Lawmaker wore ‘Kathy Sheehan’ mask during non-campaign event with mayor
It doesn’t directly mention that she is running for re-election. That’s how Albany County Legislator Matthew Peter (D-5) put it at an official function last...
‘N***** means ignorance’: Troy photog’s hateful 2013 remarks resurface on social media
WARNING: This story contains the uncensored use of a racial slur. Sidewinder Photography owner Jeffrey Belschwinder in 2013 allegedly called former President Barack Obama a...
Upstate Black Panthers in 2021? It’s a plan
Two legacies are expected to meet. Schenectady organizers Star Antonia and Legacy Casanõva plan to mobilize an all-Black coalition to serve residents of their ilk...
Troy judge shuns pleas to re-rent allegedly forced out tenant’s unit
Troy landlord Michael Ginsberg can’t get a new tenant in a vacant apartment formerly occupied by a 26-year-old single mother, as he is constricted by...
Fmr. DA Joel Abelove cleared on perjury, shooting probe corruption
This article originally appeared on Them+Us Media “Fuck this shit,” Amani Olugbala, an activist with Troy 4 Black Lives, enraged by the results of a...
Digital archive afoot to chronicle media fallout of Edson Thevenin case
This article originally appeared on Them+Us Media A group of Troy activists seek to challenge the City of Troy’s telling of a police killing four...
11,000 March in Troy for Black Lives
This article originally appeared on Them+Us Media Eleven thousand Capital District residents and activists came out to rally, march, and protest for Black lives today...
Youth Speakout for Black Lives in Albany
This article originally appeared on Them+Us Media Today’s “Youth Speakout” in Albany was promoted as a way to get youth and young ones feeling like...