Providence Youth Created a Mural Imagining More Public Fruit Trees and Housing, and Less Police
November 24, 2021

Providence Youth Created a Mural Imagining More Public Fruit Trees and Housing, and Less Police

“The mural was collectively designed to look like a park, which serves as a refuge for youth...

RI Black Business Association issues state a failing grade after Disparity Report release
July 30, 2021

RI Black Business Association issues state a failing grade after Disparity Report release

“Why did it take them this long [to release the Disparity Report],” asked RIBBA’s Executive Director Lisa...

Community Members Testify Against Proposed 13.5% Increase in Providence Police Salaries
July 1, 2021

Community Members Testify Against Proposed 13.5% Increase in Providence Police Salaries

(UPDATE 6/30/21: The contract was approved by the City Council. Page 9 of the Police Budget Packet...

Barrington and Black Lives Matter rally to support Candace Breen
February 17, 2021

Barrington and Black Lives Matter rally to support Candace Breen

“I will not be quiet when confronted with irrational beliefs, such as how my Black Lives Matter...

Rally to Support Our Youth and Protest Police Brutality
June 15, 2021

Rally to Support Our Youth and Protest Police Brutality

“We saw [the police] more concerned about their own appearance than about the health and welfare of...

Raptakis law to make blocking the highway a felony is legislative overkill
October 14, 2020

Raptakis law to make blocking the highway a felony is legislative overkill

Laws such as the one proposed by Raptakis are passed to keep protesters who challenge the status...

Senator Elizabeth Crowley: All Lives Matter
September 4, 2020

Senator Elizabeth Crowley: All Lives Matter

“Certainly Black lives matter to everybody, so do Brown lives, so do yellow lives, so do red...

PERA reviews recent Providence protests
August 26, 2020

PERA reviews recent Providence protests

“What I saw on Dean Street on July 23 was in my view a really excessive use...

What are must-haves for this year’s state budget? Here’s what voters think
August 17, 2020

What are must-haves for this year’s state budget? Here’s what voters think

“Voters are looking not just for a return to normal, but a better way to run the...

An Open Letter to America from the Black Leadership Initiative
August 6, 2020

An Open Letter to America from the Black Leadership Initiative

“We have witnessed our brothers and sisters slayed on the streets. We are exhausted. Disgusted. Livid. Open...

Photos from a Black Lives Matter Silent Vigil in Barrington
July 26, 2020

Photos from a Black Lives Matter Silent Vigil in Barrington

Around 70 people lined up along County Road in Barrington on Sunday afternoon to be part of...

Providence Police make several arrests during Portland Solidarity rally and march
August 4, 2020

Providence Police make several arrests during Portland Solidarity rally and march

With calls of “Whose Streets? Our Streets!” and other chants, around 150 mostly young people marched on...

Statement from PVD City Councilmember Katherine Kerwin regarding recent events at Fortnight
July 23, 2020

Statement from PVD City Councilmember Katherine Kerwin regarding recent events at Fortnight

“It is clear to me that what I observed was an attempt to harass a small business...

Teen activists launch Silence is Violence: 401 in Woonsocket
July 13, 2020

Teen activists launch Silence is Violence: 401 in Woonsocket

“We’re not stopping,” said Jaliyah Joseph, one of the organizers. “The momentum isn’t going to stop, the...

There’s a progressive slate running for City Council in Woonsocket: Here’s an interview
July 13, 2020

There’s a progressive slate running for City Council in Woonsocket: Here’s an interview

“The council does not represent the majority of the constituents here,” said first-time candidate Charmaine Webster. “With...

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