Rooted In Place
Hosted by Seth Kolker with special guest Congressman Gabe Amo Jason Green to discuss his “moving and important” debut memoir Too Precious to Lose with with Rhode Island…
Gilded Age Newport in Color
Overview Presented by Keith W. Stokes, Rhode Island State Historian Laureate Join Us For This Black History Month Event – Gilded Age Newport in Color! Join us online…
NOMFUSI South African Soul Diva
The soul of Mama Afrika meets the fire of Motown and Soul… in a pint-sized packet of dynamite. After a mere six years in the industry, and with…
Women’s History 2025
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December 2024 Newsletter
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September 2024 Newsletter
Celebrating Milestones And Looking Ahead: BirthRiteRI’s Remarkable Journey Executive Director On June 15th, 2024, we were filled with immense pride and joy as we celebrated a significant milestone…
March 2024 Newsletter
From The Executive Director Executive Director It is hard to believe that by the time you read this note, April will be on the horizon, and RIBHS will…
The Right to be Heard: Black Voices in Rhode Island History
As we are in the midst of a worldwide Black Lives Matter and social justice movement, the right to be heard as people of African heritage is tantamount…
What Does the Fourth of July Mean to the African American? A Historical Perspective
Frederick Douglass, perhaps one of America’s greatest civil rights leaders, presented a speech in Rochester, New York, on July 5, 1852 entitled, “The Meaning of July Fourth for…
The Newport Man Behind the African American Labor Movement
“The Colored, as well as the white laborers of the United States, are not satisfied as to the estimate that is placed on their labor, as to their…