A Benton Harbor civil rights activist will speak o campus Wednesday about the problems the city faces as a result of police brutality.

The presentation will be at 7:30 p.m. in room 122 of Berkey Hall.

The Rev. Edward Pinckney, executive director of the Black Autonomy Network Community Organization, will speak about the death of Terrance Shurn, 28, in Benton Harbor and the state relationships between the police and citizens.

Shurn died when his motorcycle crashed into an abandoned building during a police chase through the city. Hundreds of the city's residents erupted into a two-day riot over Shurn's death.

Joseph Montes