URI Providence Campus Black History Month Programs

RI's African-American Community: Colonial Period To Present
The exhibit shares the vibrant history and amazing contributions by local African Americans from the Colonial period to the present through fine art, photographs, documents and artifacts from private collections, local museums and archives. Among the contributing partners are works from the Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit, Haffenreffer Museum, Providence City Archives, Rhode Island Black Heritage Society, Rhode Island Historical Society, Rhode Island College Library Special Collections, Riverzedge, South County Museum, URI Library Archive Special Collections, and the private collections of Keith and Theresa Guzman Stokes and Onna Moniz Johns. The reception will include a presentation about the history represented in the exhibit.

January 21 - February 28
Monday - Thursday 9am to 9pm
Friday & Saturday 9am to 4pm
URI Providence Campus Gallery
80 Washington Street
Free - More Info

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Dreams, Reality & Reform: Central Falls' Human Creativity
An original Dance, Drumming and Spoken Word performance by the acclaimed Human Creativity composed of Central Falls High School students and alumni and inspired by the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to be a force for change and for peace.

February 6th @ 7pm
URI Providence Campus
80 Washington Street
Free - Donations Welcome

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Lady Fingers: A Musical Play
Kim Trusty and Val Tutson will recreate the life stories of guitarist, Etta Baker , Elizabeth Cotten, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Memphis Minnie through story and song, hailing their accomplishments in difficult economic and social times and overcoming racial and gender prejudice in the field of music. These amazing women all intersect with Rhode Island's musical history having performed during the 1950's - 1960's at the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals.

February 21th @ 7:30pm
URI Providence Campus
80 Washington Street
Free - Donations Welcome