Hudson Mohawk Magazine

On Saturday, January 28, 2023, Hudson Mohawk Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended on online webinar of the National Action Network forum and membership meeting. In this part two of the four labor segment, he recorded exerts of Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of NAN, speaking on the police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee.

On Saturday, January 28, 2023, Hudson Mohawk Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended on online webinar of the National Action Network forum and membership meeting. In this part one of four labor segments, he recorded excerpts of Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of NAN, speaking on the police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee.

Today on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with Mark Dunlea talking with Laura Shindell of Food and Water Watch about the “Iroquois” Pipeline Company’s proposal to build four new compressor stations along the route of the pipeline.

Then, Andrea Cunliffe brings us part two of her interview with Media Sanctuary’s new executive director Kristen “KP” Holler.

Later on, Caelan McPherson and Sina Basila Hickey explore rock climbing at the Albany Indoor Rock Gym.

After that comes my discussion with Paul Stewart of the Underground Railroad Education Center about the many events they have coming up for Black History Month.

Finally, as another prelude to Black History Month we hear Willie Terry’s report with Brother Malik Mohammed recorded at the December 29th Kwanzaa celebration.

Caelan McPherson and Sina Basila Hickey Head to Albany indoor Rock Gym to climb some walls as well to get the story about the Albany Indoor Rock Gym, the rise of indoor rock climbing, the different types of rock climbing, and how beginners can start rock climbing. for more info on AIR go to airrockgym.com

Kristen (K.P.) Holler joined the staff of The Sanctuary for Independent Media on January 3 as our new executive director! Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Andrea Cunliffe recently talked with KP about her new role, her work in the arts, and how her experiences in numerous arts organizations has enhanced her enthusiasm for the future of the arts and the Sanctuary for Independent Media.

This is the second part of a 2 part series.

The “Iroquois” Pipeline Company wants to drastically increase the amount of gas they push through their existing 37 year old “Iroquois” pipeline, which runs from Northern New York (including the Capital District) to Long Island and NYC. In order to push more gas through the aging pipeline, they are applying to build 4 polluting and noisy compressor stations along the route of the pipeline - in Athens and Dover NY, and Brookfield and Milford CT. NYS DEC is holding a hearing on Tuesday Jan. 31. Laura Shindell of Food and Water Watch talks with Mark Dunlea of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Explore aspects of language used to talk about slavery, how language matters, how the work of enslaved people was sometimes left out of history, and how orators such as Frederick Douglass and Henry Highland Garnet addressed slavery/enslavement at the time. Paul Stewart, co-founder of Underground Railroad Education Center, discussed these topics and more with Brea Barthel for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Hear about the story of the Underground Railroad in the Albany area, the importance of the Erie Canal for people escaping enslavement, upcoming activities, and more as the Underground Railroad Education Center celebrates Black History Month. Paul Stewart, co-founder of UREC, talked with Brea Barthel for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. For more information and event details, visit www.undergroundrailroadhistory.org.

This year it is the eighteenth annual African Film Series hosted by the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. This year the theme is “African Music and Music in the Diaspora– Erased Roots.” Creator of this annual series, Professor Kevin Hickey, spoke with Andrea Cunliffe for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

For more information: https://www.acphs.edu/africana-film-series

The schedule of the festival:

07 February Gurumbé: Afro-Andalusian Memories (the African roots of Spanish flamenco)

14 February The Mali-Cuba Connection / Africa MIA (Mali’s influence on Cuban music)

28 February Tango Negro, The African Roots of Tango

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Mark Dunley asking NYPIRG to review the new Right to Repair Law for electronics.

Then, Albany Congressperson Romero of Ward 6 discusses with Sina Basila Hickey the Lark Street Revitalization Project and the upcoming public meeting.

Later on, we introduce you to Kristen (K.P) Holler, our newly appointed Executive Director of The Sanctuary for Independent Media.

After that, Marsha Lazarus honors Holocaust Remembrance Day by speaking with a survivor.

Finally, we speak with Africana Studies Prof. Kevin Hickey, curator of the annual Africana Film Series at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.