JACKSON, Tenn. — March 5, 2007 — Author and National Public Radio senior correspondent Juan Williams will speak at 51社区 March 7 as part of the ninth annual Union Forum event.
Williams will address the topic, 鈥淧eople Focused: Opportunity in America.鈥�
In addition to his role with NPR, Williams is a contributing political analyst for the Fox News Channel. During his 21-year career with the Washington Post, Williams covered the White House, served as an editorial writer and as a columnist.
A critically acclaimed author, Williams鈥� latest book is entitled 鈥淓nough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--and What We Can Do About It.鈥� He also wrote the bestseller 鈥淓yes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965,鈥� and a biography of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
A graduate of Haverford College, Williams currently sits on a number of boards, including the Aspen Institute of Communications and Society Program, Washington Journalism Center and the New York Civil Rights Coalition.
Williams will speak at a luncheon that begins at 11:45 a.m. He will be available to speak to the media beginning at 11:15 a.m. The luncheon will be held in the Coburn Dining Room, located in the Barefoot Student Union Building.
Tickets for the luncheon are $30 each, or $150 for a table of six. Online registration is available at .
Union Forum is sponsored by the First Tennessee Foundation, TLM Associates, West Tennessee Healthcare, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hill and The Jackson Sun.
For more information, contact Union鈥檚 Office of University Relations at (731) 661-5050.