Posts Tagged ‘February’
Learn CPR for someone you love. Rhode Island based ResusciTech’s new training app
February is Heart Month. Learn CPR with ResusciTech smartphone app developed by Brown University students.
Read MoreBlack History Month teaching guide for children in school, at home
American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week (then called “Negro History Week”) nearly a century ago to spotlight the accomplishments of African Americans. It was first celebrated during the second week of February in 1926 to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (February 12) and abolitionist/editor Frederick Douglass (February 14). In 1976,…
Read MoreFeelin’ the love…
Who isn’t brought to memories of years ago just watching these little ones make their Valentines for each other. What a year for love – what a year for the MLK Center in Newport to remind us of simpler, more loving times. “You show love by being kind,” a Preschool student remarked. There’s so much love…
Read MoreBlack History Month
In Rhode Island Sankofa Community Connection kicked off Black History Month outside of Newport City Hall Feb. 4th at City Hall in Newport as the red black and green flag is flown, honoring Black History Month. There was a Community Award Ceremony honoring Mrs. Pauline Perkins-Moye. The Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading – Langston Hughes’ powerful,…
Read MoreCelebrate Lincoln’s Birthday at The Arnold House
The town of Lincoln, Rhode Island, was named in honor of our sixteenth president in 1871. Visit Arnold House and learn about President Lincoln’s visits to the Ocean State and the history of this land that became Lincoln. Tour the museum, celebrate President Lincoln’s 211th birthday, and enjoy some birthday cake. The free event will…
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