The General Order No 3 stated: “all slaves are free … this involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves.” This was the order read in Galveston. Texas on June 19th 1863. The order emancipated the enslaved in Texas but did not produce equality. Today 158 years […]
Ana González, host and producer of Mosaic podcast from The Public's Radio, and Gisel Bello, host of You Are Med podcast, discuss why it's important for Latinx people of color to produce and share stories that are not often heard in traditional media outlets. The conversation will be facilitated by Rhode Island Latino Arts Executive […]
The book publishing landscape is incredibly complex, and even more so for writers of color, who have historically lacked support and representation within the book industry. At Diverse Paths to Publishing, literary agent Saba Sulaiman, editor Christine Pride, and marketing director Antonio Gonzalez Cerna speak to the unique challenges of publishing as a person of […]
Professor Anthony Bogues will moderate a conversation with Professor Joy James; Ebenezer Fitch Professor of Humanities at Williams College; Nse Ufot, Chief Executive Officer of the New Georgia Project (NGP); Professor Elena Shih, Manning Assistant Professor of American Studies at Brown University; and Felicia Denaud, PhD Candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University
On Friday, June 4th at 2:00 PM, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and the Juneteenth RI Committee are joining with the Smithsonian Institute for a special virtual presentation by The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). The NMAAHC’s Senior Curator of History, William Pretzer, PhD, will lead a virtual tour of the museum’s history galleries, […]
On Friday, June 4th at 2:00 PM, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and the Juneteenth RI Committee are joining with the Smithsonian Institute for a special virtual presentation by The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). We are excited to welcome NMAAHC’s Senior Curator of History, Dr. William Pretzer, who will lead a virtual tour […]
Join a live virtual workshop with National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) program staff to hear about NEH grant opportunities, deadlines, and application information. This is part of a series of ten virtual grant workshops which will be hosted Thursdays at 2:00 pm EST. NEH Virtual Workshop — all interests April 1, 2021 2-3:30 PM […]
More info about this session coming soon. 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 […]
You are invited to Gallery Night's community conversation on May 25, The Future of Art and Artists in a Post-COVID World, for a gathering of artists sharing their aspirational visions for the future of visual art access. This is a FREE event! RSVP on Facebook as well as registering on EventBrite; https://fb.me/e/dyONjm5gk Gallery Night is […]
Join Alexandra on zoom for a Classical Indian dance workshop focusing on the foundational mudras (hand gestures) of classical indian dance. These gestures are used to storytell and communicate specific ideas, events, actions, or animals — this class will go over the thirty-two `Asamyukta Hasta' which can be done with one hand. All levels are […]
