Vanderbilt Divinity School and Gideon’s Army host second public hearing
The second of four public hearings for Nashville residents to speak out about their experiences with local police will take place Saturday, April 22, at Vanderbilt Divinity School.
The hearing will be from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Divinity School’s Reading Room. Individuals who will speak have been selected from an online process or recommended by a community group.
The hearings are prompted by “Driving While Black: A Report on Racial Profiling in Metro Nashville Police Department Traffic Stops,” a study released October 2016 by Gideon’s Army, a nonprofit advocacy group for children, in collaboration with other activist and community organizations.
The Truth and Reconciliation Project was launched recently by Vanderbilt Divinity School in partnership with Gideon’s Army and other community groups to encourage people to speak out about their experiences with law enforcement over the last decade.
Two more hearings are scheduled for April 29 and May 16.
Contact: Amy Steele
amy.e.steele@vanderbilt.edu