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Connections: Previewing the Upcoming MLK Jr. Conference

WXXI News | By Evan Dawson
Published January 8, 2016 at 3:45 PM EST

We preview the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Conference in Rochester. The conference will touch on the root causes of violence, the impact of violence on families, and how to reduce gun violence. Our guests:

  • Dr. John S. Walker, retired professor of American history and black church history at Monroe Community College and Colgate Rochester Divinity Seminary
  • Kerry Coleman, United Christian Leadership Ministry and conference organizer
  • Rev. Lewis Stewart, president of United Christian Leadership Ministry
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Evan Dawson
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.
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