Hudson Mohawk Magazine

When the pandemic hit, Taina Asili, like many others, had to clear her calendar of in-person events. On June 2, 2021, Taina will return to the live stage for a free event by Pops Up at the Empire Plaza. She is also celebrating the release of a new song and music video that was commissioned by Troy City Music Hall, which you'll hear at the very beginning of this interview.

To see the music video for "The Struggle Carries On,” visit the Troy Music Hall YouTube page

Find more information about Taina Asili at www.TainaAsili.com

Just in time for Memorial Day, Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Masha Miller spoke with Noelle Hardy–the co-owner of Mess Hall, a military-themed eatery in Averill Park. Menu, directions and more at www.messhall518.com

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with an update on the ongoing fight to stop LaFarge Ravena Cement plant from burning tires.

Then we hear excerpts from a press conference by the Poor People’s Campaign and the Congressional Progressive Caucus introducing legislation for a Third Reconstruction to address poverty and low wages.

Later on, a Burmese activist now living in Utica talks about the revolution in his home country and protests held in Utica on May 22nd.

After that, we finish our interview with Perry Junjulas of the Albany Damien Center which supports the mental health of its AIDS patients.

Finally, we get a recap of Tuesday’s press conference, urging the Rensselaer Board of Elections to add more early voting sites

HMM Correspondent Dulcinia Diggs spoke with Perry Junjulas, the Executive Director of Albany Damien Center. The Damien Center doesn't just speak on living with A.I.D.S Junjulas discussed how the staff focuses on the mental health on a patient. This is Part three of a three part interview.To learn more about the Albany Damien Center please visit

Albany Damien Center Website: wwwAlbanyDamienCenter.org

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Andrea Cunliffe, reporting for Hudson Mohawk Magazine, from the press Conference on Tuesday In Troy NY. Urging the Rensselaer Board of Elections to add more early voting sites and one particularly in the heart of downtown Troy. Gathered leaders from the League of Women Voters, NAACP, New York Civil Liberties Union, Troy Coalition of Black Leaders, and the Justice Center of Rensselaer County,

This is part one of a two part series.

Utica resident and Burmese revolutionary activist Zaw Naing Win sat down with Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Brendan Maslauskas Dunn about a day of protest and other events in Utica planned for Saturday, May 22, 2021. Zaw Naing Win also speaks about his activity during the 8888 Uprising or People Power Uprising in Burma in 1988, the current military coup and political crisis in his home country, and the ongoing Spring Revolution that erupted . This is part one of a series of interviews with him.

Albany Common Council President Corey Ellis and Dr. Alice Green of the Center for Law & Justice have come forward with a new vision and the outline for a plan to shift Albany's policing profile towards a new Public Safety directive that outlines what challenges law enforcement should handle, and what is better left to other agencies to handle.

On May 20, 2021, HMM Roaming Labor Correspondent, Willie Terry, attended an online press conference sponsored by the Poor People's Campaign and the Congressional Progressive Caucus. The press conference celebrated their introduction of the congressional resolution titled, Third Reconstruction: Fully Addressing Poverty and Low Wages from the Bottom Up.

In this Labor segment, you will hear comment experts from Congressional Representatives Barbara Lee, Pramila Jayapal, and Cori Bush on the resolution.

Albany's South Campus Center, located on the edge of Lincoln Park, has had a troubled history. Representatives have been out and about of late speaking about reopening plans, as well as continuing challenges that may hamper the facility's ability to meet its community's dreams for now.

Barbara Heinzen of the Clean Air Coalition of Greater Ravena / Coeymans gives an update on the ongoing fight to stop LaFarge Cement from burning tires. She also discusses problems with a proposed "low carbon cement" bill in the state legislature. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.