Ray Rickman in The Civil Rights Kid at Courthouse Center for the Arts

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If you’ve missed Ray Rickman’s performance of “Civil Rights Kid” this is the perfect venue to see it, and the perfect time as we begin February, Black History Month. Ray Rickman – Civil Rights Kid will be at the Courthouse Center for the Arts on Wednesday, February 12th from 7 to 9:30pm. The Center is…

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The Rudolph Fisher Exhibit, by Stages of Freedom at Providence Athenaeum

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Rudolph Fisher, Rhode Island’s Gift to the Harlem Renaissance, will be the exhibit of Stages of Freedom at the Providence Athenaeum at 251 Benefit Street on the East Side of Providence. Opening Reception is January 9th from 4 to 6pm. Exhibit runs through January 27th during regular operating hours. The exhibit is free and open…

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“How Good People Can Do More Good” – a talk by Ray Rickman

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A talk by Ray Rickman at First Unitarian Church, Saturday, November 23rd at 6:30 PM, following the First Parish Supper at 5 PM.  Register, HERE: https://form.jotform.com/230806392011143 Ray Rickman is executive director of Stages of Freedom. Ray Rickman is one of the state’s foremost historian of Black life and culture. Stages of Freedom (www.stagesoffreedom.org), which Mr.…

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To Do in RI: Laboring for Freedom at Slater Mill, Pawtucket

Museum exhibits on Black Providence residents.

A full house gathered at Slater Mill last Friday night for the opening of “Laboring for Freedom: African Americans in the Blackstone River Valley,” a collaborative exhibit created by Stages of Freedom and the National Park Service. Conceived by Ranger Kevin Klyberg and researched by Robb Dimmick and Ray Rickman of Stages of Freedom, the exhibit highlights the…

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Stages of Freedom Museum of African American History to unveil marker to Black philanthropist

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Stages of Freedom will unveil a historic marker recognizing Christiana Carteaux Bannister on Saturday, October 28, 2024, 10am at 15 Westminster Street, Providence. The event is free and open to the public and followed by refreshments. Save the Date! Mrs. Bannister, of African and Narragansett descent, and her husband Edward, were Providence’s Black Victorian power couple, using…

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