The Capitol Pressroom

May 3, 2018: Adirondack discrimination


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Several incidents involving white racial bias against black men and women in the Adirondacks are raising alarm bells. One organization pushing the state to do more is the Adirondack Council. Today we heard from the organizations's Communications Director John Sheehan about how this environmental organization has stepped up efforts to embrace inclusion and why. Plus, we heard from former Sierra Club president Aaron Mair, Program Research Specialist at the Department of Health; and Dr. Donathan Brown, an expert on race and public policy, founder of Adirondack Diversity Solutions and Director of Faculty Diversity and Development at Ithaca College.
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