"Convening at the site of the historic Olney Street Baptist Church, begins with Black institution-building as a configuration of resistance. Continuing through the gentrified crossroads of Providence's East Side, the tour will explore how institutionalized legal, economic, and social power sought to circumscribe the lives of Black Rhode Islanders. A central theme of the tour […]

The Juneteenth RI Festival returns for the fifth year with a range of free programming for the whole family. Events include a Providence Black History Walking Tour; a YOUth Day on Saturday, June 17; and a day-long event at the Roger Williams Park’s Temple to Music with special guest Kelly Price on Sunday, June 18. […]

Join RI Slave History Medallions in celebrating Juneteeth 2023 with a program including Historic Militia Encampment & Demonstrations, a speaking program, Indigenous Cultural Presentations, youth activities, music, food trucks. Sunday & Monday, June 18 & 19, for an exciting Juneteenth 2023 celebration in historic Washington Square, Newport. RISHM is partnering with the City of Newport, […]

The Juneteenth RI Festival returns for the fifth year with a range of free programming for the whole family. Events include a Providence Black History Walking Tour; a YOUth Day on Saturday, June 17; and a day-long event at the Roger Williams Park’s Temple to Music with special guest Kelly Price on Sunday, June 18. […]

Celebrate the Grand Opening of a new literary arts center with LitArts RI (formerly What Cheer Writers Club). Stop by on Sat, June 24, from 4-7 pm for a free, open-door celebration of this new community resource where Rhode Islanders can connect, create and share their work—all in a safe, welcoming, air-filtered, and accessible environment. […]

Rhode Island Latino Arts & Trinity Repertory Company present a 90-minute English/Spanish production of La Luz Verde, an adaptation of the novel from the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, adapted by Catia and directed by Leandro (Kufa) Castro. All performances are FREE and open to the public. ¿Y que? From poor and in […]