Livestreaming on February 25 at 7pm, February 26 at 7pm, and February 27 at 2pm. Experience stunning visuals and deeply human narratives in this poignant work designed for audiences of all ages. Woven from young refugees' accounts of their journeys, CARTOGRAPHY combines simple storytelling with interactive video technology to recount experiences of modern-day migration from a youth perspective. […]
Co-produced with Providence Public Library America Too: Reckoning and Resilience marks the sixth year of the America Too initiative. This 5-part online series combines theater, music, and art with stories from our community and seeks to catalyze community dialogue around the many challenges and potential opportunities of this particular moment, as we confront the aftermath of a polarizing election season, […]
Join newportFILM at 5:30pm EST for a Facebook Live Q&A with MLK/FBI director Sam Pollard, producer Bejamin Hedin, and Story in the Public Square co-host/The Providence Journal writer G. Wayne Miller. To watch the film in advance, register via newportFILM for the free streaming link available Monday 2/22 - Thursday 2/25 (11:59pm EST). Streaming of […]
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 […]
This talk will explore the gender and racial dynamics of tennis as told through the life story of Hall of Famer Althea Gibson, who broke tennis’ color barrier when she became the first African-American to compete at the U.S. National Championships. Gibson went on to win titles at Wimbledon, the U.S. Nationals, and the French […]
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.
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 […]
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, […]
MLK/FBI, presented by Rhode Island Council For The Humanities, is available to stream via newportFILM Monday 2/22 – Thursday 2/25 (at 11:59 PM EST). This project is part of Culture is Key, an initiative of the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities to explore and document the role of cultural participation in rebuilding civic life, […]
Join The Wilbury Theatre Group and Ana González for Capture the Block: Stories from Ward 15, part of the Humanities Councils' Culture is Key initiative. Capture the Block will be live-streamed for free, on The Wilbury Theatre Group's Facebook and YouTube channels on Sunday, February 21 at 6:00pm. "When we started this project almost six […]
