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Providence Children’s Film Festival – February 12-21
Just when people might be feeling more disconnected than ever, the Providence Children's Film Festival 2021 arrives! Our mission since the dawn of the festival is, "Presenting the best of international and independent films that inspire, delight, educate and CONNECT." This year's festival will be held fully on-line so you can attend safely from the […]
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The Toby Gilmore Story
Toby Gilmore was sold into slavery at age 16. As the only slave to Captain John Gilmore, Toby doubts that he will ever see freedom. Then the town crier brings news that changes everything. In 1776, General George Washington permits Black men to enlist and fight in the American Revolution but, to be eligible they must […]
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The Technology and Structural Inequity Series: Privacy and Surveillance
The Technology and Structural Inequity speaker series will focus on the impact of technology on marginalized communities. The series will bring together leading academics and activists whose work is influencing how we think about and how we fight against the harms that technology is causing. The speakers will examine how technology is being used to […]
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Black History Month Virtual Speaker Series: “The History of Black Tennis in Rhode Island”
Despite tennis’s emphasis on singular achievement, black tennis occupied an important social and cultural space in building African American communities in Newport and Providence in the early 1900s. Black tennis clubs, along with fraternal and civic organizations, encouraged participation and arranged tournaments that reflected the politics of respectability, but also strengthened racial identity, fortified community, […]
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