Tag: Stages of Freedom
R.I. Foundation awards $110K to 19 organizations supporting Black community
PROVIDENCE – Close to $110,000 in grants via the Rhode Island Foundation’s Black Philanthropy Bannister Fund were awarded to 19 local nonprofits supporting the...
R.I. Foundation awards $77,500 for services to LGBTQ communities
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded 12 nonprofit organizations $77,500 in total grants to assist their efforts in supporting the Ocean State’s...
Rosa Parks House to be auctioned in NYC
PROVIDENCE – The Rosa Parks House that was on display at WaterFire Arts Center will go up for auction in July, Stages of Freedom...
Rhode Island Council for the Humanities announces $136K in grants
PROVIDENCE - Fourteen local organizations will share $136,429 in new Rhode Island Council for the Humanities grants, ranging in size from $12,000 to $5,000,...
Zurier introduces resolution to rename Magee Street as Bannister Street
PROVIDENCE – A Providence City Councilman has introduced a resolution that would rename Magee Street in College Hill, named for a former slave trader....
Providence to host temporary exhibit of Rosa Parks’ house
PROVIDENCE - We are hearing the word "sanctuary" a lot lately in connection with American places. Early next year, Providence will host and showcase...
Black history in R.I. remembered
Stages of Freedom has opened a retail location that will include seminars and exhibits on the experience of blacks in Rhode Island.
The Providence-based museum,...
Oral history interviews to be conducted with former Lippitt Hill residents
PROVIDENCE – A series of oral history interviews will be conducted with the former residents of Lippitt Hill in Providence, on Thursday, June 29,...
R.I. Foundation awards $16K to promote access to historical records
PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Foundation awarded nine grants, over $16,000, to nonprofits to promote public access to historical records, the R.I. Foundation announced...