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William Willey
William Wiley was a civil rights activist, newspaper editor and postal worker who worked in Providence, Rhode Island. Wiley is known for editing and publishing the Providence Chronicle, the only black newspaper in Rhode Island in its time.
Wiley was…
Tina Guenette Pedersen
Tina Guenette Pedersen is an access and inclusion advocate and
Rhode Island's Ms. Wheelchair 2018. <ref>DOTZENROD, NICOLE.
"Lincoln’s Pedersen to represent Rhode Island at Ms. Wheelchair
Nationals." Valley Breeze, The (Cumberland, RI),…
Silaphone Nhongvongsouthy
Silaphone Nhongvongsouthy is a Laotian American cultural leader,
art curator, and director of the Laotian Community Center in Providence,
Rhode Island. Nhongvongsouthy was born and raised in Savannakhet|Savannakhet, Laos.
In 2019,…
Raymond Two Hawks Watson
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Olive Willey
Olive F. Willey (née Thomas) was an African American civil rights
activist and education administrator born in Warwick, Rhode Island.
Wiley was a founder and president of the Mt. Hope Day Care (now Mount
Hope YMCA Child Care…
Tags: Cultural leaders, Neighborhoods, Placemaking
Marta Martínez
{{userspace draft|help=no}}Marta V. Martínez is an acclaimed community program administrator, activist and historian in Providence, Rhode Island.
Martínez grew up in El Paso, Texas. <ref>LAROCHE, TONY. "Books |
Preserving the stories of…
Margaret F. Ackroyd
Machines With Magnets is a recording studio, art gallery and event space in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.<ref>{{Cite
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to Machines with…
Chris Harris
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Catherine Robinson (educator)
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| occupation = Educator, administrator, actress
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Catherine Robinson was an educator, civil rights…
Andrew J. Bell
The Alliance of Artists Communities is an international non-profit organization. Founded in 1991 following a pilot program and recommendation through the MacArthur Foundation|MacCarthur Foundation, the organization is focused on advocacy, promotion,…