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Providence launches $10 million reparations program, open to all races
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoProvidence, Rhode Island, has launched a $10 million reparations program to address its long history...
Christopher Columbus statue in Rhode Island that was removed after protests in 2020 quietly finds a...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA sign reading "stop celebrating genocide" sits at the base of a statue of Christopher Columbus in...
The largest city by population in every state
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNew York City is the largest city in the US with a population of 8.8 million. But some states' most populous cities only have tens of thousands of...
Which State Is the Queerest? These Are the States With the Most LGBTQ+ People
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoShuttershock Whichever state you're in, you're not alone. But some of us may be a lot less alone...
How director Hope Alswang transformed the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoEditor's note: This story originally published in 2018. Hope Alswang, former executive director and CEO of the Norton Museum of Art, died June 11 in Providence, Rhode Island, after a brief illness ...
ACLU challenges 'solitary confinement' in case of RI inmate who says he spent 450 days in isolation
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPROVIDENCE — Rhode Island abandoned the use of long-term solitary confinement in the 1840s after...
No relief from the heat: Without air conditioning in many homes, residents in these cities swelter
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOfficials in Britain are bracing for the worst this week as an unprecedented heat wave is forecast...
6 big takeaways from McKee's $13.7B budget proposal – from bonds to cigarettes to Cliff Walk
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPROVIDENCE - Rhode Island would build a new museum for its archives, give thousands of retirees a...
RI presidential primaries: Beyond easy victories for Biden and Trump, what happened?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPROVIDENCE – Rhode Island voters – about 38,000 of them at least – endorsed the presumptive nominees...
State wants to phase out sales of new gas-powered vehicles in RI by 2035. Here's how they'll do it.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPROVIDENCE — Rhode Island is joining a wave of states that are following California’s lead to phase...