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Black Social Dance: Rhythm, Race, Community – Providence Athenaeum Salon Discussion Co-Presented by FirstWorks

Providence Athenaeum 251 Benefit Street, Providence, RI, United States

Get ready for Urban Bush Women's February 2016 performance of a jazz dance fest entitled "Walking with 'Trane" by engaging in a dialogue to address questions such as: What is black social dance? What is the relationship between dance and African Americans' long fight for racial equality? Johnson will situate the history of black social dance alongside […]

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Disappearing Ink: A Bibliography of Books by and about Rhode Island African Americans

Providence Athenaeum 251 Benefit Street, Providence, RI, United States

Book launch at a special reception and talk with author Robb Dimmick on Tuesday, September 29th, 5:00pm at the Providence Athenaeum, 251 Benefit Street in Providence. The event is free and open to the public and includes a pop-up exhibit of some of the books in the bibliography. The book assembles an extraordinary history of […]

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Grants Information Workshop!

Providence Athenaeum 251 Benefit Street, Providence, RI, United States

Have ideas for a new public humanities project? Join us for a free workshop to learn about upcoming major and mini grant opportunities for nonprofit organizations and individual researchers planning public programs in the humanities. The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities’ funding areas include public projects, documentary film, K-12 civic education, and individual research, […]