20 Black Rhode Island Heroes – Free class for RI youth – starts TODAY

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Presents Black Lives Matter! 20 Black Rhode Island Heroes Join Stages of Freedom for an Exciting Look at Black Rhode Island History-Makers with Live Performances, Videos and  Lively Conversations. A Free Online Class Monday-Friday, June 28-July 9 – 10am to noon Taught by Ray Rickman & Robb Dimmick, with Special Guests Most appropriate for Grades 6-12 Go to…

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Vice President Harris visits the Ocean State – Ann Clanton

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by Ann Clanton, “Speak-Up” contributing writer Photos: Courtesy Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse office Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo touched down in the Ocean State on Wednesday to rally support for the Biden/Harris American Jobs Plan. After a greeting of VP Harris at TF Green Airport with Air Force II, by Raimondo…

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Come to… Ladies Who Lunch…(on ZOOM)

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Be our guest as these remarkable women share their stories and the unique gifts they’ve used to touch and transform thousands of lives over 3 consecutive Monday lunchtime presentations. All events take place on ZOOM and are free. The series, Ladies Who Lunch, begins tomorrow – March 15th. First speaker will be Norma Jean Darden,…

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Ray Rickman’s quest for civil rights: “The Civil Rights Kid”

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Virtual Presentation: The Civil Rights Kid Wednesday, March 3rd, 7-8pm, via Zoom 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,…

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Coats & Winter Clothing for those in need at Stages of Freedom Saturday

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Come on down on Saturday, December 5th from 9 to 11am at Stages of Freedom, 10 Westminster Street in downtown Providence. Stages is donating coats and other winter clothing for low-income Rhode Islanders. Pick-up is Saturday – one day only. Social distancing and masks required. Questions: StagesofFreedom@aol.com You can make a direct donation, here: https://www.stagesoffreedom.org/donate Stages…

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1 down, 99 to go… Providence Fire Box Redux

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For twenty years, Ray Rickman, executive director of Stages of Freedom, has passed a dozen century-old fireboxes on his daily College Hill walks. All of them are sadly caked with cracked and faded paint that masks their industrial beauty. Last winter, Ray got inspired to restore one of the boxes on Benefit Street as his…

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What’s in a name? A lot if you are Brown University

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Photo: Brown University gates “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet.” – Shakespeare Brown University has announced a name change, reflective of racial sensitivity. Calling it a “clerical adjustment to address a state government affiliation historically appended to the University’s name”, Brown University will…

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204th Anniversary – End of Slavery in Little Compton

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Photo: Imagined portrait by Dora Atwater Millikin Slavery and Freedom in Little Compton Explore the history of northern slavery and emancipation through the personal stories of people enslaved in Little Compton and the surrounding communities. Special attention will be paid to the histories of enslaved women and girls. August 5, 2020 is the 204th anniversary…

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Stages of Freedom’s Black Rhode Island Heroes Class

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Join Stages of Freedom for an exciting look at Black Rhode Island History-Makers With LIVE performances, videos, and lively conversations.  This is a FREE Online Class being held Monday through Friday, August 3-14, from 9 to 11am. It will be taught by Ray Rickman and Robb Dimmick, co-founders of Stages of Freedom – with some…

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On the Road to Freedom – Black History Matters

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(Editor’s Note: Black History Matters is the second of several articles from different perspectives on Black history planned by RINewsToday – we thank Robb Dimmick and Ray Rickman for allowing this publication.) Some time back we came upon this exciting Roadside Guide. There isn’t a more appropriate time to print this for all Rhode Islanders…

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