Posts Tagged ‘Ray Rickman’
How to Talk About Slavery: with Ray Rickman
Well known Rhode Islander and African-American historian, Ray Rickman, will make a presentation at the Tiverton Library on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 6:30pm, “How to Talk About Slavery”. The library is located at 34 Roosevelt Avenue in Tiverton, RI. In this 1-hour presentation, Ray Rickman draws on his extensive knowledge of both Rhode Island…
Read More“The Civil Rights Kid”: A presentation by Ray Rickman at William Hall Library, Cranston
Join Ray Rickman in a tour-de-force presentation as he takes you on his quest for civil rights, from the 1966 “March Against Fear” in Mississippi with James Meredith, where he almost lost his life at the hands of the local sheriff, to taking on the Detroit School Department, to working side-by-side with Rosa Parks. It’s…
Read More$5,000 Reward offered for return of bronze Bannister gravesite plaque
Photo: Newport Art Museum archives A $5,000 cash reward is offered for the return of the bronze plaque stolen from the gravesite of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bannister at the North Burial Ground in Providence. The larger of two bronze plaques was removed from the stone monument within the last few days. Ray Rickman, founder…
Read More“The Civil Rights Kid”: a one man play with Ray Rickman, Stages of Freedom
This brand new, 30 minute, dramatic enactment was developed by Ray Rickman to portray his teenage years in the 1960s as a Civil Rights advocate in Michigan and Mississippi. The Civil Rights Kid has been workshopped at Bryant University and Bristol Community College and will now be presented on Monday, February 5th at 7 PM at the Weaver…
Read MoreRacial disparities in swimming – and drowning. Stages of Freedom’s Swim Empowerment – David Salzillo
by David Salzillo David Salzillo is a student at Providence College. He wrote this piece for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and submitted it to RINewsToday for publication. Follow Salzillo at his blog on Substack, Salzillo’s Two Cents (Salzillo’s Two Cents). “Today I am [writing] of Mr. Ray Rickman, a former Rhode Island state representative…
Read MoreSen. Jack Reed, Stages of Freedom & YMCA announce new swim program funding for youth in RI
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Read MoreSaving Bannister: A Conversation with Ed Shein, Barnaby Evans, and Ray Rickman Nov. 2nd
The Bannister Legacy Lives On – that’s the hope of the group working hard to make sure that happens for now, and for all those who come after. At 5pm today, Thursday, November 2nd, a free and open to the public event will be held at the RISD Museum Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center, 20 N…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Ray Rickman, Stages of Freedom
Each week Joe Paolino Jr. talks to a leader in Rhode Island about issues of the day. This interview is with Ray Rickman, co-founder and director of Stages of Freedom, a nonprofit building bridges across cultural divides through exciting public engagement. Stages also operates an educational museum working to bring art objects, books & gift…
Read MoreStages of Freedom hosts Public Forum to move forward with a new Pool for Providence
Stages of Freedom is working on a major project to build a year-round public swimming pool for the people of Providence. With too few pools and the fact that most are open for only 5-6 weeks out of the year, and some with restricted hours, this leaves children unable to learn to swim – and therefore…
Read MoreStages of Freedom has big plans to put you in the swim, save lives… a new public swimming pool
Stages of Freedom has announced plans to build a new public swimming pool in Providence. The pool would be free for the public to use year-round. Stages of Freedom is a nonprofit organization in Providence focused on raising funds and promoting the importance of learning to swim for all, and particularly for children of color.…
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