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Your Call: How has the deadly white supremacist rally changed Charlottesville?

Photo Courtesy: Heather Heyer's facebook page

Three weeks after the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, how are residents coping?

Citizens accuse city officials of failing to arrest individuals responsible for the violence, which left over 33 injured. Heather Heyer was killed after a car plowed into a group of peaceful marchers. The community is holding town halls to discuss a range of issues, including accountability, trauma, and racism. We’ll speak with citizens who were directly affected by this tragedy.

Guests:

Rev. Traci Blackmon, executive minister of Justice & Witness Ministries of The United Church of Christ

Corey Long, life-long resident of Charlottesville and a caregiver for the elderly

Ben Doernberg, spokesperson for March to Confront White Supremacy

Web Resources:

The March to Confront White Supremacy

The Root: Interview: How Corey Long Fought White Supremacy With Fire

The New York Times: As White Nationalist in Charlottesville Fired, Police ‘Never Moved’

Politico: Virginia received DHS warning before Charlottesville rally

Democracy Now: Survivor of White Supremacist Attack in Charlottesville: There's No Question, This was Terrorism

Rose Aguilar has been the host of Your Call since 2006. She became a regular media roundtable guest in 2001. In 2019, the San Francisco Press Club named Your Call the best public affairs program. In 2017, The Nation named it the most valuable local radio show.