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Connections: Rochester Reacts To Violence In Dallas, Minnesota, And Louisiana - Part 1

We examine the events of a tragic week. Two African American men in two different states were killed by police officers, and those deaths sparked protests. A protest in Dallas, Texas ended with the mass shooting of police officers. Five officers were killed. 

We respond to the events in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Texas with our guests:

  • Marvin Stepherson, retired Rochester Police Department sergeant, and professor of criminal justice administration at Roberts Wesleyan College
  • Eileen Graham, founder of Black Student Leadership 
  • Reverend Lewis Stewart, president of United Christian Leadership Ministry of Western New York
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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.