Talk: Beyond Black and White
In his talk "Beyond Black and White: Race and Civil Rights in 21st-Century California," Frank H. Wu, Chancellor and Dean of the University of California Hastings School of the Law, will give a talk on race and the law, and the case of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American who was beaten to death in June 1982 in Detroit. He will also address contemporary events. The event is today, Oct. 30, at 5:15 p.m. at the Law School, Room 190, Stanford University. Go to events.Stanford.edu.

Talk: Change the Discourse
Robin Hoagland, Christian Science practitioner and teacher, will respond to concerns about fragmented politics, family contention, polarization and divisiveness. The event is today, Oct. 30, 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Go to members.christianscience.com.

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