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Exhibit. Melvin Edwards: “Festivals, Funerals, and New Life”
David Winton Bell Gallery, List Art Center, Brown University, 64 College St., ProvidenceNew and recent work by African American sculptor Melvin Edwards, reflecting themes of race, labor, violence and African diaspora. Mon-Wed, Fri 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thu 1-9 p.m.; Sat-Sun 1-4 p.m.
Exhibit. “Visible Cloth, Invisible Bodies: Rhode Island Textiles and Southern Slavery in the 19th Century
URI Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery 80 Washington Street, Providence RI 02903 80 Washington Street, Providence, United StatesShow highlights the state’s ties to slavery, from the transatlantic trade to cotton to its economic boom in the 19th century. Includes images from historical archives and works by Rhode Island artist Deborah Baronas. Mon-Thu 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 2018 BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT
Exhibit. “Do Lord Remember Me — The Black Church in Rhode Island”
Stages of Freedom, 10 Westminster St., Providence 10 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, United StatesExhibit documents 250 years of service and survival, telling the story in images and text. Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat-Sun 12-5 p.m. Free. 2018 BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT
Panel Discussion – URI – Campus Gallery
University of Rhode Island Feinstein Providence Campus, 80 Washington St., Providence. 80 Washington Street, Providence, RI, United StatesPanel discussion with authors/history professors Gregory O’Malley of the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Seth Rockman of Brown University; and Christine Mitchell, living-history interpreter at the Charleston Slave Mart in South Carolina. 6:30-9 p.m. 2018 BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT
Reconciliation as Expressed in Music
Cathedral of St. John 271 North Main Street, Providence, RI, United StatesCenter for Reconciliation Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Series explores the meaning and practice of reconciliation based on King’s teaching. Hosted by the Center for Reconciliation of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island. Feb. 8: “Reconciliation as Expressed in Music,” 7 p.m. Featuring choral and instrumental performances with students from the Rhode Island Philharmonic […]
The Black Experience: Art through the Eyes of the Youth
Oxford Street 265 Oxford Street, Providence, RI, United StatesInstitute and Study for the Practice of Nonviolence presents “The Black Experience: Art through the Eyes of the Youth” 6pm, 265 Oxford Street, Providence, RI 02905
A Black History Month Exhibit: Home?
25 Dorrance St, Providence, RI 02903, USA 25 Dorrance St, Providence, RI, United StatesThe Housing Struggle in Providence from 1950 through Today. Exhibit Opening: Thursday, February 22nd, 11:00am – 12:00pm City Hall – Third Floor, Providence, RI 2018 BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT
Stages of Freedom’s “Opening the Oyster”
Wes' Rib House 38 Dike Street, Providence, RI, United StatesA “Black Culinary Extravaganza” featuring a full-course dinner of dishes based on recipes from black chefs of the White House. Followed by a talk by Adrian Miller, author of “The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas.” Noon. $75 Proceeds benefit […]
The Practice of Nonviolence
Stages of Freedom, 10 Westminster St., Providence 10 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, United StatesJordan Seaberry of the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence in Providence will discuss nonviolence as practiced by Martin Luther King Jr. as a way of combating discrimination and social ills Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat-Sun 12-5 p.m. Free. 2018 BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT
Reconciliation as Expressed in Music
Cathedral of St. John 271 North Main Street, Providence, RI, United StatesCenter for Reconciliation Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Series explores the meaning and practice of reconciliation based on King’s teaching. Hosted by the Center for Reconciliation of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island. Feb. 8: “Reconciliation as Expressed in Music,” 7 p.m. Featuring choral and instrumental performances with students from the Rhode Island Philharmonic […]