Council grantee, The Providence Student Union (PSU), received an Advocacy Award from the Rhode Island Foundation this month for its public policy advocacy effort to increase the number of students who qualify for free bus service to and from school.
5 QUESTIONS WITH MARTA V. MARTÍNEZ
MAY 23, 2014 • Marta V. Martínez, executive director of Rhode Island Latino Arts, discusses the evolving goals of her organization with Providence Business News.
EVERETT DANCE’S ‘FREEDOM PROJECT’
APRIL 19, 2014 • The Providence Journal discusses the Freedom Project, which aims to bring people who have been marginalized by the criminal justice system out of the shadows, so their stories may shed light on the injustices perpetrated within the system.
CELEBRATING NANCY ELIZABETH PROPHET
April 13, 2014 • Prophet—Rhode Island School of Design’s first black graduate— states in her journal that she had a “dogged determination to conquer.” The Providence Journal reports on events being held in her honor this month.
