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LEXINGTON, KY.\u2014Randall Kennedy, one of the preeminent voices on race in America and a Harvard law professor, will tackle sensitive racial issues in his lecture titled \u201cCan We Talk? Problems in Race and Conversation\u201d on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Haggin Auditorium in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center. The lecture is free and open to the public. <\/p>\n