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Remembering Kalief Browder – The New Yorker

June 7, 2016 1:34 PM·

Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and Bronx Community College representatives held a press conference announcing the establishment of the Kalief Browder Memorial Scholarship, Bronx Community College.

Kalief Browder, who was arrested at the age of sixteen for stealing a backpack, spent three years awaiting trial on Rikers Island. For almost two of those years, he was held in solitary confinement. After his release, he enrolled at Bronx Community College but struggled with paranoia and delusions. Browder committed suicide on June 6, 2015.

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/remembering-kalief-browder

This morning’s announcement took place on the steps of Gould Memorial Library, 2155 University Avenue in the Bronx.

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Author: Michael Benjamin is a public affairs consultant and an editorial board member at The New York Post. He is a former contributing columnist to the NY Post, City and State NY and other publications. He is a former Member of the New York State Assembly (2003-2010) and once led the Bronx Board of Elections. Since leaving office, he has appeared as a commentator on TWC NY1, Bronxnet OPEN, Good Day NY, and Al Jazeera America. His columns and blog focus on corruption, government, education, politics, redistricting, nuclear energy and race. He holds a B.A. in political science from Syracuse University.