If you look at the Rhode Island flag, there’s only one word on it. Beneath the golden anchor, encircled by golden stars, a blue ribbon curves under four golden letters that read: H-O-P-E. It’s most likely taken from the verse in the New Testament that reads “hope we have as an anchor of the soul.” That’s where our guest this week gets his name. 

Jon Hope is a rapper, writer and public speaker whose life growing up as a child of African immigrants in Providence has made him see the best and worst the city has to offer. His latest album “Hope All Is Well” is streaming now.

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Ana González is the host and producer of Mosaic. She's proudly Puerto Rican and Irish, and loves meeting new people almost as much as she loves meeting new dogs. Before coming to The Public's Radio in...