Editor: Keith Davis Writers: Alex Dippold, Jennifer Bates Lockley, Dave Maley Publisher: Office of Public Information Volume 22, No. 4  October 4, 1999

Felipe Luciano to Lead Off Racial Awareness Series Felipe Luciano — the first Puerto Rican news anchor on a network television broadcast — will speak on "Latinos in the New Millennium" on Thursday, October 7. The talk, which will begin at 8:00 p.m. in the Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall, will be the first of four in the 1999–2000 Racial Awareness Series, "A Time to Come Together." All are free and open to the public. "Ithaca College is committed to promoting an appreciation of and dedication to multiculturalism," says Héctor Vélez, associate professor of sociology and interim director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. "With that commitment in mind, our office sponsors the annual Racial Awareness Series, which brings speakers from different racial and ethnic backgrounds to campus in the continued effort to educate the College and area communities on issues of race. The series is intended also to enlighten members of the communities of color about their own heritage." Luciano, a daily radio host on WLIB in New York City and a former television reporter who won two Emmy Awards, is a powerful influence on media trends and tastes. As founder and chair of the Young Lords Party, he is also a significant figure in the politics and cultures of both New York City and Puerto Rico. His appearance at Ithaca College will be in celebration of Latino Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 to October 15. The Racial Awareness Series will continue on Tuesday, November 9, when Gayle Ross presents "An Evening of Traditional Native American Stories." Ross is a descendant of a Cherokee chief who was among those removed from their tribal lands in Georgia in 1838 and forced to relocate to Oklahoma, a trek now referred to as the Trail of Tears. On Monday, January 17, Juan Williams, political analyst and author of Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years, 1954–1965, will speak on "Where Do We Go from Here? Race Relations in a Fast-Changing Nation." Nguyen Qui Duc, editor, television producer, and radio commentator, will wrap up the series on April 5 with "Where the Ashes Are: The Vietnamese-American Experience." For more information, call Héctor Vélez at 274-1692.

Created by Andrejs Ozolins. Updated 2 Nov 1999