With more than 20 months to go until Rhode Island’s next gubernatorial election, EMILY’s List — a national group that supports pro-choice women…
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Facing Change: Group Helps Build Political Engagement in New England’s Muslim Community
Muslims in America are the subject of heated political debate. But they account for a very small number of elected politicians in New England.
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Lifelong Friendship
The most fortunate among us manage to find a truly good friend or two early in life who stick with us for decades, through all the inevitable thick and…
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RISD’s Long-Serving Docent, Pearl Nathan, Dies At 103
Pearl Nathan, long-time volunteer docent at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, and the namesake for the Museum’s new coffee shop, Cafe Pearl, has…
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Christy Clark-Pujara: A History Of Rhode Island’s Slave Economy
Christy Clark-Pujara is an assistant professor of history in the Department of African-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the…
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Legislation Aims To Ban The Use Of Conversion Therapy Among Minors
Rhode Island lawmakers are considering legislation that would ban the use of a treatment known as “conversion therapy” among minors. The therapy…
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Brain-Computer Interface Helps Paralyzed Type Faster Than Ever
Researchers at Brown University have helped advance a technology that allows people to use a computer with nothing but brain power. The project, dubbed…
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DEM Hosting Free Events During Feb. Vacation
Students across the state have the week off, and the state’s Department of Environmental Management is promoting healthy living through a series of free…
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Partnership For RI Hires Cuomo Staffer As Executive Director
The Partnership for Rhode Island, the new nonprofit with a stated goal of boosting economic development in the state, has hired New York Governor Andrew…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: The Dearth Of Black Judges In Rhode Island
February is black history month, a time when we celebrate the contributions of African-Americans. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says that when it…
