Albany activists pause action to celebrate Chauvin verdict
It was nine and a half minutes that defined the past year. That was all the time it took for Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin to murder George Floyd, an unarmed Black man t
Two public meetings, one topic: the use of chemical weapons by Albany police
While the Albany Common Council was addressing legislation that would ban the use of tear gas by law enforcement, recently pepper-sprayed protesters were in their third night of oc
Following 2020 protests, Albany police spent big on more tear gas
Months after Albany police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Black Lives Matter protesters in the city streets, departmental spending on “less lethal” munitions grew more th
Albany doubles down on protest escalation blame
Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins and Mayor Kathy Sheehan vehemently defended the pepper-spraying of protesters outside South Station — including on a 14-year-old girl. “Wha