UorR’s Jepson Leadership Forum discuss Rhetoric & Reality: Race & Gender, Power & Politics. The series starts on Sept. 25th and runs through Spring.

Highlights include:
“Beyond Black and White: All About Barack and Much More,” Juan Williams, senior correspondent, National Public Radio, Oct. 4, 7 p.m., Modlin Center for the Arts. One of the nation’s leading political writers and thinkers, Williams will discuss American politics, civic rights, law and culture

“Rage, Rap and Reality: An Evening with Chuck D,” Chuck D, founder of Public Enemy, March 18, 7 p.m., Jepson Alumni Center. Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, known by his stage name Chuck D, will discuss black men’s disenfranchisement and distance from the wealth and privilege of mainstream America, the hip-hop movement and rap’s crude, cruel street language. (Program co-sponsored by Common Ground.)
All programs are free and open to the public. Tickets are required and may be reserved three weeks before each event by calling (804) 289-8980. For group tickets, contact Sue Robinson-Sain at (804) 287-6627 or jepson@richmond.edu

In addition, there is a special forum on domesitc violence:

Problem, Policy/Activism & Advocacy: Discussions on Domestic Violence,” co-sponsored by WILL, Richmond Quest and Westhampton and Richmond colleges, includes four presentations addressing abuse and violence against women and efforts to prevent it. Programs are free, but seating is limited. For information call (804) 289-8574. Additional programs may be added:
“Crime, Punishment and Legal Issues: Restoring Liberty and Equality to Battered Women,” Feb. 21, 4 p.m., Whitehurst Living Room. Featured speaker: Diane Rosenfeld, Harvard law professor and lecturer in women’s studies.
“Close to Home: How to Be an Advocate for Self and Others,” Feb. 26, 4 p.m., Brown-Alley Room. Featured speaker: Lisa Furr, project coordinator, Central Virginia Task Force on Older Battered Women.
“From Out in the World to Our Hometown: Working Together to End Violence,” Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m., Alice Haynes Room, Tyler Haynes Commons. Featured speaker: Michael Kaufman, founder of the White Ribbon Campaign, an international movement of men working to end violence against women.
“Politics and Poetics with Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai,” Feb. 29, lunch discussion, 12:30 p.m.; performance, 9 p.m., Tyler Haynes Commons. Featured speaker: Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Chinese-Taiwanese-American spoken-word artist and activist.