Forum recognizes also the violent deaths of many others, among them Breonna Taylor,
Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Shaun Fuhr, Michael Brown, and Tamir Rice. Insidious violence inflicted upon Black men, women, and children has continued for over 400 years.

Join us in September for the start of the new Ford Hall Forum program year, where we will engage in forums exploring social justice and human rights issues. Among the topics we seek to explore are the policing of Black men and women, the roots of American protest, the pandemic, the 2020 election, and economic, education, and health disparities among Black and Latinx Americans. The nation is on the precipice of a tipping point, and the only way to make it over the enormous hurdles that lie ahead is to have the difficult conversations to learn, to grow, and to advocate for change. That is what Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University does best.