“In any legalization legislation we must ensure that the past and future harms of the criminalization of cannabis endured by thousands of Rhode Islanders are repaired,"...
"The first thing I want to say is Rest In Peace Ma'Khia Bryant," said Kinverly Dicupe. "We've lost another angel at the hands of the police....
"We can't talk about weed legalization if we don't mention policing, police violence and mass incarceration," said Ariel Tavares, who emceed the event. "That is the...
"Any life lost is a loved one lost— a father, son, sister, a mother," said Ms Sheila of DARE, by telephone. "And it’s sad and it’s...
"Raimondo, Coyne-Fague, Neronha, Alexander-Scott: do you understand that the lives of incarcerated people matter?"
"While it is not well known, in 2006 the State of Rhode Island cut taxes for the wealthiest Rhode Island residents, allowing them to go from...
“…cutting funding to Providence and the state’s other impoverished and most diverse communities during the midst of the ongoing pandemic and recession is utterly unconscionable and...
“We’re here to be Jhamal’s voice in all of this,” said Bernard Tribble, Jhamal Gonsalves’ stepfather to Uprise RI. “We hope that people can come together...
“What is the point of being in the Senate for as long as our Senators have been there, of knowing the rules so deeply, of having...
“Cuts to critical services in communities like Pawtucket worsens inequality, which hurts us all over the long term, and in the short term does devastating damage...