Hudson Mohawk Magazine

HMM Correspondent Dulcinia Diggs sat down with Comedian/ Vegan Chef Tiffani “TBarb” Barber. Tiffani is a comedian based out of Detroit, Michigan. Her Amazon Prime special “Getting Off” is on streaming. To see more of Tiffani’s comedic skits you can find her on instagram @tbarb__ . If you want to hear more of the tea she must spill, check out her show the Retired Hoodrat: Morning Show on The Streetz Radio app. This is part two of a two part interview.

Aileen Javier is one of the producers at Hudson Mohawk Magazine. HMM’s Sina Basila Hickey spoke with Aileen about what drew her to The Sanctuary for Independent Media, working in community radio, and how this work helps her to open doors for others. This is part of the Voices and Minds Behind HMM series.

To hear Aileen's segment on children and housing during the pandemic

https://www.mediasanctuary.org/stories/2020/unity-house-child-care-program/

To hear Aileen's segment on suicide prevention:

https://www.mediasanctuary.org/stories/2020/interview-with-sandra-goldmeer-area-director-american-foundation-for-suicide-prevention/

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with Mark Dunlea’s conversation with Nick Mottern about Killer Drones

Then, we have another segment of Reclaiming History. Lovonia Mallory interviews Joan Wagner of Dudley Observatory.

Later on, Paul Smart reports on the South Pearl Street’s old McDonals’s renovation into a food market for Albany's South End

After that, we talk with HMM Producer Aileen Javier about how working on this radio program allows her to open doors for others.

Finally, Troy Prep Media Club member Treasure Ervin speaks with Akiva Benbow, a DJ activist with Troy 4 Black Lives.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with Mark Dunlea’s interview the Schenectady School Board candidate Ericka Brockmyer.

Then, Willie Terry continues his reporting on the history of May Day with Heather Benno

Later on, Moses Nagel speaks with Youth Squared about their monthly Community Care Pop-up fundraiser

After that, Frank DiTomasso asks a student athlete if they feel that RPI made the right decision to stop athletics in response to the CODID-19 outbreak

Finally, Dulcinia Diggs speaks with Girls Inc. about their upcoming event “Girls Ink”

On April 30, 2021, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the 'May Day Zoom Teach-in.' Willie recorded the presentation given by the moderator of the event, Heather Benno. Heather is a member of the Party for Socialist Liberation. In this labor segment, you will hear her presentation on the history of May Day, now known as International Workers Day, and what it means to the worker's movement.

Youth Squared, a group run by and for young people in Saratoga Springs, NY, is hosting Community Care Pop-up events every month. The aim is to focus on a single item that people in the area might need and gather as much as possible to donate. Both the March and April events were very successful and planning is underway for more.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with an interview with Reinvent Albany about the state’s ongoing delay in creating a database of its multi-billion economic development projects

Then, for our peace segment we talk with Grannies for Peace about their Mother’s Day event.

Later on, we hear a discussion about ideas on how the City of Albany may spend federal economic stimulus funds.

After that, we talk about weather and climate change.

Finally, Jeremy Clowe talks with Rachel Baxter about how COVID has impacted artists.

As part of his ongoing series looking at how artists have responded to the challenges of this past year, Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer Jeremy Clowe continues his conversation with Rachel Baxter, creator of the recent "Still Life, with Gratitude" mural. A local printmaker and visual artist, Baxter talks about transformation, discovery, and offering comfort during these uncertain times.

Learn more about Rachel Baxter’s work at http://www.rachelabaxter.com/

Erica Brockmyer, a former program director for the Boys and Girls club, is one of five candidates on the ballot on May 18 for two seats on the City of Schenectady School Board. She discusses why she is running with Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.

We talk with Nick Mottern about Ban Killer Drones, a new campaign for an international treaty to ban weaponized drones and for military and police drones for surveillance. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network