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National civil rights leader and New York City political fixture Hazel Dukes has died. She was 92. She died in her home in Harlem this morning, according to her son Ronald Dukes.

The latest update Wednesday on the Albany Police Department’s efforts to enhance public safety included a look at the city's new 911 center.

A recent forum in Rutland examined ways law enforcement and other stakeholders can address bias and discrimination in Vermont.

Republican Alicia Purdy and independent Greg Aidala will face off with incumbent Democrat Kathy Sheehan in a virtual debate between candidates for mayor of Albany Wednesday night.

Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins was a guest speaker during a virtual meeting of the Albany NAACP last week, days after pulling himself out of the running…

Vermont's Castleton University is the first college or university in the state to start its own chapter of the NAACP.The Rutland-area NAACP says the…

In January 1966, Vernon Dahmer, head of a Mississippi chapter of the NAACP and a dedicated advocate for voter registration, was murdered by the White…

A judge has ruled in favor of New York Attorney General Tish James in a lawsuit filed last month against the Rensselaer County Board of Elections and its…

Advocates are stepping up efforts for more early voting sites in Troy. The push is being led by the League of Women Voters of Rensselaer County, which…

A Vermont NAACP branch has chosen a new president after the current leader decided to step down, saying she and her family had been racially harassed.Mia…