First hour: Is Rochester ready to finalize a plan for reparations?
Second hour: The story of one donor-conceived familyIs Rochester ready to finalize a plan for reparations? Mayor Lovely Warren said on Friday that she wants to see reparations for Black residents and residents of color who have long suffered from the multi-generational impact of redlining and economic dispossession. How would this work? Last week, the RASE Commission released its own report and recommendations for action, but two members of the commission dissented, because they wanted to see a recommendation for reparations. We've invited them to join us, to explain how they think this could be done. We've also invited Rochester's two mayoral candidates to join us. Confirmed guests:
- Damond Wilson, RASE Commissioner and member of Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach
- Danielle Ponder, RASE Commissioner and attorney
- Malik Evans, candidate for Rochester Mayor
Note: Mayor Lovely Warren is unable to join this conversation.
Then in our second hour, imagine growing up thinking that you're an only child, only to discover that you have 30 siblings. That was the story for an entire family of brothers and sisters, four of whom went to high school together without knowing that they were related. They continue to discover new siblings, and they might never know how many there are. That's part of the reason they've moved into advocacy: they are the story of a donor-conceived family. Fourteen of the siblings were born in 1994 alone. But the law does not require that donor-conceived children ever receive information on their biological parents, their siblings, or the size and location of their families. This large and growing group hopes to change that. We talk to multiple siblings, starting with the one member of the family who grew up in the Rochester area:
- Lindsey Wrobel, one of 28 donor-conceived siblings in the same family
