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Connections: Local residents express concerns about exercising in public as African American men

Authorities in Georgia say there were no burglaries, no reported thefts in the two months before the stalking and killing of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery in February. Two white men, a father and son, tracked and then killed Arbery in the residential street of their mostly white neighborhood.

Our guests discuss what it's like to be an African American man just wanting to go for a jog in public or to exercise without provoking fear. We also discuss what it might take to build a society in which the Arbery story is the last of such killings. Our guests:

  • Anthony Hall, dean at Vertus Charter High School for Young Men, and executive director of BOOKBAGS Express, a non-profit that addresses disparities in the black and brown community
  • Kemani Howard, Rochester resident
  • Justin Morris, community activist

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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.