The Wilder School is sponsoring "Race and American Society: 50 Years after the Kerner Commission Report" Mon., Oct. 17, from 9:30 a.m to noon in the Singleton Center and 1-4:30 p.m. in the Grace Street Theater. The daylong discussion will examine the legacies of this landmark report and what they mean for race and ethnic relations in the U.S. today. For more information, contact Shirley McDaniel, srmcdani@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0867. Free and open to the public.