Every year on June 19th, Black communities celebrate the end of slavery with a holiday known as Juneteenth, or Emancipation Day. This year, the coronavirus has made it more difficult to celebrate. But, as civil unrest over systemic racism and police brutality rocks the country, organizers say the holiday is more important than ever.
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DJ Rukiz has a plan to expand black media in Rhode Island, if people are ready to listen
Michael Costa is an Internet broadcaster and performer who goes by the name DJ Rukiz, and for years he’s had an application before the Federal Communications Commission to operate a low FM radio station in Providence. So far, he says, he’s been ignored.
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‘I face prejudice almost everyday’: Voices from Friday’s protest
More than 7,000 people protested in Providence Friday amid demonstrations nationwide in response to the killing of George Floyd. Faith Quinnea, Michael Murray, Dennis Bailer, Ailton Barbosa, and Rothwell Young were among them.
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Protesters gather in Providence demanding racial justice, end to police violence
Thousands of protesters are gathered Friday evening at Kennedy Plaza, demanding racial justice. Protesters, holding signs that read Black Lives Matter, began marching toward the plaza around 4:30 p.m., from Central High School. The demonstration continued on to the Rhode Island State House. The event is the third protest in Providence since the death of […]
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‘Stand with us’: New Bedford protestors demand solidarity from local police
Protests have been going on daily in New Bedford, demanding justice in the wake of the death of George Floyd. New Bedford mayor Jon Mitchell and the city’s police chief spoke with Black Lives Matter protesters Wednesday in an attempt to ease tensions.
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Raimondo calls for heightened efforts to fight racism and reduce inequities
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said the anger that has fueled riots across the nation after the death of George Floyd is justified, and that all Americans need to be part of the effort to fight racism and reduce social inequities.
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CVS Health to open 10 new drive-thru coronavirus test sites in RI
Rhode Island’s new drive-thru sites are among 1,000 around the country — including 26 in Massachusetts — that CVS plans to open by the end of this month.
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Sweeping second phase of reopening Rhode Island’s economy set for June 1st
Hairdressers, tattoo parlours, and other close contact businesses will reopen with restrictions, as part of the biggest effort yet to get residents back to work.
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‘Don’t hold me back’: As Mass. cautiously reopens economy, hair salon owner says time is running out
Massachusetts began reopening its economy Monday after a two-month coronavirus lockdown. Companies large and small are receiving strict safety guidelines, many of which will completely alter how business gets done. It’s having some businesses wonder how they’ll be profitable in this new environment.
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RI set to reopen, but Raimondo warns ‘Do not try to outfox the virus’
Rhode Island is moving ahead Saturday with phase one of its economic reopening. But Gov. Gina Raimondo said people should remember the lifting of her stay-at-home order is the first step in a slow and steady process.
