OneVoiceRI

10/10/2015

https://www.change.org/p/providence-mayor-jorge-elorza-public-safety-commissioner-stephen-pare-city-of-providence-residents-call-for-an-end-to-retired-cop-tony-lepore-s-dance-routine?recruiter=14798483&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_facebook_responsive&utm_term=des-lg-no_src-no_msg&fb_ref=Default

Recently, controversy has risen in Providence, Rhode Island following a 17yr.old drive thru worker writing "Black Lives Matter" on a coffee cup, which was served to a Providence police officer. Instead of attempting to engage in dialogue with the teen, the officer decided to take to social media to…

04/27/2015

Greetings All!

I would like to initiate dialogue among friends/ supporters of OneVoiceRI.
In today's socio-economic climate, what approach do you believe is the most effective in ensuring a promising start to an independent life for our youth? Should there be an emphasis on recreational programming or providing an enriching education, inclusive of heritage and history?
Please comment, freely and openly, as all ideas/ thoughts are taken into serious consideration.

~Carol

12/23/2014

Footage from Public Forum 12/20/14

"We have to see the way in which we get punished for speaking out and fighting back. So a modern day example would be how he (Steve Roberts) got punished and tried to be 'put in his place' and essentially a call to all the white supremacists to go find him was publishing his address in the Providenc…

12/20/2014

Please Support/ Attend this important forum, which seeks to provide the most provocative discussion surrounding race matters of 2014!!

A public forum on 

12/16/2014

http://www.providencejournal.com/news/police-fire/20141215-providence-forum-explores-how-to-improve-police-community-relationship-video.ece

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Youth Build Providence teacher Marco McWilliams asked what he should have said to his students of color after they told him a cop searched and harassed them for sitting on a corner.A...

12/16/2014

Please Support/Attend this forum, as it will prove to be among the most important discussions of 2014!

11/07/2014

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8CfuOUhdx35a1RWOWl0MHF5WHc&usp=sharing

11/04/2014

http://www.examiner.com/article/michelle-obama-blacks-should-vote-straight-democratic-ticket-no-matter-what

The "Master Lever"... To pull or not to pull, THAT is the question!

Michelle Obama said Monday on TV One that African-Americans should vote for a straight Democratic ticket.

11/04/2014

VOTE!!!!!!

10/28/2014

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205298928177442&set=a.2753289876148.2147675.1374715363&type=1&theater

10/23/2014

LAST NIGHT WAS MAD REAL!!

http://www.providencejournal.com/politics/content/20141022-a-mayoral-forum-like-no-other-this-campaign-season-addresses-violence-in-providence.ece

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Hours after a young man was shot to death at the Chad Brown housing complex, the three candidates for mayor were on stage at the South Side Community Center talking about what they would do...

10/16/2014