First hour: Discussing vaccine mistrust among Black Americans
Second hour: Wayne D. Lewis, Jr., incoming president of Houghton CollegeThe rate of vaccination among Black Americans is significantly lower than the rate among white Americans. Our guests explore the reasons for mistrust and the ongoing challenge of changing hearts and minds in our community. Our guests:
- Shani Wilson, physician assistant who works in internal medicine and addiction medicine in Rochester
- Pastor Rickey Harvey, Mount Olivet Baptist Church
- Simeon Banister, vice president of community programs for the Rochester Area Community Foundation
Then in our second hour, we talk with the incoming president of Houghton College. Wayne D. Lewis, Jr. will be inaugurated on Friday as the college's sixth president. He comes to Houghton from Belmont University in Tennessee, where he served as dean of the School of Education. Prior to that, he served as the commissioner of education for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He also has a background as a teacher in K-12 schools. We talk with Lewis about his career, his goals for the college, about how to address students' needs during the pandemic, and about the role of higher education in addressing longstanding inequities in education and the workforce. Our guest:
- Wayne D. Lewis, Jr., Ph.D., president of Houghton College
