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Rhode Island Islamic community embraces Mayor Elorza's kindness initiative
During his second inaugural address in January, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza announced a "kindness initiative." "We are all connected, says the African concept of Ubuntu, and when we recognize our common humanity, we’re more likely to l...
Hundreds attend Christchurch vigil in Providence
The white supremacist terror attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand that left 50 dead, 50 wounded and dozens missing sparked horror and outrage across the world. The victims, which included men and women, from ages two to 71 was specifical...
A vigil for Lauren Ise
"I just feel that he had more rights than her. He came to her apartment at 3am Monday evening, telling, her, screaming, that he was going to murder her," said Cheryl Palazzo, mother of Lauren Ise, who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend las...
Hope and Change for Haiti celebrates International Women's Day
Hope and Change for Haiti held their second annual International Women Day Celebration at the Rhode Island State House on Friday. The event was emceed by Pearl Farquharson. United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat, Rhode Island...
An Evening with Dr. Cornel West
“Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself.” On Thursday, February 28th, Rhode Island College (RIC) played host to Dr. Cornel West to close out their Black History Month events. "Dr. West is one of the foremost motivational...
Representative Fogarty excoriates Speaker Mattiello over his handling of child sexual assault bill last year
"One of the reasons I voted against the Speaker, and why I'm sitting here now, is because of what happened on that last day of session last year. I want everybody to know, I want people to know at home what happens up here." The testimon...
Student targeted with racism at Burrillville High School speaks out
Warning: Many of the pictures near the end of this piece are racist and upsetting. On Valentine’s Day, Natasha Daigle, a Burrillville High School junior, was in her English Class presenting her project on segregation in the days of the R...
Hate groups planning a return to Rhode Island State House on April 6
THREAD: Resist Marxism has announced a rally in Providence, RI, for April 6, 2019.This will to be a violent event attended by hate groups-- the Proud Boys and the American Guard.How do I know?Because that's exactly how it went on October...
RI NOW's annual meeting examines reproductive health, broadly defined
The Rhode Island Chapter of the National Organization for Women (RI NOW) held their annual meeting Monday night with speakers organized around the subject of reproductive rights, broadly defined. The five main goals of RI NOW are "advanc...
New podcast to deal with RI State House through the lens of reproductive rights
Jennifer Rourke, former Democratic candidate for Rhode Island State Senator (District 29, Warwick) is hosting a new podcast with The Womxn Project "that will break down the mystery of what happens at the State House through the lens of r...