Earl Lewis, left, director of the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan and Brad Bottoms, a data scientist at the center, stand together for a photo in Ann Arbor, Mich., Monday, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
Brad Bottoms, a data scientist at the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan, stands in his office in Ann Arbor, Mich., Monday, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
FILE - People raise their hands as police, trying to get them to disperse, move toward them during protests on Aug. 11, 2014 over the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
FILE - Police wait to advance after tear gas was used to disperse a crowd during protests against the shooting death of Michael Brown Jr. on Aug. 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Earl Lewis, director of the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan stands in his office in Ann Arbor, Mich., Monday, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)