STAMPED: Evenings for Educators and Communities Series presented by Rhode Island Center for the Book in collaboration with National Education Association RI, Rhode Island PBS, and statewide educators and partners.  Rhode Island Center for the Book has chosen STAMPED: Racism, Antiracism and You, by Jason Reynolds and Ibram A. Kendi, as the Reading Across Rhode Island 2021 selection. As part this […]

Please join us for a “What I Am Thinking About Now” presentation by Zimife Umeh, Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow in Brown University’s Sociology Department, titled “Formerly Incarcerated Black Women and Institutional Distrust.” Abstract: This presentation explores how institutional responses throughout the life course shape Black justice-involved women’s ability to trust institutions. Dr. Umeh will argue that despite the […]

Drawn from the Center for Public Humanities’ deep pool of alumni, the panelists in this new Zoom series represent a cross-section of our eclectic field. Join us in conversation over three virtual sessions to connect, ask questions, and prepare for next steps. The 2nd panel discussion in the series will focus on Advocacy, Government and Service. […]

"Mapping Indigenous Long Island" with Shinnecock Artist Jeremy Dennis Please join enrolled Shinnecock tribal member and artist Jeremy Dennis as he discusses his landscape photography project titled ‘On This Site - Indigenous Long Island’ which involves the mapping of sacred, historical, and archaeological Indigenous sites throughout Long Island, New York. Dennis will also share selections […]

In the next edition of our virtual Furniture Inside Out series, join us as we explore a special 18th-century mahogany desk in the Whitehorne House Museum collection. Furniture maker and researcher Jeffrey Greene will show us what makes the piece a “typical” Newport desk and what features make it unique—as well as what the desk can […]

STAMPED: Evenings for Educators and Communities Series presented by Rhode Island Center for the Book in collaboration with National Education Association RI, Rhode Island PBS, and statewide educators and partners.  Rhode Island Center for the Book has chosen STAMPED: Racism, Antiracism and You, by Jason Reynolds and Ibram A. Kendi, as the Reading Across Rhode Island 2021 selection. As part this […]

Tochi Onyebuchi joins us on Wed, Feb 10 at 6PM to discuss RIOT BABY, a companion read for the 2021 Reading Across Rhode Island selection. About this Event Co-hosted virtually by Amy VanderWeele at South Providence Library and Rhode Island Center for the Book, the conversation will be moderated by Jonathan Pitts-Wiley, the Artistic Director […]

Please join us for a “What I Am Thinking About Now” presentation by Mahasan Chaney, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Race & Ethnicity at Brown University’s Center for the Study of Race & Ethnicity in America (CSREA) and the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Her presentation is titled, “From Paternalism to Punishment: Evoking Educational […]

Created in 2015, the Civil Rights Movement Initiative (CRMI) is an after school program that serves students from three Providence public high schools. This program offers students exposure to a rigorous, pre-college level curriculum and immersive weeklong trip that centers the history of the Civil Rights Movement through Black grassroots organizing and collective resistance. With the tagline, […]

Museum & the Arts Drawn from the Center for Public Humanities’ deep pool of alumni, the panelists in this new Zoom series represent a cross-section of our eclectic field.  Join us in conversation over three virtual sessions to connect, ask questions, and prepare for next steps. The 1st panel discussion in the series will focus […]

The Imperative of Integration: A Virtual Conversation with Elizabeth Anderson, America's Foremost Philosopher More than forty years have passed since Congress enacted sweeping antidiscrimination laws in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. In 2008, we elected the first African American president. Some […]

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 […]

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 […]

In Toni Morrison’s first novel, there are three perpetrators of the sexual abuse of a child: Cholly Breedlove, Mr. Henry, and Soaphead Church. Professor Haviland argues that there are different kinds of guilt and shame that should be considered in this novel, and uses Lacan’s clinical analysis of perversion to understand the persistence of white supremacy […]

Rhode Island writers, illustrators and podcasters of color are invited to What Cheer Writers Club’s BIPOC/POC Creatives Happy Hour online Fri, Feb 19 from 5-6pm. Come share about your creative projects, and how you are facing the unique challenges of creating and finding community as an artist of color in the age of Covid. The […]

A 2-part Virtual Program on the history of the Black church in Rhode Island. For more information, please visit StagesofFreedom.org.  Register at the link below.

2020 was a year marked by widespread mass protest around the world following the murder of George Floyd on May 25th. Floyd’s death symbolized centuries of anti-Black racism and reignited resistance against the many legacies of racial slavery. Around the world statues and memorials dedicated to key players and memories of this history were toppled, […]

STAMPED: Evenings for Educators and Communities Series presented by Rhode Island Center for the Book in collaboration with National Education Association RI, Rhode Island PBS, and statewide educators and partners.  Rhode Island Center for the Book has chosen STAMPED: Racism, Antiracism and You, by Jason Reynolds and Ibram A. Kendi, as the Reading Across Rhode Island 2021 selection. As part this […]

The women’s movement must play a key role in addressing racism and gender inequity. Join us for a conversation with Black women leading RI organizations at the intersection of economic, racial & gender justice on how we can use this moment of awakening to drive a meaningful shift towards change. Moderator: Reza Clifton Speakers: Kimberly […]

On Thursday, February 25, we’ll present Bite-Sized Preservation: Advocacy 102, a revealing peek at how PPS develops its advocacy agenda and what successful advocacy looks like when it goes (mostly) right. Executive Director Brent Runyon will join our in-house advocacy expert, Rachel Robinson, in reviewing big wins and losses over the last decade, sharing what we’ve […]

Panel discussion moderated by Matt Branch, MA’21. Panelists: Keonna Hendrick, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Brooklyn Museum Lauren Zelaya, Director of Public Programs at Brooklyn Museum

Support for writing projects can feel scarce, but a strong grant proposal can open new opportunities, expanding your creative practice in the process. Join What Cheer Writers Club for Grantwriting for Writers, a conversation with Assets for Artists’ Molly Rideout online Thurs, March 4 at 7pm. Learn how to think innovatively about funding opportunities, place […]

Drawn from the Center for Public Humanities’ deep pool of alumni, the panelists in this new Zoom series represent a cross-section of our eclectic field. Join us in conversation over three virtual sessions to connect, ask questions, and prepare for next steps. The 3rd panel discussion in the series will focus on Higher Education and Research […]