Brooklyn-born Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Joe Sexton’s acclaimed nonfiction book, “The Lost Sons of Omaha: Two Young Men in an American Tragedy” (Scribner – May 9, 2023), unpacks two linked and tragic deaths stemming from the 2020 George Floyd protests. It tells the story of James Scurlock, a 22-year old Black protester killed by Marine veteran and bar owner Jake Gardner, who then took his own life. Their intertwined deaths and the social media frenzy that followed provides Sexton with a lens to examine some of the most pressing issues facing America today: our racial mistrust and division, our dire need for gun control, and the toxic power of fake news.

Join Mr. Sexton on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 for an in-person conversation with NY1 Political Anchor and host of Inside City Hall Errol T. Louis. A Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) event at the Center For Brooklyn History (CBH) the free discussion is scheduled to begin at 6:30pm. RSVP required. Located at 128 Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights, the Center can be reached by taking the #2, #3, #4 or #5 subway to Boro Hall, the “R” to Court Street or the “A”, “C” or “F” to Jay St. / Boro Hall. To RSVP and for additional information, go to: brooklynhistory.org or call (718) 222-4111.