Archive for June 2020
In the Arena with Joe Paolino, Jr. & Black Lives Matter
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. Mark Fisher, Sr. Director and Brother Gary…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update Today, Sun, June 7, 2020
Photo: Cranston’s Budlong Pool, which will remain closed all summer NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL U.S. coronavirus deaths surpass 110,000 CDC director advises protesters get tested for coronavirus: ‘I do think there is a potential for this to be a seeding event. The director also recommended that those who attended protests inform their loved ones and get…
Read MoreAdvocates Press for Justice: More lives lost to COVID19 in Rhode Island Group Homes
By Gina Macris As the death toll from the coronavirus has ticked up in Rhode Island group homes for adults with developmental disabilities during the last two weeks, two community organizations have turned their focus to the multiple aspects of social justice – in health care equity and in issues of race. As of June…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week – REStarting Your Business, SRI Chamber & SCORE
Join this Virtual Event on Thursday, June 11th at 1:00pm For small businesses forced to shutter or cut back during this crisis, the next step forward may not be clear. Jumping in with both feet right now may not be the best choice. You have options to consider and need to think carefully about how…
Read MoreLet’s Put Humanity Back Into HR
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “Never forget the human in human resources: “The best leaders balance a passion for the business with a compassion for people.” – Jack Welch A woman suddenly can’t log into her company computer. She notices someone else is also logged in under her name. She reports this to her HR person who brushes…
Read MoreThank you… now let’s get to work.
by James Vincent, President, NAACP, Providence Branch The NAACP Providence Branch wishes to congratulate and thank both Black Lives Matter and the courageous students of Step Up RI for their powerful and effective protests over the past two weekends! The expressions of anti-racism are so needed if we are to survive as a society, and…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap – Sat/Sun, June 6/7, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 6/6/20: Overnight rain ends early, and then a cold front moves through the area in the evening, but not before tossing some showers and maybe even a thunderstorm or two around during the afternoon. Wet morning lows in the upper 60’s will warm up to the low 80’s in humid…
Read MoreSummer is upon us, and the sleeping giant – sports – is waking up…
by John Cardullo, sportswriter Summer is upon us and the sleeping giant that is sports is waking up! We just need to hang tight. As the spring becomes summer and the world of sports on every level has laid virtually dormant since mid-March, there has been an outcry from all over the world to “Get…
Read More“Dear Dee” – Communication Advice
by Donna Rustigian Mac Well hello—it’s Dee…with your communication advice for the week…so you can create healthy human connections….that means trusted relationships in your personal and professional life. Our first question today: Dear Dee, How do I get my mother who lives in Washington State to stop asking me when I’m going to visit her?…
Read More“I hear you…I’m listening to you…”
More than 10,000 people protested under the Black Lives Matter mantra last night in downtown Providence, that was the estimate of officials on the scene who said this was the largest event they had ever seen in their careers. Beginning in Kennedy Plaza, walking to the RI State House, then by the Providence Place Mall,…
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