HMM 11 – 10 – 2020

Hello Capital Region! This is the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, broadcasting on WOOC-LP 105.3 FM Troy and WOOS-LP 98.9 FM Schenectady, from the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY.

Tonight, Dr. Alice Green of the Center for Law and Justice discusses the recent audit of the Albany Police Department which found that arrests in the city are 60% Black, though Blacks make up 30% of the population.

Then, we hear an update on Barker Park, with Tasheca Medina of Equality for Troy

And later on, we have the first episode of this year’s Youth Sanctuary Media Club, with Troy Prep Students.

After that, we discuss racism as a public health crisis, with organizer Lukee Forbes

Finally, we have the second half of our discussion with curator Stephen Tyson on the exhibition, “Engage: Artists in Visual Dialogue.”
And now some headlines…