Archive for May 2019
The Origin of The Doctor Broad: A Mafia Love Story
by Barbara H. Roberts, MD It was Sunday, April 5, 1981. I was making rounds on my patients at the Miriam Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, where I was a cardiologist on staff. That day, the Providence Journal Sunday Magazine published a cover story on me, entitled, Who Is the Real Dr. Roberts? The Journal’s…
Read MoreNAACP Legislative Positions for Rhode Island
Photo: NAACP Providence Branch website Each year, the NAACP Providence Branch officially supports legislation which we feel will make a difference in our community. While we feel there are dozens of legislative bills which will make a difference, this year, we are supporting six bills: Early Voting; Equal Pay; A $15 Minimum Wage; Fair Chance Licensing; Source of Income Discrimination,…
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