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Stages of Freedom in the Media

Stages of Freedom's award winning Swim Empowerment Program and groundbreaking African American Museum have been featured by news outlets across the state and the nation.

Recent Feature Links:

Rhode Island PBS Weekly: "Swimming Upstream"

https://youtu.be/MBnzNbGy7AM?si=t3kHFC1zU5vusmIU

"Frederick Douglass Would Ask You to Change the World": Ray Rickman speaks at Seekonk Congregational Church

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4dAzDVYhg

"Stages of Freedom: understanding of the past, empowerment for the future"

https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2021/11/stages-of-freedom

Rhody Radio: Opening the Oyster with Robb Dimmick Podcast

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rhodyradio/episodes/Opening-the-Oyster-Black-Rhode-Island-Foodways-e21sseh

https://www.rhodyradio.org/post/opening-the-oyster-black-rhode-island-foodways

The College Independent*: Week in Westminster Street :Bookstore Museum

https://www.theindy.org/article/2935

YurView: Stages of Freedom's Museum in Rhode Island

https://www.yurview.com/black-history-month/stages-of-freedom-museum/

 

Newport This Week: History of Black Churches Fills Redwood

https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/history-of-black-churches-fills-redwood/

 

Roger Williams University: Do Lord Remember Me: Black Church in RI

https://law.rwu.edu/news/news-archive/do-lord-remember-me-black-church-ri

 

Go Local Providence: Stages of Freedom’s Rickman, Dimmick Receive Innovation in Humanities Award

https://www.golocalprov.com/news/stages-of-freedoms-rickman-dimmick-receive-innovation-in-humanities-award

 

Rhody Radio: How to Talk About Slavery with Ray Rickman Podcast

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rhodyradio/episodes/How-To-Talk-About-Slavery-with-Ray-Rickman-e1ksq5t

Providence Journal: Faithful to Their Cause

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/2016/10/12/black-churches-in-ri-topic-of-traveling-exhibit/25222065007/

 

Bay State Banner: A Noble Tradition

https://www.baystatebanner.com/2011/09/27/a-noble-tradition/

 

Providence Daily Dose: Stages Of Freedom Downtown

https://providencedailydose.com/2017/08/23/stages-freedom-downtown/

 

Reporter Today: Special Event Showcases African American Food Traditions in Rhode Island

http://reportertoday.com/stories/Special-Event-Showcases-African-American-Food-Traditions-in-Rhode-Island,831

 

Newport This Week Black Regiment Ceremony

https://www.newportthisweek.com/articles/black-regiment-ceremony/

 

Brown Daily Herald: From Brown to the Ballot: Stages of Freedom Remembers First Black Female Vice Presidential Nominee Charlotta Bass

https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2020/10/from-brown-to-the-ballot-stages-of-freedom-remembers-first-black-female-vice-presidential-nominee-charlotta-bass

 

Providence Daily Dose: Stages of Freedom Open

https://providencedailydose.com/2022/04/17/stages-of-freedom-open/

Unveiling the Museum

https://providenceathenaeum.org/media-archives/stages-of-freedoms-african-american-museum/


 

RI News Today: Reflection: Gem of the Ocean, Necessary Theatre for This Time – Robb Dimmick

https://rinewstoday.com/reflection-gem-of-the-ocean-necessary-theatre-for-this-time-robb-dimmick/

 

Providence Journal: Abolitionist Frederick Douglass Had Many R.I. Ties

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/opinion/2020/10/02/opiniondimmick-abolitionist-frederick-douglass-had-many-ri-ties/42718099/

 

Frederick Douglass visit to Woonsocket leaves a complicated legacy

https://www.valleybreeze.com/news/frederick-douglass-visit-to-woonsocket-leaves-a-complicated-legacy/article_c6422a77-6a7e-526f-9775-fb1e64ee9bff.html

Stages of Freedom Has Rhode Island’s Only Local Black History Museum

https://www.rimonthly.com/stages-of-freedom-has-rhode-islands-only-local-black-history-museum/

 

https://omny.fm/shows/weei-providence/6-17-23-community-matters-with-scott-cordischi-fea

Rhode Island has more Black history than you think.

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/02/07/ri-has-more-black-history-than-you-think-heres-where-to-see-it/6685154001/

 

WJAR Health Check - Swim Empowerment Grant Coverage

https://turnto10.com/features/health-landing-page/health-check-kids/new-funding-transfused-into-program-that-offers-free-swim-lessons-to-underserved-youth

Concert raises $11,700 for Stages of Freedom's swim program

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/lifestyle/2019/07/05/social-snaps-providence-concert-raises-11700-for-stages-of-freedom/4758273007/

https://www.valleybreeze.com/news/walking-tour-points-to-locations-of-historic-significance-to-african-americans/article_d05a365a-999f-5444-b50c-3143e612c3e1.html

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/2018/05/24/marking-legacy-of-providence-singer-sissieretta-jones/12074122007/

‘An extraordinary woman’: The legacy of Christiana Carteaux Bannister

https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2023/03/an-extraordinary-woman-the-legacy-of-christiana-carteaux-bannister

https://www.golocalprov.com/lifestyle/photos-christina-carteaux-bannister-plaque-dedication-in-providence

 

https://providencedailydose.com/2023/01/31/douglass-film-at-congdon-baptist-thursday/

https://tourblackstone.com/black-history-month-some-places-to-explore-in-the-valley/

https://providencedailydose.com/2019/02/01/this-street-is-history/

https://www.golocalprov.com/lifestyle/two-leading-ri-african-american-artists-are-analyzed-in-a-talk-and-pop-up-e

https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2013/04/local-event-honors-the-black-patti/

 

https://www.pbs.org/video/affirmative-actions-new-place-in-higher-education-jrnexk/

 

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/opinion/2017/10/11/my-turn-ray-rickman-honor-those-who-are-worthy-of-city-street-name/18328698007/

 

https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2017/11/council-to-consider-renaming-magee-street-to-bannister-street

 

https://www.thehistorylist.com/events/bannister-street-dedication-providence-rhode-island

 

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/opinion/2020/10/02/opiniondimmick-abolitionist-frederick-douglass-had-many-ri-ties/42718099/

https://motifri.com/stagesoffreedom/

 

https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2021/11/stages-of-freedom 

 

https://www.valleybreeze.com/news/stages-of-freedom-exhibit-explores-history-of-the-black-church-in-rhode-island/article_ead9418c-7644-53cf-bc76-4e665182d7a9.html

 

https://rihumanities.org/in-their-own-words-stages-of-freedom-2018-innovation-in-the-humanities-honorees/

 

https://providenceonline.com/stories/lessons-retold-at-rhode-islands-first-black-history-museum,36457

 

https://www.golocalprov.com/news/stages-of-freedoms-rickman-dimmick-receive-innovation-in-humanities-award

 

https://providencedailydose.com/2021/08/19/everyone-needs-to-know-how-to-swim/

 

https://wadk.com/1540-wadk-com-updates/521336

 

http://www.mybackyardnews.com/2019/05/15/stages-of-freedom-four-events/

 

https://pbn.com/black-history-r-remembered/

 

http://rhodybeat.com/stories/ray-rickman-finds-his-lifes-work,27083

 

http://www.rirelevant.com/business/giannini-journey-stages-freedom-bookstore/

 

https://vimeo.com/217208581

 

https://igniteprovidence.com/events/stages-freedom-women-windows/

 

https://www.sinycchorus.com/frederick_douglass-_prophet_of_freedom

 

https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2020/10/from-brown-to-the-ballot-stages-of-freedom-remembers-first-black-female-vice-presidential-nominee-charlotta-bass

https://www.golocalprov.com/lifestyle/VIDEO-and-PHOTOS-Girls-Tea-Party-Celebration

 

https://providencedailydose.com/2017/08/23/stages-freedom-downtown/ 

 

https://www.golocalprov.com/news/stages-of-freedoms-rickman-dimmick-receive-innovation-in-humanities-award 

 

http://www.lawandorder.party/event/stages-of-freedom/

 

https://soundcloud.com/mvyradio/ray-rickman-stages-of-freedom-nc-tease-complete-2212021

 

https://soundcloud.com/ppsri/ray-rickman-talks-about-the-bannisters

 

https://soundcloud.com/mvyradio/stages-of-freedom-becky-howard-complete-2272022

 

https://soundcloud.com/mvyradio/nightcasts-with-laurel-redington-for-202121

 

https://soundcloud.com/mvyradio/stages-of-freedom-ray-and-robb-digital-resources-complete-2202022

Black History Month: Stages of Freedom #2: George T Downing

Black History Month: Stages of Freedom #5: Frederick Douglas

Black History Month: Stages of Freedom #4: Sissieretta Jones

The Vineyard Current - Segment from February 20th, 2022 - Stages of Freedom - Digital Resources

Black History Month: Stages of Freedom #3: John Carter Minkins

The Vineyard Current - Segment from February 27th, 2022 - Stages of Freedom-Portrait of Becky Howard

While Benefit Street was Young | April 23, 2019

The Vineyard Current - February 27th, 2022

The Vineyard Current - February 20th, 2022

Black History Month: Stages of Freedom #1: The Bannisters

 

The Rhode to Black Health: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rhode-to-black-health/id1500760805?i=1000600646045

https://pbn.com/zurier-introduces-resolution-rename-magee-street-bannister-street/

 

https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/providence-facing-battle-over-street-name/article_a0a5add5-7ad3-5d61-854f-bd5bda955fa8.html

 

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/special/2020/07/10/providence-officials-move-to-rename-spots-that-celebrate-slave-traders/42606021/

 

https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2017/11/mitra-18-in-support-of-bannister-street

 

https://providencedailydose.com/2017/10/13/new-name-bannister-street/

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