HMM 8 – 18 – 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.

First we start with Grace Baptist Church and Tyler McNeil, a reporter for Them & Us media, who wrote a deep-dive on the contentious history of the church, its pastor John Koletas, and its relationship to Black Lives Matter.

Then we’ll have a live interview with Dr. Francis Coughlin, a lead organizer of the Health Autonomy Clinic, to talk about the upcoming Black August: People’s Clinic event.

And later on, we hear from Thearse McCalmon, Democratic candidate for State Senator in the 49th District of NYS on voting, suffragettes, and Black Lives Matter.

After that, on the People’s Science we hear from Dr. Charmaine Royal and Dr. Lee D. Baker on genetics,anthropology and race. With HMM correspondent Erin Blanding.

And now some headlines…