Author: Shannon Straney

Brielle Mastroianni is heavily involved in activism work in the Capital Region and holds a leadership role with Community Matters. She spoke with Albany Proper’s...

A group of tenants and housing rights advocates gathered outside the New York State Capitol last week for an ‘eviction resistance’ rally. The rally was...

Tanisha Findley, a licensed practical nurse at a local assisted living facility, spoke with Albany Proper’s Shannon Straney about the challenges of being a nurse...

Pick an evening and walk by the North Swan Street basketball courts and chances are you’ll hear the sporadic chirp of Darryl Walton’s whistle. Well-known...

Shannon Straney sat down with Jammella Anderson, an Albany-based yoga teacher and doula whose recent activism work has included a series of stickers and t-shirts...