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Coming up on Connections: Tuesday, October 20

First hour: Harry Bronson and Peter Vazquez, candidates for the 138th Assembly District

Second hour: Discussing the United Way's 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge

We talk with the candidates for the 138th Assembly District. Democratic incumbent Harry Bronson and Republican Peter Vazquez are vying for the seat. Bronson, a small business owner, is seeking his sixth term in office. Vazquez is a high school teacher, business owner, and veteran, and this is his fourth attempt at winning the seat. We talk to them about their platforms and a number of issues affecting the district. Our guests:

  • Harry Bronson, Democratic incumbent for the 138th Assembly District
  • Peter Vazquez, Republican candidate for the 138th Assembly District

Then in our second hour, the United Way of Greater Rochester is heading up a 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge to help people in our community develop a deeper understanding of how racism affects their daily lives. Our guests talk about the challenge and what they hope participants learn. Our guests:

  • Cicely Strickland-Ruiz, COO of the United Way of Greater Rochester
  • Angelica Perez-Delgado, President and CEO of Ibero-American Action League
  • Sasha Mitchell, program administrator for the Racial Equity & Justice Initiative (REJI) at St. Joseph's Neighborhood Center
  • Todd Butler, president and CEO of Causewave Community Partners
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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.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.