By Seth Voorhees Rochester
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. New York’s state attorney general is calling on church leaders to help lead the charge for criminal justice reform in Rochester. Letitia James met with church leaders Wednesday morning, discussing the death of Daniel Prude and the grand jury decision to not charge officers who responded to the call which led to his death.
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Pastors from Rochester’s Black churches met Attorney General Letitia James Wednesday
Pastors say James wants them to pressure local officials to reform police practices, and fix a system they say is broken
The Rev. Myra Brown has led Spiritus Christi since 2017.
Correction: The original version of this article mistakenly had the name of Spiritus Christi s operations manager as Graham Davis. His name is Davis Craig. Ask the Rev. Myra Brown, the pastor at Spiritus Christi Church in Rochester, where the roots of her faith first took hold, and she’ll tell you the story of the teacher, the mother, and the paddle. It was the early 1970s, and Brown was in second grade at a rural Orleans County school. In those days, misbehavior wasn’t remedied with a trip to the principal’s office or detention, but rather the swift swing of a paddle along the backside. No student was said to be spared, but to Black students like Brown, it seemed, the hand that swung the paddle was a little more eager.
How a female priest helped calm tensions over Daniel Prude s police custody death in Rochester
Shayna Jacobs, The Washington Post
Dec. 21, 2020
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1of3The Rev. Myra Brown stands for a portrait at Spiritus Christi Church in Rochester, N.Y., on Sept. 18. Brown brokered a deal with Mayor Lovely Warren to get the Rochester Police Department to back down from protesters fighting for justice for Daniel Prude.Photo for The Washington Post by Libby MarchShow MoreShow Less
2of3Teenagers from Spiritus Christi Church prepare to serve food to protesters in Rochester on Sept. 18.Photo for The Washington Post by Libby MarchShow MoreShow Less
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