July 10, 2020

The Womxn Project leaving the Rhode Island Reproductive Freedom Coalition

After due consideration, The Womxn Project’s Board of Directors has made the decision to discontinue our participation...

July 11, 2020

Six Providence City Councilmembers pledge to reallocate money from the police

“I am committed to reallocating funds from the Police Department into social services,” said Providence City Councilmember...

July 11, 2020

Providence’s civilian oversight board blocked by police from accessing body camera footage

A debate over body camera footage at PERA’s monthly meeting shows that relying on the police department...

July 4, 2020

State House rally to decarcerate, divest from, and dismantle prisons

“As the national conversation around police violence unfolds, we must shine a light on the violence happening...

COYOTE RI: An open letter to Senator Whitehouse on upcoming EARN IT Act vote
July 2, 2020

COYOTE RI: An open letter to Senator Whitehouse on upcoming EARN IT Act vote

“Your office was not willing to review any of the evidence based research regarding how these types...

June 29, 2020

Brown University accused of violating Title IX by cutting women’s athletics

More than twenty years after a precedent-setting court victory finding that Brown University violated federal Title IX...

June 24, 2020

Bail hearings for ICE detainees at Wyatt: More than two dozen released

“…More than just getting the detainees released from Wyatt due to Covid, we brought to light Wyatt’s...

June 23, 2020

Governor shifts on possible executive order to deal with looming eviction crisis

“It is my hope to beat the clock of July 1st and have this up and running....

June 22, 2020

Tenant Network Rhode Island rallies for eviction moratorium

“We know that evictions and homelessness mores affect communities of color. Black people are disproportionately represented in...

Activists urge civilian oversight board to aid in defunding efforts
June 21, 2020

Activists urge civilian oversight board to aid in defunding efforts

“When we’re talking about what it means to change policing in Providence … we need to start...

June 21, 2020

Rhode Island Pride marches for Black and Trans lives

“When the Providence Journal covered the first Pride parade in 1976, the headline read, City Tolerates First...

June 20, 2020

Providence’s Annual Dyke and Trans People of Color March

“I’m grateful to be a member of this church, and to be a part of the Black...

PVD youth organize and lead Juneteenth march for racial justice
June 20, 2020

PVD youth organize and lead Juneteenth march for racial justice

“I’ve noticed that there’s missing history, history that has to do with my skin,” said Faith, a...

Woonsocket City Councilmember James Cournoyer responds
June 18, 2020

Woonsocket City Councilmember James Cournoyer responds

In response to Woonsocket City Council establishes a “Racist Policies Review Advisory Board” with little input from...

June 15, 2021

The movement for Black Lives in Rhode Island: An overview

“The movement is drawing in Rhode Islanders of all stripes, and it cannot stop now. No matter...