Ambassador Stokes discusses diversity, stop-and-frisk laws

Christina Bucciere|September 18, 2014

Louis Stokes, former Congressman and Kent State's current President's Ambassador, spoke to sociology and justice majors Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 about his involvement in the Terry v. Ohio case that he argued in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1968. He related this court case to recent events involving police brutality such as Ferguson.

Louis Stokes, former Congressman and Kent State’s current President’s Ambassador, spoke to sociology and justice majors Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 about his involvement in the Terry v. Ohio case that he argued in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1968. He related this court case to recent events involving police brutality such as Ferguson.

Louis Stokes, former Ohio congressman and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s current President’s Ambassador, told social science students about what it will take to change the relationship between police and the communities they serve, particularly African-Americans, and revise stop-and-frisk laws yesterday in Merrill Hall.