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At RIPTA Board meeting, bus riders testify against the planned destruction of Kennedy Plaza
"Whenever they claim they're going to make Kennedy Plaza a more wonderful place it's really just an excuse because some influential people want the busses out of Kennedy Plaza. It's like Trump just repeating the same lies over again. Why...
Raimondo faces questions about police mask wearing and use of force
"During a time though, that there's a pandemic and a virus that's going around that attacks the respiratory system, wouldn't you agree that police should be using tear gas and chemical agents absolutely last?" Brooklyn is the founder and...
Lawmakers ask the Public Utilities Commission to reverse their votes approving National Grid's electric rate increase
"Newly elected legislators are sending a signal that we're not going to be complacent with policy decisions that negatively affect working people." Five newly elected members of the Rhode Island General Assembly and one incumbent today s...
At least two arrested during 4th night of Breonna Taylor BLM protests in PVD
"It’s over. Get out of here.” "I’m with the press." "I don’t care who you’re with. You’re done." "I’m with the press." "You’re done. Beat it." "I’m with the press. I’m going to do my job." "I don’t care. Get out of here." For over an hou...
New group, Safer Communities for Justice, seeks resolutions to unsolved murders
"I'm not going to stand back and accept that my child is a number. She's not a number. Her name is Essence T Crystal. I want that to be remembered and I want our community to step up." A new advocacy group, working on the issue of unsolv...
Elorza announces comprehensive review of Public Safety Dept in Providence
"This review isn't just financial. Certainly the numbers tell a big story here, but this is also going to look at the administrative processes," said Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza. "It's going to look at the calls coming in. It's going t...
Community denounces violence against Black women by police/social service partnership
"Police officers do not have the proper training, education and credentials to diagnose someone with a mental condition - and neither do these advocates. I am a victim of police brutality. I am a victim of domestic violence advocates." T...
Protest for Breonna Taylor met with pepper spray on Providence highway
Just over 150 people marched from Burnside Park in Providence onto the the Route 95 on ramp on Memorial Boulevard by the Providence Place Mall about 9pm on Wednesday night. The march was in response to the failure of a Louisville Kentuck...
Black Lives Matter RI protests lack of charges in Breonna Taylor killing
Black Lives Matter Rhode Island staged a small protest outside the Providence Public Safety Complex on Wednesday evening is response to a Louisville Kentucky grand jury's failure to bring any charges against the three police officers who...
State legislators join community advocates to push back against potential budget cuts
"A budget is a statement of our priorities - of the things that we value. Of course times are hard, and they're apt to get harder before they get easier. But the answer is to invest in the things that keep us all strong and healthy - to...