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Some physicians and patients believe racism is a factor in the historical underfunding of sickle cell disease research and treatment. Plus, Fringe Fest is in full swing! The CITY and WXXI Arts team talks about what they've seen and what they're looking forward to.

The pandemic motivates some people in Rochester to completely change the course of their lives. Plus: New York State is mandating vaccinations for its workers, including state-run hospitals. And a local forest ranger talks about his experience battling the wildfires out west.

Rochester’s black deaf community speaks up about barriers to healthcare. Plus: A local museum grapples with their cultural identity as they plan their first Juneteenth celebration.

In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, our guests discuss "sportswashing," a term that refers to powerful individuals, companies, or governments that use sports to burnish their otherwise negative images.

A shop in the Rochester area is giving out free gifts that are controversial. Plus: The COVID-19 shutdown last year was a jarring experience for a Rochester attorney who was used to 16-hour work days. And we remember Michael Morgan, the conductor for the Gateways Music Festival.

Rochester's Black and brown LGBTQ organizations have been able to expand their reach now that the Out Alliance has shut down. Plus: Military veterans are returning from overseas with respiratory problems, and they’re fighting to get health benefits from the VA. And a pop-up clinic offers COVID-19 vaccines at a local barber shop.

Local leaders have big dreams about what the Inner Loop could look like, but people who live in these neighborhoods don’t want to be left out of the conversation. Plus: A look at a summer camp that helps kids with social skills, after a year of isolation.

As people slowly return to the office after a year of working from home, their dogs are not happy. But there are ways to help. Plus: Michael Lasser, the longtime host of WXXI’s music program Fascinatin' Rhythm, is retiring. And Malik Evans beat Mayor Lovely Warren in the Democratic primary. He tells us what he plans to do now.

In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, March 10, 2022, our guests discuss "Commons," a new data tool from Measures for Justice that aims to make the criminal justice system more transparent.

During the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, guests discuss how they think a universal basic income program could help alleviate poverty in Rochester.