Carl Jefferson

December 22, 2022

Governor implored to take action on homeless crisis before deaths occur

Last week, Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee forcibly evicted an encampment of unhoused people from the State House plaza after a Superior Court Judge ruled in his favor. As a result, the newly formed Emergency Housing Coalition held a protest...

December 9, 2022

Prayer vigil held to oppose Governor McKee’s encampment eviction order

The prayer vigil was gathered in response to the announcement from Governor Daniel McKee that he was...

July 26, 2021

RI Poor People’s Campaign demands support from Senators Reed and Whitehouse

“We are here because this is the season of non-violent direct action,” said Pamela Poniatowski, one the...

June 8, 2021

RI Poor People’s Campaign supports federal resolution to end poverty

Third Reconstruction Resolution is “a historic omnibus vision to summon the moral and political resolve of the...

May 2, 2021

BLM RI opens African American Innovation Center in Pawtucket

“Black people – We are resistant,” said Brother Gary Dantzler, executive director of BLM RI. “We fight...

March 16, 2021

The RI Poor People’s Campaign ‘nails’ their moral agenda to the State House doors

“We demand that the COVID-19 relief package include expanded unemployment benefits, health care for all and vaccine...

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...

October 26, 2020

Nasty Womxn Vote 2020 rally wants you to vote for change

“I believe that our lives are shaped by the women who are in them. Whether that’s the...

September 6, 2020

The rally for Black lives gets loud in Barrington

“It is about my family, it is about my friends, it is about my life and it...

August 19, 2020

Black Lives Matter RI protests outside East Providence Police Department

“We’re here to say that racial profiling is not part of protecting or serving this community. When...

June 7, 2020

Black Lives Matter RI in Newport: Thousands rally against police violence

“We’ve been silent for so long, as African Americans in this country. We’ve been the punching bags,...