A coach bus retrofitted with sleeping pods this week rolled into Woonsocket, R.I. The city bought the ‘Dignity Bus’ from a Florida nonprofit for $150,000 to help house people who are homeless. Health Reporter Lynn Arditi takes us inside. This story was produced for the ear. Please click the button above to listen. The transcript […]
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Newport celebrates Juneteenth and living history with two days of events
Events will be held around Rhode Island this weekend in honor of the federal Juneteenth holiday. Several are being hosted in Newport, organized by the Rhode Island Slave History Medallions project.
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Rhode Island College professor emeritus documents state’s history of Black baseball
Years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball, Black players were on the field with white players in Providence, at Kinsley Park. The team that played there was the Providence Black Greys, which eventually became the Colored Giants.
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A dreamer through the nightmare
Mosaic is The Public’s Radio’s podcast on immigration, which has a community essay series. This week’s essay is by Osiris Grafals, a student at College Unbound. She writes about coming to the U.S. illegally when she was a child and the difficulties she faced growing up undocumented.
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The Healing Journey
Mosaic is The Public’s Radio’s podcast on immigration, which has a community essay series. This week’s essay is by Ramonita Cuba Almonte of Warwick, Rhode Island. She writes about how she turned the abuse she experienced into something positive to help others.
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The Secret of Chiqui Versace
In this special episode of Mosaic, our podcast on immigration, we introduce Chiqui Versace: a Rhode Island resident who came to the U.S. at 16, looking for work and hoping to support his family back in Colombia. He also came here to be his true self – to not have to hide anything about who he is. From the outside, Versace lived what appeared to be a normal life. For decades he was gainfully employed, paid taxes every year, and volunteered his time for charitable causes. But to stay here, to live the life he had always wanted to live, he had to carry a very big secret.
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Mosaic Community Essay: King Phillip
The Public’s Radio’s podcast Mosaic has a series of community essays. This one is by Cindy Sebrell of Little Compton, Rhode Island. For me, a seven-year-old girl growing up in southern New England in the 1970s, the great Indian Chief himself still stood in that cave 300 years later. I knew this because I felt […]
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White peaches are done for the year
Mosaic is The Public’s Radio podcast on immigration and identity in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It features a series of community essays on a variety of topics. This one is by Dr. Michael Fine of Scituate, Rhode Island. I’m lucky to live on the same street as Sunset Orchards, eighteen acres of apple and peach […]
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Rhode Islanders are anxious for family in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
Days after Hurricane Fiona tore through Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, many are still without power and resources. Family members in Rhode Island are anxious for news about their loved ones.
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What moving to the U.S. has taught me
Mosaic is The Public’s Radio’s podcast on immigration, which features a series of community essays. This one is by Beatriz B. who is originally from Brazil. She writes about moving to Rhode Island and what she has learned since arriving here. To listen in English, click the button above. Para ouvrir em português, clique no […]
