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"The Black Experience in the Adirondacks" exhibition will include the story of Brenda Valentine and her connection to The Great Adirondack Moose Festival. Curator Charles Clark III speaks with Sean Bernyk about Brenda Valentine's connection to the Adirondacks. "The Black Experience in the Adirondacks" will be an interactive exhibition at the Adirondack Experience, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, coming in 2027. Charles Clark III will be at The Sanctuary for Independent Media to present about how your objects help to tell the full story of Black life in the Adirondacks with collections on February 18 and 28. https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/black-experiences-in-the-adirondacks/ https://www.theadkx.org/exhibitions/black-experience-in-the-adiondacks/

On Monday, January 19, 2026, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the ALL OF US “Reclaim MLK Day 2026: A Day of Action, Education & Resistance” at the First United Methodist Church in Schenectady. In this labor segment, Willie recorded comments and interviewed Shawn Young, Community Organizer and Co-Founder of the organization “All OF US,” as he shared his views on the event's purpose and what reclaiming MLK Day meant to him.

Tonight on Hudson Mohawk Magazine, we have a report from the recent state budget hearing on public protection. Then, we hear about why the Albany Muslim Advocacy Coalition gave their Bridge Builder Award to Jewish Voice for Peace. Later on, Rosemary Armao discusses Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance. After that, as part of Black History Month, we hear about the African Burial Ground at Historic St. Agnes in Menands. Finally, we finish with an archive segment with Troy Public Library about books to read for Black History Month and Chinese New Year. Hosts: Lavender; Mark Dunlea Engineer: Joan Eason

Danielle Peláez of Soul Fire Farm discusses seed keeping with NATURE Lab Co-Director Ellie Irons in advance of the Sanctuary's annual seed swap.

On Feb. 1, the Albany Muslim Advocacy Center awarded Jewish Voice for Peace ALbany its Bridge Builder Award. In 2023, several of the founding members of AMAC and several members of JVP Albany met each other and became close working together for a number of months to get the Ceasefire Resolution passed in Albany. Zarina Jalal of AMAC and Keren Carmeli of JVP Albany talk with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

In this week's On the Brink and Fighting Back, opinion journalists Rosemary Armao and Jay Jochnowitz Trump talk with an audience about the controversial Bad Bunny show. Rarely do Super Bowl halftimes lead to consideration of racism, the nexus of art and politics, and language practices of Americans.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Hundreds rallied on Tin Cup Day urging Governor Kathy Hochul to tax the wealthy to address New York's affordability crisis. Mark Dunlea sits down with Campaign Director Brahvan Ranga to learn more. Then, Sean Bernyk tells about "The Black Experience in the Adirondacks" an interactive exhibition coming to the Sanctuary. Later on, Shirley Chen talks with NYU Alumni Jason about his family traditions for the Chinese Lunar New Year. After that, Justin Hurley talks about the organization Food not Bombs. Finally, This week, Thom Francis welcomes Jason Baldinger to the mic. He shared his poetry at the Fish Market in Troy. Hosts: Richard Sleeper and Caelan McPherson Engineer:Caelan McPherson

This week, Thom Francis welcomes Jason Baldinger to the mic. He performed shared is poetry at the Fish Market in Troy as part of the joint reading put on by the Hudson Valley Writers Guild, Hobo Camp Review, and Trailer Park Quarterly on October 11, 2025. +++++ Every year the Hudson Valley Writers Guild teams up with literary journals Trailer Park Quarterly and Hobo Camp Review for a reading to showcase a few of the amazing writers that contribute to their online and print publications. Last fall, Mary Panza hosted the annual featured reading at the Fish Market, a community arts project space run by the Arts Center in North Central Troy, NY. Poet, photographer, and TPQ co-editor Jason Baldinger was one those poets whose work - both poetry and photography - was highlighted that October afternoon. He shared a mix of poems including collaborations with poets James Benger and Rebecca Schumejda. Jason Baldinger is a poet and photographer from Pittsburgh, PA. He is the co-editor of Trailer Park Quarterly and co-runs The Odd-Month Reading Series. He's penned twenty books of poetry the newest of which include, American Aorta (OAC Books) and, Waiting on Hummingbirds with Kansas poet James Benger (Their fourth together) His first book of photography, Lazarus (OAC Books), was released in 2023. His photography can also be found in the ekphrastic collaboration, "Hope is a Prison" with poet Rebecca Schumejda (OAC Books), and "The Night Window" (Kung Fu Treachery). His poems and photos have appeared across a wide variety of online sites and print journals. You can hear him read from various books on Bandcamp and on lps by The Gotobeds and Theremonster.

"The Black Experience in the Adirondacks" exhibition will include the story of Roland Brown, a Tuskegee Airman, and his connection to a WWII flight jacket. Curator Charles Clark III speaks with Sean Bernyk about Roland Brown's connection to the Adirondacks. "The Black Experience in the Adirondacks" will be an interactive exhibition at the Adirondack Experience, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, coming in 2027. Charles Clark III will be at The Sanctuary for Independent Media to present about how your objects help to tell the full story of Black life in the Adirondacks with collections on February 18 and 28. https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/black-experiences-in-the-adirondacks/ https://www.theadkx.org/exhibitions/black-experience-in-the-adiondacks/

On Feb. 12, the state budget hearing was om public protection. Many testified about the need to protect state residents from ICE, including $175 million in funding for lawyers to represent immigrants facing deportation and the NY For All Act to prohibit local governments from cooperating with ICE. We hear from three speakers: Thomas Gant from the Center For Community Alternatives; Alyssa Bradley from the Center for Employment Alternatives; and Serena Bradley from New Hour LI. The Release Aging People In Prison highlighted a recent report by Senate Crime Victim, Crime and Correction Committee Chair Julia Salazar which found that staff violence and racism are endemic to New York's prison system. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Local elected officials joined their state legislature colleagues and nearly 300 Invest in Our New York coalition members Wednesday for a Tin Cup Day rally and press conference to demand that Governor Kathy Hochul, Speaker Carl Heastie and Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins protect New Yorkers from federal attacks and make lasting public investments to combat the devastating affordability crisis. the Invest in Our New York package would generate more than $40 billion annually in new public funds through the Progressive Income Tax, the Corporate Tax, the Capital Gains Tax and the Heirs Tax. Campaign Director Brahvan Ranga discusses how to tax the rich with Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

On this special episode of Hudson Mohawk Magazine, we focus on Black history, more specifically, archiving the Black experience in the Adirondacks. The Sanctuary for Independent Media is collaborating with The Adirondack Experience and their upcoming exhibition "The Black Experience in the Adirondacks," with curator Charles Clark III. This special features interviews with Clark, first with the Sanctuary's Sina Basila Hickey and then with Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer Sean Bernyk.

The African Burial Ground at Historic St. Agnes is the final resting place of 14 formerly enslaved Africans that worked on the Schuyler Flatts in Menands. We hear from project manager Evelyn Kamili during the Black History Month celebration at Empire State Plaza about the significance of this memorial site. Lennox Apudo reports.

The Redemption Christian Academy in Troy is 1 of 4 historically black boarding academies in the country. Georgenna Jones of Redemption Christian Academy discusses the significance of the school and the importance of celebrating black history at the Black History Month celebrations at the Empire State Plaza. Lennox Apudo reports.

First, Mark Dunlea brings us coverage on Governor Hochul's proposed budget and its effects on health care coverage for New Yorkers Then, Sean Bernyk speaks with the curator of The Black Experience in the Adirondacks about Dewey Brown ahead of his inclusion in the upcoming exhibition Later on, Sina Basila Hickey speaks with Design Duo “Fun Stuff” about their new design studio in south troy After that, we'll have a piece on the effect of road salt on the environment Finally, we'll have a piece on how the effects of the winter months effect the homeless But first, here are the headlines. Co-Hosts: Richard Sleeper, Ember | Producer: Jacob Boston

On February 9, three hundred activists came to Albany for an advocacy day with Beyond Plastics to call for passage of the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act. The bill would require large companies to reduce their packaging by 30% over 12 years, would ban a dozen toxic chemicals from packaging, and would not allow chemical recycling (aka incineration) to count as recycling. At a press conference, we hear from Judith Enck of Beyond Plastics and the bill's lead sponsor, Assembly En Con Chair Deborah Glick and Senator Pete Harkham. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Governor Hochul's proposed budget includes $136.5 billion for health care, virtually the same as this year. Medicaid spending would account for $122.6 billion, a decrease of $3.4 billion or 2.7 percent, primarily due to the loss of federal funding for the Essential Plan. The Essential Plan provides comprehensive health coverage for over 1.7 million moderate income individuals and families The increased state share of Medicaid expenditure is primarily due to $2.6 billion in federal cuts requiring the shift of 486,000 lawfully present immigrants from the Essential Plan to state-funded Medicaid. At the February 10th state budget hearing on health care, there was virtually no discussion related to passing the NY Health Act to save billions of dollars through a single payer health care system. We hear testimony from Mia Wagner of Health Care for All NY, Lara Kassel of Medicaid Matters NY, Leon Bell of the NYS Nurses Association. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Roller Derby is an exciting sport with a vibrant community--and the Hellions of Troy have an upcoming recruitment night! the Voice of the Hellions, Chowder, and the Lead Manager, Tsunamae, join hosts Marrow and Guy Schaffer live in the studio to discuss all things derby.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea brings us coverage of the NYS budget hearings on transportation. Then, roaming labor correspondent WIllie Terry speaks with Jamaica Miles, founder of All of Us at the Reclaim MLK Day 2026: A Day of Action, Education & Resistance” event at the First United Methodist Church in Schenectady. Later on, on the Triple Es, H Bosh Jr speaks with Analusette Shalello, founder of DNA Bodyworx LLC. After that, we'll be speaking with May and Chowder, members of the Hellions Roller Derby team in Troy. Finally, Moses Nagel reports on Troy City Council, where the incoming democratic majority has introduced a new local law, Good Cause Eviction, for public hearing.

At Troy's City Council meeting on February 5, the newly elected Democratic majority continued there efforts to be responsive to community demands by introducing the Good Cause eviction law that many in the city have been demanding. Moses Nagel reports.

"The Black Experience in the Adirondacks" exhibition will include the story of Dewey Brown, the first known African-American member of the Professional Golfers' Association of America and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. Curator Charles Clark III speaks with Sean Bernyk about Dewy Brown's connection to the Adirondacks. "The Black Experience in the Adirondacks" will be an interactive exhibition at the Adirondack Experience, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, coming in 2027. Charles Clark III will be at The Sanctuary for Independent Media to present about how your objects help to tell the full story of Black life in the Adirondacks with collections on February 18 and 28. https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/black-experiences-in-the-adirondacks/ https://www.theadkx.org/exhibitions/black-experience-in-the-adiondacks/

On Monday, January 19, 2026, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the ALL OF US “Reclaim MLK Day 2026: A Day of Action, Education & Resistance” at the First United Methodist Church in Schenectady. In this labor segment, Willie interviewed Jamaica Miles, Founder and Director of “ALL Of Us” in Schenectady County, and recorded excerpts from her speech as she shared what reclaiming MLK meant to her.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine we report on this week's press conference in favor of the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act. Then, we hear from last Saturday's Ice out of Troy rally. Later on, Rosemary talks to a 70 year old former journalist who is now going to law school. After that, we hear from area residents who support a resolution to have the Rensselaer County Legislature curtail the County Sheriff's relationship with ICE. Finally, we finish with a story about celebrating Winter in the new annual festival by PS21, the Center for Contemporary Performance, titled The Dark. Hosts: Benno Greene; Mark Dunlea Engineer: Joan Eason

At age 70 Susan Rife ,a retired journalist and book reviewer, began law school. Worried about her creaky memory and busy already caring for her aging and ailing mother, Susan nonetheless is tackling torts, and contracts and crafting legal briefs. Skier Lindsey Vonn who made Olympic news recently attempting an alpine run at age 41 — like Susan — is one of an increasing number of Americans looking to use what environmental Bill McKibbon sees as their third act retirement out changing the world. Journalist Rosemary Armao talks with Susan in this week's chapter of Beyond the Brink and Fighting Back.

This week, Thom Francis introduces us to local poets Alyssa Michelle & Christa DeMarco. These two dynamic writers shared their work at the Brass Tacks poetry open mic at The Low Beat in Albany on February 19, 2019. +++++ One of the casualties of the pandemic was a local venue that was home to many literary events. The Low Beat played host to the Nitty Gritty Slam, Word Fest, the Brass Tacks open mic series, and other poetry and spoken word shows until it closed in 2020. For years writers gathered together on the first and third Tuesdays to share their work and speak their mind. Featured readers from all around the country joined local, community poets on Central Avenue for events that engaged and inspired. No matter who you were or where you came from, everyone was welcome on that stage to speak their truth. On February 19, 2019, Alyssa Michelle and Christa DeMarco came out and did just that in front of a receptive audience. Alyssa is first up to the mic with two poems, “Humble” and “The Other Side of the Bed” which is, as Dan Wilcox noted on his blog, “a pile of the clothes she is going to wear tomorrow rather than a lover.” Christa DeMarco then took the stage and read an untitled poem with a lot word-play on personal and environmental themes. She finished with a piece detailing her day job as a home health aide.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea speaks with Blair Horner of NYPIRG about the 2026 state legislative session and the budget. Then, Sean Bernyk talks with Charles Clark III, curator of the Black Adirondack Experience, about one of the featured artists, Fulton Fryar. Later on, retired National Weather Service meteorologist Hugh Johnson joins us to discuss the recent bout of cold weather and what to expect of the weather this week. After that, we have our weekly series, Everybody Moves. This week, we hear from Florian from Haiti about the migration story to the Capital District. Finally, Lavender speaks with Kathleen Crayne, the Marketing Major of the upcoming Flurry Festival taking place this President's Day weekend. Hosts: Lennox Apudo and Sean Bernyk Enginner: Caelan McPherson

"The Black Experience in the Adirondacks" exhibition will include the story of Fulton Fryar, a young singer who was housed in Fulton Fryar's Closet. Curator Charles Clark III speaks with Sean Bernyk about Fulton Fryar's connection to the Adirondacks. "The Black Experience in the Adirondacks" will be an interactive exhibition at the Adirondack Experience, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, coming in 2027. Charles Clark III will be at The Sanctuary for Independent Media to present about how your objects help to tell the full story of Black life in the Adirondacks with collections on February 18 and 28. https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/black-experiences-in-the-adirondacks/ https://www.theadkx.org/exhibitions/black-experience-in-the-adiondacks/

"The Black Experience in the Adirondacks" exhibition will include the story of Dr. Alice Paden Green, well known for her social justice and racial equality work. She grew up in the Adirondacks, the subject of her memoir "Outsider: Stories of Growing Up Black in the Adirondacks." Curator Charles Clark III speaks with Sean Bernyk about Dr. Alice Green in connection to the Adirondacks. "The Black Experience in the Adirondacks" will be an interactive exhibition at the Adirondack Experience, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, coming in 2027. Charles Clark III will be at The Sanctuary for Independent Media to present about how your objects help to tell the full story of Black life in the Adirondacks with collections on February 18 and 28. https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/black-experiences-in-the-adirondacks/ https://www.theadkx.org/exhibitions/black-experience-in-the-adiondacks/

Winter is celebrated in the new annual festival by PS21, the Center for Contemporary Performance, titled The Dark. It offers a packed week of world-class contemporary performance, installation, music, dance, and theatre—all exploring winter as a time of community and solitude, fire and ice, darkness and light. Matthew Gold, Music Programs Director at PS21, spoke with Sina Basila Hickey. https://ps21chatham.org/the-dark/

Fun Stuff Design's motto is "The work we do is serious. That's why we keep it fun." The duo behind this design company, Dierdre Shea and Julian Goldman, are just finishing a building renovation to become their new design hub in South Troy. They spoke with Sina Basila Hickey about their design ideology, the influence of kids, and their plans for the space. https://funstuffdesign.com/

Curator Charles Clark III is reaching out to the community for archives connecting Black people and their stories to the Adirondacks for an upcoming exhibition. "The Black Experience in the Adirondacks" will be an interactive exhibition at the Adirondack Experience, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, coming in 2027. Charles Clark III will be at the Sanctuary to present about how your objects help to tell the full story of Black life in the Adirondacks with collections on February 18 and 28. He spoke with Sina Basila Hickey. https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/black-experiences-in-the-adirondacks/

Several hundred people turned out in Troy on Saturday, despite a temperature of only 4 degrees, to say No to ICE and its ongoing attacks on immigrants and Americans. Collar City Pride and 518 Capital Region Sanctuary Committee were the lead organizers. Earlier that morning, ICE kidnapped two individuals on 3rd St. between Division and Ferry. We hear from Naomi Jaffe of Prison Justice, Bryan Paz-Hernandez of No Kings Collective, Rensselaer County Legislator Jessica Ashley, Meagon Nolasco of Collar City Pride, and Troy City Council member and Urban Justice Center Co-Founder Noreen McKee.

Local singer-songwriter OM Quillio joined Jacob Boston and Richard Sleeper in the studio to share her journey over the last two decades as a singer songwriter, as well as talk about the upcoming release of her new EP.

First, Mark Dunlea continues his coverage from a rally at the State Capitol demanding $175 million in funding for immigration legal services. Then, we hear from the curator of “The Black Experience in the Adirondacks” exhibition about partnering with the Sanctuary on the collection of archives. Later on, Andrea Cunliffe speaks with musicians at the Troy Farmers Market. After that, OM Quillio joins us for an in studio interview about her songwriting career and her upcoming EP release at Stacks coffee shop in Troy. Finally, we celebrate the life of the recently passed Hudson Talbott with a segment where Andrea Cunliffe spoke with him about his book “A Walk In the Woods”. Co-Hosts: Jacob Boston. Richard Sleeper | Engineer - Jacob Boston

Lavender spoke with the Marketing Manager of the Flurry Festival which is taking place President's Day weekend in Saratoga Springs! You can find out more details at https://www.flurryfestival.org/.

On Tuesday Feb 3, the state legislature held a public hearing on the transportation portion of the state budget. There was a surprising lack of testimony advocating increased funding for mass transit, though the NYS association for Public Transportation submitted written comments, mainly focused on the underfunding of mass transit update. The State provided $245.5 million in capital aid to non-MTA systems in FY 2025-26. The Executive Budget proposes a reduction to $223.5 million. With aging assets and rising costs, investment must grow to avoid worsening infrastructure conditions. The American Public Transportation Association estimates that you can save over $13,000 annually by using public transit instead of driving. Overall, Unmet transportation needs in New York State center on gaps in rural transit, limited "last-mile" service, and inadequate access for seniors and people with disabilities, particularly for medical and work-related travel. The MTA seemed relatively pleased with its funding, noting that 2025 was the biggest year ever for capital commitments -- $15.8 billion. More than $5 billion of that came from congestion pricing. Other speakers noted that state funding for the passenger rail program is currently smaller than it was during the Pataki Administration. In this segment we hear mainly about safe streets and accessibility issues for individuals with disability. First is Amy Cohen of Families for Safe Streets. Followed by Elizabeth Adams of Transportation Alternatives, Christopher Grief of the ADA Accessibility Transportation Group and Alexandra Mikowski of Access to Independence of Cortland County

Blair Horner of NYPIRG talks with Mark Dunlea of the Hudson Mohawk Magazine about the 2026 state legislative session and the budget. Issues include revenue, climate, solid waste, higher education and health care.

BLACK & BANNED: Refusing to Let Our History be Whitewashed is an event taking place at the Frederick Allen Lodge in Saratoga. One of the organizers Bill Stanley spoke with Mark Dunlea and Benno Greene about the event. Learn more at https://www.frederickallenlodge.org/black-banned

BYOS (Bring Your Own Shirt) to print a design by graffiti legend Steve ESPO Powers to take home. The image says "Together We Will Melt ICE," taking place at Circus Printing. Mark Dunlea and Benno Greene spoke with Brian Hamill, Co-Founder of Circus Printing. the event takes place on Feb 7 from noon - 3pm https://www.thecircusfamily.com/events/february-byos

Today on Hudson Mohawk Magazine, we have a report on a rally calling for funding for legal representation of immigrants facing deportation. Then, we hear about the Rush Hour Overpass Visibility Brigade seeking to defend democracy in the country. We also hear about Black & Banned, a Sunday Feb 8 event at the Frederick Allen Elks Lodge in Saratoga Springs. Later on, Rosemary Armao examines what it takes to organize large protest. We finish up with an interview with an anti-ICE Tshirt printing this Saturday, Feb 7 with Circus Printing. Hosts: Benno Greene; Mark Dunlea Engineer: Joan Eason

In this week's segment of Beyond the Brink (And Fighting Back), Community activist Marianne Achlaoug talks with journalist Rosemary Armao about some of the nuts and bolts of mounting big citizen demonstrations. Achlaoug organized Capital District rallies that were part of the successful national campaign to get Avelo Airlines to back away from working on deportation flights for Homeland Security. She says young people may not be turning out in the big numbers that retirees are, but they are doing their part as are minorities who have to recognize there's a danger to protesting. She says the media could overall do better at portraying the scope and importance of resistance we are seeing across the country, not just in Minnesota.

A Femme Singer Songwriters monthly showcase at MOJO'S Cafe was organized by our guest tonight who performs under the name GIRL LOVE. They tell Correspondents, Richard Sleeper & Ember Keahi about the arc of their musical journey and upcoming events.

Rachelle Rahmé is a poet and writer who has worked for years with archival films and has taught at the New School in NYC. She has recently moved to Troy and joined us in the studio to talk about media and archival research. She spoke with Sina Basila Hickey.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea brings us audio from the NYS Legislature hearing on the environmental and energy parts of the state budget. Then, Elizabeth EP Press reports on the resolution condemning ICE operations introduced by Rensselaer County Democratic legislators. Later on, we have an interview with Rachelle Rhamé, a new transplant to Troy, about her media and archival research. After that, Caelan McPherson talks with Former Manager of WTSC the Source, about there experience in radio. Finally, Thom Francis welcomes Judith Kerman to the mic. Hosts: Richard Sleeper and Caelan McPherson Engineer:Caelan McPherson

The Campaign for Access, Representation, and Equity for Immigrant Families (CARE4IF) Coalition, rallied at the State Capitol on Tuesday, February 3, to demand $175 million in funding for immigration legal services and the passage of the Access to Representation Act (ARA) and the Building Up Immigrant Legal Defense (BUILD) Act for the 2026 New York State Legislative Session. We hear first from Jahrain Roldan of the NY Immigration Coalition, followed by Senator Liu, Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia, Senator Rachel May, Assemblymember Phara Souffrant-Forrest and Senator Robert Jackson. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

The Visibility Brigade movement was born in 2020 on an overpass in Paramus, NJ out of a frustration due to the lack of physical messaging in the real world about the existential crisis that we face as a nation. There are now hundreds of Visibility Brigade groups across the country, with their nonviolent, pro-democracy messages posted on overpasses, chalked on sidewalks, and all other public spaces! Locally, one Brigade gathers on the overpass at Western Avenue at Rt. 85 every Wednesday from 4 to 5 PM. Christine Primomo and John Arrighi discuss the Brigade with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

The Rensselaer County Democratic Legislators have introduced a resolution for the February 10, 2026 Regular Meeting condemning recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations and calling for sweeping reforms including with the county's participation in the federal 287(g) program, which allows local law enforcement to collaborate with ICE. Elizabeth Press spoke to new Democratic Legislator Jessica Ashley about the resolution.

This week, Thom Francis welcomes Judith Kerman to the mic. She shared her work as the featured reader at the Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center in Albany, NY, on August 21, 2025. +++++ For over 20 years, Dan Wilcox has hosted the Third Thursday Poetry Night, welcoming poets and writers from all over the region and beyond. This open mic with a featured reader series has seen hundreds of poets take the stage and share their work with a vibrant audience of artists, writers, and creators young and old. Whether it's your first time reading poetry in public or you have been around the local literary community for years, the Third Thursday Poetry Night always feels like home. Last August, poet Judith Kerman was the featured reader. As host Dan Wilcox noted on his blog, “She began, & continued, with poems that pretend to be, or are, definitions, from her book Definitions; her first example was “Diaspora" in nine small parts, images, obliquely, historically responding to the dictionary definition.” She continued with the philosophical “Algorhythm” and “Canned Soup,” a prose poem and meditation on soup. She wrapped up her set with “Scoliosis,” “Why I Never Married,” and one final definition poem, “Israel,” in 10 tiny parts. Judith Kerman is a poet, performer, and artist who has published ten books or chapbooks of poetry. Her most recent work, Definitions, was published by Fomite Press in 2021. She has published two translations from Spanish: A Woman in Her Garden: Selected Poems of Dulce María Loynaz (White Pine Press, 2002) and Praises and Offenses: Three Women Poets from the Dominican Republic (BOA Editions, 2009). Kerman was a Fulbright Scholar to the Dominican Republic, where she translated poetry and fiction by Dominican women. She was also awarded the Abbie M. Kopps Poetry Prize and an Honorable Mention from the Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award.

Chris Hedges Special: The greatest evil in the world is war.

On January 28, the New York State legislature held a 12 hour hearing on the environmental and energy parts of the state budget. In part of our coverage, we hear from Allison Considine of the Building Decarbonization Coalition; Michael Hernandez of Rewiring America; Laurie Wheelock of the Public Utility Law Project; and Jonathan Cohen of the New York Solar Energy Industries Association. This has been Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

A large snowstorm is a challenge for any municipality. With large snow piles, and a limited amount of space, it takes a lot of planning and coordination. Snow storms also increase the inaccessibility of cities which already hold many barriers to people navigating the city with mobility limitations, carts, and strollers and for those who rely on foot, bike, or bus traffic to get around. This week on Sunday and Monday, a large amount of snow fell on Troy, with a snow emergency declared for a couple days later. This resulted in many walking and biking paths being covered in snow. Capital Streets has been paying attention to this, and James Rath Executive Director of Capital Streets spoke with Sina Basila Hickey.