Oct. 14, 1998
Contact: Katherine Jackson
(804) 924-3629

				
RACIAL RECONCILIATION WILL BE THEME OF OCT. 26 FORUM

	M. Rick Turner, dean of the Office of African-American Affairs
at the University of Virginia, and syndicated columnist Charles
Krauthammer will join others in a panel discussion titled "What Is It
Going to Take to Reconcile Black and White in America?" on Monday, Oct.
26, at 7 p.m. in the Chemistry Auditorium.
	Other panelists participating in the Veritas Forum include
Khadir Muhammad, regional director of the Nation of Islam and head of
the National Mosque in Washington, D.C., and Larry James, president of
Central Dallas Ministries, a Christian ministry of reconciliation.
Following the discussion each panelist will respond to comments by other
panelists. Questions from the audience will conclude the forum.
	The locally sponsored Veritas Forum provides an opportunity for
people of different backgrounds and perspectives to gather in the spirit
of free inquiry and open debate and examine difficult questions of
modern life, according to assistant director Paul Cassell.
	The event is free and open to the public.
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	For more information contact Paul Cassell at (804) 971-1936 or
via e-mail Paulcassell@juno.com

Television reporters should contact the TV News Office at (804)
924-7550.