THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, July 20, 1994               TAG: 9407200377
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL  
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   50 lines

CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: ***************************************************************** Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the black Muslim Nation of Islam sect, visited this area in 1984 and 1988. A paragraph and headline on a story Wednesday, about his July 30 speaking engagement at Norfolk's Scope, incorrectly said this would be his first appearance in South Hampton Roads. Correction published Thursday, July 21, 1994. ***************************************************************** FARRAKHAN TO SPEAK AT ANTI-VIOLENCE RALLY IN SCOPE ON JULY 30 IT WILL BE THE NATION OF ISLAM LEADER'S FIRST APPEARANCE IN SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS.

Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the black Muslim Nation of Islam sect, will speak at Scope on July 30 at 7 p.m. at an anti-violence rally sponsored by Hampton Roads Against Violence.

The event will be the controversial minister's first appearance in South Hampton Roads. He spoke in Hampton in 1990.

In recent years, Farrakhan's fiery message of black self-determination has drawn large audiences in New York City, Washington and Chicago. He preaches economic prosperity, austere living and education. He has been credited with helping to clean up drug-infested housing projects in the Washington area.

In January, Farrakhan's former aide, Khalid Abdul Muhammad, made anti-Semitic remarks during a speech at Kean College in New Jersey in November. Muhammad's comments, along with others by Farrakhan, have angered some blacks and Jews.

Last month, NAACP President the Rev. Benjamin Chavis caused a stir when he invited Farrakhan to attend a black leadership summit.

In Hampton Roads, members of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and black leaders have gathered on several occasions to discuss Farrakhan's rhetoric. But the group, the Coalition of African-Americans and Jews, has agreed to refrain from making a public statement renouncing Farrakhan's visit, according to a report in the federation's newspaper.

But if Farrakhan's speech here includes anti-Semitic statements, members of the Jewish federation will respond immediately, the report said.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the Scope box office and Ticketmaster outlets. For more information, call 853-0883. by CNB