His face pushed into the cold ground, two knees braced against his neck and seven state troopers piled on top of him, Lexis Figuereo, organizer…
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Lukee Forbes, one of Albany’s most notable and outspoken activists, took to social media today to announce his campaign to unseat Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan,…
A recording of a private meeting of Albany’s Police Reform Collaborative obtained by 518Independent shows a group trying to come to terms with mounting backlash…
Two police accountability bills advance to a vote in Albany while debate continues over review board
Two laws implementing more scrutiny of the Albany Police Department were recommended for a vote before the full Common Council by the Public Safety Committee…
Ken Zeoli, the activist arrested by Troy Police in August for requesting a complaint form, was arrested yesterday on charges of first-degree rape, felony first-degree…
In a stark reversal Mayor Kathy Sheehan announced today that the next series of meetings of Albany’s police reform collaborative will be live streamed and…
Photos by Robert Cooper When D. Colin and Keion Hennessey birthed the idea of a joint art exhibit, the world looked a whole lot different…
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…