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E.L.E.V.A.T.E 518 hand Black women the mic
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E.L.E.V.A.T.E 518 hand Black women the mic

Posted on August 1, 2020August 3, 2020 by 518Independent

As the country has reeled from the police killing of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter has risen to the forefront of the nation’s conscience…

Need to Know: stories you need to read, events you should attend
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Need to Know: stories you need to read, events you should attend

Posted on July 30, 2020 by 518Independent

Welcome to the first installment of “Need to Know” our weekly roundup of local stories that are impacting the issues we care about. We prioritize…

Mural on an abandoned McDonald’s offers healing to wounded neighborhood
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Mural on an abandoned McDonald’s offers healing to wounded neighborhood

Posted on July 28, 2020December 2, 2020 by David Howard King

Children splash through the beads of water pulsing and spraying from a small, green sprinkler on the broken sidewalk on South Pearl Street in Albany.…

Interview: Breanna Bielecki and Kristoph DiMaria of Capital District Mutual Aid
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Interview: Breanna Bielecki and Kristoph DiMaria of Capital District Mutual Aid

Posted on July 28, 2020August 4, 2020 by Sarah Heikkinen

When the COVID-19 crisis hit New York’s Capital Region in early March, many local creatives, freelancers, and activists started to panic. As layoffs started and…

Podcast: Zoe Lewis, Angelique Powell, Aaron Moore on racism in local theater
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Podcast: Zoe Lewis, Angelique Powell, Aaron Moore on racism in local theater

Posted on July 28, 2020July 30, 2020 by David Howard King

In the wake of Black Lives Matter protests and the endless sea of solidarity posts from corporations and arts organizations Zoe Lewis asked a question.…

Troy residents on what plywood BLM murals made them feel
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Troy residents on what plywood BLM murals made them feel

Posted on July 15, 2020August 4, 2020 by 518Independent

Celebrated local photographer Jayana LaFountaine captured the plywood murals that went up across downtown Troy in anticipation of protests against police. Many businesses rushed to…

Aaron Moore aims to bring Toni Morrison’s “Dreaming Emmett” back to the Albany stage
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Aaron Moore aims to bring Toni Morrison’s “Dreaming Emmett” back to the Albany stage

Posted on July 13, 2020August 4, 2020 by Katie Cusack

In an article published in The Collaborative earlier this year, Toni Morrison’s play “Dreaming Emmett”–which premiered at the Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany in 1986–was…

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