Historic Walking Tour: William J. Brown, Freeman of Color – with Ray Rickman

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The William J. Brown: Freeman of Color – Historic Walking Tour will take place on Saturday, April 29th at 9am. with Ray Rickman, guide. Rickman, of Stages of Freedom, holds frequent historic walking tours on the topic of black history in Providence. Experience the exciting life of William J. Brown, a Providence freeman of color, descended of slaves owned…

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How to talk about race in 2023 – with Ray Rickman

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Sponsored by the North Kingstown Democratic Committee, Ray Rickman will speak on “How to talk about race in 2023” at the North Kingstown Free Library Meeting Room on Tuesday, April 18th from 6:30pm to 8pm. The free event is at the Library at 100 Boone St, North Kingstown. No registration is necessary. About the event…

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How to Talk About Race in 2023 – with Ray Rickman

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Ray Rickman, of Stages of Freedom, will discuss “How to Talk about Race in 2023” on Monday, February 6th at 6:30pm at the Weaver Library, 41 Grove avenue in East Providence. It is free and open to the public. Ray Rickman has conducted 300 diversity and race relations workshops for businesses, colleges and government agencies…

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Becoming Frederick Douglass event

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Rhode Island PBS and Stages of Freedom invites you to a special event which will include a reception, preview of a documentary film, and a discussion by local historians. A screening and discussion of Becoming Frederick Douglass at the historic Congdon Street Baptist Church, 17 Congdon Street in Providence will be held on Thursday, February 2nd…

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The Black Press in Rhode Island – TONIGHT

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The Black Press in Rhode Island will be held tonight, Friday, October 28th at 5pm at the Redwood Library & Athenaeum, 50 Bellevue Avenue, in Newport. The event is free and open to the public. The Black Press in Rhode Island is a remarkable, yet virtually unknown history. In 1857 we find Alexander P. Niger,…

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Walking Tour: African Americans on College Hill – with Ray Rickman

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Join Ray Rickman on Saturday, October 1st at 9am for a guided tour of Providence’s oldest neighborhood and the African Americans who lived their varied lives there. Many left an indelible mark on not only the state, but the world, including opera diva Sissieretta Jones, landscape artist Edward M. Bannister, and Harlem Renaissance author, Randolph…

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Value of the Book – at Weaver Library with Ray Rickman

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In an Antiques Roadshow-type format, Ray Rickman will hold one of his popular events, “Value of the Book” on Monday, September 26th at 6pm at the Weaver Library, 41 Grove Ave, in East Providence. The event will cover what makes a book valuable, what type of book has the highest retail value, and will offer…

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Stages of Freedom & Newport’s Redwood Library Frederick Douglass benefit event

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Stages of Freedom is hosting a benefit lecture and reception – Frederick Douglass – What he continues to teach us – with Dr. David Blight. Pulitzer Prize winner and Yale professor Dr. David Blight, America’s foremost authority on Frederick Douglass, will speak Thursday, August 18th at 4:30pm at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum, 50 Bellevue Avenue,…

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