This Thursday, May 18: #MadeLocal with Leon Ford, in conversation with Julius Boatwright 📍 Carnegie Library Lecture Hall leonfordspeaks' "An Unspeakable Hope" is an unforgettable and stirring memoir that both inspires and upends our understanding about the future of policing in the United States. In 2012, nineteen-year-old Leon Ford was shot five times by a Pittsburgh police officer when racially profiled during a traffic stop. Waking in the hospital, he faced two life-changing realities: he was a new father, and he was paralyzed from the waist down. In the wake of countless similar shootings across the country over the years, he has dedicated himself to bridging the gap between the police and the communities they are supposed to serve. With his compassionate voice, Ford offers fresh advice for social change and demonstrates how we can come together to end police brutality and heal as a country. Please join us for this free event on Thursday. "An Unspeakable Hope" is available fr...