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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 has to spill, check out The Streetz Radio.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with Paul Smart updating us on the City of Albany’s School budget.

Then, HMM producer Elizabeth Press talks with activists Luz and Petal about a Town Hall meeting sponsored by the People’s Campaign for Parole Justice.

Later on, Reif Larsen, one of the organizers of the upcoming Sustainable Futures Conference, tells us about what the conference, happening this week, is all about.

After that, Tasheca Medina discusses the Black Lives Matter Movement, the current demonstrations, and its larger context, in a segment by Moses Nagel

Finally, Sina Basila Hickey asked Meghan Van Alstyne about the importance of artists and how sciences, techonology, and everything else is impacted by the arts.

A number of statements have come out addressing the police dismantling of a tent encampment at the Albany Police Department's South Station last week. We hear what two factions in the Common Council had to say, as well as from activist Amy Jones, who had been seeking to negotiate deescalation right up until the city made its move on Thursday afternoon.

Reporting by Paul Smart

Reif Larsen, founder of The Future of Small Cities Institute and an organizer for the Sustainable Futures Conference, spoke with HMM's Sina Basila Hickey about the concept behind the conference and about the sustainability movement in the Capital Region.

The Sustainable Futures Conference is taking place from April 27-30

https://www.sustainablefuturesconference.com

Jamaica Miles is co-founder of All of Us, a Schenectady based advocacy group working on racial and criminal justice reform. We talk about the recent police clearing of the Tent Occupation at the South End police station in Albany, and local efforts to continue to push back against local politicians opposition to change. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.

Paul Smart brings us a report on the Albany School Budget.

Photo by Andy Simonds, creative commons

Water Justice Youth Fellows Shansanique Pollack and Genesis Cooper speak with organizers of the Youth Congress on Climate Justice, Mehr Sharma and August McEachern.

Register for the Youth Congress events, April 27-29 at Sustainable Futures Conference: https://www.sustainablefuturesconference.com/

Follow Youth Congress on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youthcongressonclimatejustice/

Image from @youthcongressonclimatejustice

Tasheca Medina, community activist and leader of Equality for Troy, speaks about Black Lives Matter alongside sounds of the Black Lives Matter Schenectady march on 4/12/2021.

Reporting by Moses Nagel with support from Megan Leonard.

On April 23, 2021, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry spoke to Rev. Ibrahim Pedrinan, President of Albany Labor Council and Chairperson of the Capital District May Day Committee. In this Labor Talk segment, Rev. Ibrahim discusses the historical significance of May Day and events plan in the Capital Region. The May Day discussion with Rev. Ibrahim is part two of a two-part segment.

On April 23, 2021, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry spoke to Rev. Ibrahim Pedrinan, President of Albany Labor Council and Chairperson of the Capital District May Day Committee. In this Labor Talk segment, Rev. Ibrahim discusses the historical significance of May Day and events plan in the Capital Region. The May Day discussion with Rev. Ibrahim is part one of a two-part segment.