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Emotional Images from Baton Rouge: Mourning Alton Sterling 
An emotional vigil to remember the 37-year-old black man shot dead by white police officers was followed by a march and demonstrations in Louisiana's capital city.
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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Emotional Images from Baton Rouge: Mourning Alton Sterling

An emotional vigil to remember the 37-year-old black man shot dead by white police officers was followed by a march and demonstrations in Louisiana's capital city.

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