Robert A. Walsh Jr., executive director of the National Education Association Rhode Island teachers’ union, joins Political Roundtable to discuss the…
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Alt-Rock Station WBRU Will Go Off The Air Thursday Night
Rhode Island radio station WBRU will go off the radio airwaves Thursday night. The alt-rock station is being sold to a California-based non-profit,…
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‘Hit First And Worst’: Region’s Communities Of Color Brace For Climate Change Impacts
The consequences of climate change, experts say, will disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color.
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WBRU Could Soon Be Home For Contemporary Christian Rock
The radio station WBRU may soon be home to one the country’s largest contemporary Christian music broadcasters. The station run by Brown University…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Sorry President Trump, But Nazis Are Not Fine People
The white supremacist march in Charlottesville has stirred a variety of emotions. But RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says there should be only one…
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RIPR in the Classroom: Fluency in Second Language Recognition
Listenwise helps teachers use stories from RIPR in their classrooms. To find more public radio stories and lessons for your middle and high school ELA,…
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Reliving Newport’s Revolutionary War History, For A Day
History buffs from across the northeast have something to look forward to in Newport later this month, as a Revolutionary War reenactment takes over the…
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For Some Local Colleges, Affirmative Action Has Little Bearing On Admissions
The role of race in college admissions has returned to the spotlight, after the U.S. Justice Department said it will take another look at Harvard…
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How One Nonprofit Is Teaching People To Respond To Drug Overdoses
The nonprofit Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team is offering training for workers who might need to administer Naloxone, or Narcan, the…
