Click here to listen and read in English. Los inmigrantes y los grupos locales que los apoyan están sintiendo el impacto de la avalancha de órdenes ejecutivas del presidente Trump esta semana. El Refugee Dream Center en Providence dice que perdieron fondos federales casi inmediatamente y, como resultado, despidieron a algunos de sus miembros de […]
Paul C. Kelly Campos
Paul C. Kelly Campos is a Report for America Corps member who covers democracy and community engagement for The Public’s Radio. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kelly is a writer, poet and translator of Irish and Nicaraguan descent. His bilingual work has appeared in NPR’s Next Generation Radio, The Washington Post, KQED Forum, KALW, Prism, The Golden Gate Xpress, Seen and Heard, The San Franciscan, and Borderless magazine. He graduated from SF State with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in English literature in 2021. In his spare time he can be found consuming pupusas, reading poetry, or playing with his cat ‘Dr. Otto Octavious Phd.’ all while “The Damned” plays loudly in the background.
Posted inImmigration, Local, Politics
Refugee Dream Center loses funding and staff after Trump immigration orders
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Immigrants and local groups that support them are feeling the impact from President Trump’s flurry of executive actions this week. The Refugee Dream Center in Providence says it has already lost federal funding and laid off some of its staff members as a result. The non-profit helps resettle […]
Posted inImmigration, Local, Politics
Refugee Dream Center is working overtime to cover rush of new cases
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Noorulhaq Sadeqi is a 38-year-old man from Afghanistan. He’s a refugee who’s been living in the U.S. for three years. Before that, Sadeqi served in the U.S.-supported Afghan airforce as a pilot and translator. But following the Taliban’s takeover in 2021 he was forced to flee. “This is […]
Posted inEn Español, Immigration, Local
Refugee Dream Center está trabajando horas extras para cubrir una avalancha de nuevos casos
Click here to read in English. Noorulhaq Sadeqi es un hombre de 38 años de Afganistán. Es un refugiado que ha vivido en los Estados Unidos por tres años. Antes de eso, Sadeqi sirvió en la fuerza aérea afgana, apoyada por Estados Unidos, como piloto y traductor. Pero tras la toma de poder de los […]
Posted inLocal, Politics
Amid threats to LGBTQ rights, a trans health advocate is seeking out community
In the wee hours of Nov. 6, Volta Tran was up watching the election returns. By 2 or 3 a.m., it became clear to her that Trump was coming out ahead. “It felt like a repeat of 2016, of course,” she said. “I felt, not numb to it, but I felt … I felt familiarity.” […]
Posted inLocal, Metro Desk
Independent Man returns to the top of the Rhode Island State House
A crowd of locals, amateur photographers, construction workers, and families gathered to watch the glistening 15-foot Independent Man statue as it touched down above the Rhode Island Statehouse dome a little after 10 in the morning on Wednesday. The icon of the Statehouse was removed about a year ago after drone footage revealed a wedge-shaped […]
Posted inImmigration, Local, South Coast Bureau
New Bedford welcomes new citizens in a naturalization ceremony at the Immigrants’ Assistance Center
A group of new American citizens was officially welcomed into the community last Friday at New Bedford’s Immigrants’ Assistance Center. Friends and family applauded, whistled in jubilation and stretched their arms to take pictures of their loved ones receiving their certificates and becoming citizens of the U.S. Some new citizens were visibly holding back tears […]
Posted inEducation, Local
Providence students say more funding and better transportation would improve city schools
The Elmwood Community Center in South Providence was bustling with the sound of over 80 students on Tuesday night. Teachers and other community members were also sprinkled throughout the loud crowd. The event was one of a series of community conversations being held by the OurSchoolsPVD Alliance, a coalition of youth-led organizations and allies that […]
Posted inLocal, Politics, South County Bureau
How Democrats won over Richmond Republicans
Politically speaking, Richmond is a purple town with some interesting voting patterns. Donald Trump won the rural Southern Rhode Island town this year. But down the ballot, Richmond had a virtual blue wave, with Democrats dominating races for town council, school committee, and state representative. Longtime Republican Richard Nassaney doesn’t shy away when it comes […]
Posted inHealth, Local
Lawsuit alleges Rhode Island is denying mental health services to Medicaid-eligible children
A group of advocacy organizations filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday against the state of Rhode Island for denying Medicaid-eligible children access to mental health care. The 68-page federal lawsuit, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island and advocacy groups Disability Rights Rhode Island and New York-based Children’s Rights, says this puts […]
