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. Today, leonfordspeaks is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, international speaker, community organizer, and activist who has devoted his life to the betterment of his community and ending police brutality. We are very proud to welcome Leon Ford to our Made Local series to share his new book, "An Unspeakable Hope." Please join us on Thursday, May 18, at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall. #LeonFord #MadeLocal #PittsburghAuthor #PGHcreative #MadeinPGH #LovePGH #412Project