12:00: How can New York voters make an impact in swing states?
1:00: Bringing local history to life
Voters in New York State might feel like they are not connected to the presidential race. New York is typically not a swing state. But for voters who want to get involved, there are different ways to do that. Our guests talk about how voters can make an impact, especially in swing states. Our guests:
- Michelle Garcia-Daniels, founder and Executive Director of the Daniels Democracy and Community Foundation, Inc. and the Frederick Douglass Club
- Elaine Spaull, executive director of the Center for Youth, and former member of Rochester City Council
*Note: We reached out to several Republican/conservative guests, but they were either not available or cancelled their participation the morning of the show.
Then in our second hour, how can journalists, teachers, researchers, and historians bring history to life? Longtime Democrat and Chronicle reporter Justin Murphy recently left the newspaper to join the team at Our Local History. The program empowers communities to engage with their local histories in different ways. One of the methods is to use primary sources -- like a confidential Kodak document that provided insights about race relations following the 1964 uprising. We explore that work and its impact. In studio:
- Justin Murphy, research and communications coordinator at Our Local History, and author of “Your Children Are Very Greatly in Danger: School Segregation in Rochester, New York"
- Shane Weigand, co-director of Our Local History
