Zenaida GarcÃa never wanted to leave Puerto Rico. She was forced into the choppy waters of the vaivén and almost lost herself entirely. In this episode of Mosaic, Zenaida reclaims her life.
In The Spotlight
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Los Peloteros de PSL
In Dominican culture, baseball is the only sport that matters. One youth baseball organization in Providence taps into that power to support Dominican immigrant families and build futures for kids on and off the field.
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Central Falls’ new mayor to lead vaccination campaign
Central Falls expects about 1,000 doses of vaccine a week, meaning it will take at least 10 to 12 weeks or until mid- to late-March before 80% of the city’s residents are vaccinated.
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Welcome to the 2020 Gallery
As 2020 comes to a close we’re left asking, how do we make sense of this year like no other? We turned to Rhode Island artists for help answering this question, and 35 generously shared their work with us. Come on in and see what you find. Enter the gallery ➔
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Analysis: How Mattiello’s loss could shape RI politics
As the presidential election continues to play out, The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay joined host Chuck Hinman to break down the implications of Tuesday’s election results in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.
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‘My deepest sorrow is that we have lost our constitution’: Rhode Island’s centenarian voters weigh this election year
Many Rhode Island voters say this year has been defined by the COVID-19 pandemic and one of the most contentious presidential elections in history. For a small group, 2020 also marks another milestone: their one hundredth birthday. For some of these centenarians, the upcoming presidential election will be the twentieth they’ve voted in. Reporter Antonia Ayres-Brown spoke with a few of them about how this political moment compares to others they lived through.
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The Chin Family
In this episode of Mosaic, three generations of one family tell a history of Chinese migration, struggle, and the changing politics of identity that go into the creation and preservation of Chinese-American restaurants.
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South Coast police chiefs call for licensing officers as reform bills remain held up in state legislature
Amid national outrage over George Floyd’s death, Massachusetts lawmakers introduced a police reform bill. Among other actions, it would ban the use of chokeholds, limit qualified immunity, and restrict no-knock warrants. The bill would also create a licensing system for officers that police chiefs say will give them more power to fire bad cops. But like many police reform efforts across the country, the bill has been stalled.
