A red, black and green flag with the words Black Lives Matter dangles from a metal iron poll at the quoin of South Station. A…
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Two of the area’s most celebrated and prolific Black theater artists come together this weekend to launch the Upstate Black Theater Festival. Morgan Heyward of…
Photo by Robert Cooper City officials in Albany rushed to fire APD officer David Haupt after The Times Union reported on body-camera footage that captured…
Earlier today Mayor Kathy Sheehan emailed members of the city police reform collaborative to warn them of the imminent release of a Times Union article…
Five months after introducing “common sense” police reforms in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the Albany Common Council remains unready to actually…
Black residents are more likely to be pulled over, arrested, charged with resisting arrest and have force used against them according to a report commissioned…
518 Independent has obtained video from activist Ken Zeoli’s time in Troy PD custody following his arrest on August 21 for seeking a complaint form.…
Judge Christopher Maier has denied the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s request to block the release of video of an activist’s time in Troy PD custody. …
Jammella Anderson stands outside the Free School on Elm St in Albany in the chill of the misting rain and opens the door of a…
The trial of former Resnnselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove is a major flashpoint in larger efforts to hold police accountable in the killing of…