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Sunday, May 05, 2013  Updated with video; Forty of Albany’s top leaders under the age of 40 were honored by the Albany Herald and Emerge Albany at a special luncheon.

Saturday, August 18, 2012  Updated with video; A group of Albany residents have joined in an effort to boost pride within the ‘Good Life City.’

Friday, August 03, 2012  Gay rights activists answer 'Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day' with national 'Kiss In'

Friday, June 01, 2012  Updated with video; Sherriff Reggie Rachals turns down rumors that he wrongfully treated a horse.

Monday, May 28, 2012  Updated with video; Several influential women in our community were honored Sunday afternoon during a Deborah Women Call Conference at the Center of Refuge Worship Center.

Friday, December 09, 2011  Updated with video; It's been 50 years since the Civil Rights movement began in Albany and it's taken that amount of time to recognize the students who made a sacrifice for the cause.

Monday, November 14, 2011  Angry over NYPD spying, Muslim activists urge against calling police, adding to mistrust

Thursday, June 16, 2011  Montana fugitive part of new strain of anti-government activists who hate police

Wednesday, March 30, 2011  Ohio union bill moves closer to clearing state Legislature as House lawmakers prepare to vote

Tuesday, February 22, 2011  Three Albany State College students who were expelled in 1961 for participating in Civil Rights demonstrations returned to the campus to tell their stories and share their experiences.

Thursday, February 03, 2011  Protesters and regime supporters fought in a second day of rock-throwing battles at a central Cairo square while new lawlessness spread around the city.

Friday, October 29, 2010  Joffe Wright is the president of Team New Age Movement, a group of Southwest Georgia students that motivate others to stand up for their rights. The group has been getting involved with the upcoming election by hosting their own debates and rallying.

Wednesday, June 02, 2010  Israel's attorney general says all of the nearly 700 activists detained in a deadly raid on an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip will be deported by the end of the day.

Thursday, April 15, 2010  Tea party activists ending national protest tour with rally in the capital it loves to hate

Friday, March 26, 2010  Tea party activists want to turn conservative anger over the health care overhaul into political muscle in November