94-02-03 Panel to Discuss African-American Business

PANEL TO ADDRESS AFRICAN-AMERICAN BUSINESS

     CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Feb. 3 -- A town meeting addressing
the past, present and future of African-American business will be
held Saturday, Feb. 5, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at Burley Middle
School, 901 Rose Hill Drive.
     During the meeting panelists will address a number of issues
pertaining to African-American business, such as how to stimulate
entrepreneurship and the roles of government, corporations, local
banks and community leaders.
     Panelists will include Raymond Bell, owner and operator of
J.F. Bell Funeral Home, Inc.; Margaret Cain, attorney; Mike
Deloach, branch officer and assistant vice president, Central
Fidelity Bank; and A. Elias, manager, Charlottesville Purchasing
Office.  Others will be Alicia Lugo, director, "Teensight"
Project; Bengal Paige, dentist; Eugene Williams, general partner
and manager, Dogwood Housing Limited Partnership; and Joan
Woodfolk, owner, Painting with Threads.
     The discussion will be moderated by Greer Dawson Wilson,
director of the University of Virginia's Newcomb Hall/University
Union.  Wilson is a nationally recognized facilitator.
     Sponsors for the meeting, titled "The African American
Business Agenda," include Kathy's Produce and dup-lex, Inc.,
U.Va.'s Offices of African-American Affairs, Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Newcomb Hall/University Union.
     Admission is free.  For more information or to reserve a
seat, please call (804) 924-3329.
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                                                 February 2, 1994


[Submitted by: Karen A. Castle  (kac@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu)
               Thu, 3 Feb 94 09:30:28 EST]