Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact.
How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.
We’re so grateful to Presidents Biden, Obama, Bush, and Clinton for contributing messages for President Carter’s 100th birthday concert. The audience was thrilled! Today, on President Carter’s actual birthday, we’re delighted to share excerpts from those with the world.
Do you get excited by data? 😃 Love playing with pivot tables? 📊Feel that data should be accessible to all? Like the thought of figuring out how to collect data the community wants? Have a deep belief that #RI kids deserve the best? Then consider joining our team! 👇🏾
We work SO hard for this moment once a year — THE FACTBOOKS ARE IN!!!
Keeping the ✨absolutely beautiful and thoroughly meaningful cover art✨ a secret until Monday morning 🤫
I found a guy who goes around the US asking 70 to 100-year-olds their:
• Biggest Regrets
• Biggest Lessons
• Advice to their younger self
Oddly enough, most of their answers are the same…
Here are my top 8:
Lincoln spent the first two years of his presidency plotting to deport all Black people out of the U.S. Political support for "colonization" evaporated #OTD when the all-Black 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment fought the Second Battle of Fort Wagner near Charleston. A 🧵 1/
This was not the news we were expecting bro but God knows best.
My condolences to the widow and family of our brother Christian Atsu.
May he find rest. We will miss you ❤️🇬🇭
#RIPChristianAtsu
It's Open!! Today at 3:00pm, I was pleased to join @RIDOTNews officials for the partial opening of the Reservoir Avenue Bridge for cars and pedestrians. This bridge is a vital link in the daily commute of tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders.
PPSD Community, you are invited to a town hall meeting at Mount Pleasant High School on Tuesday 1/17 from 6 to 7pm. Topics will include school redesign strategies, culture and climate, 1st quarter data, and upcoming events. We hope to see you there!
additional commitment of $8.5 million investment to deepen the commitment to racial equity. We have begun to witness some of the seeds of this investment bear fruit. The best is yet to come! #CommunityFirst#LeadingWithEquity#HeartWork
📸 RUPERT WHITELEY
Last Wednesday, was exactly 2 years since I started working at the RI Foundation. Honestly, it was one of the most difficult professional decisions I have made to date. Leaving an organization and team that I ❤️’d & was deeply committed to was freighting. Our Community Investment
colleagues at the Rhode Island Foundation who do not waver in their focus to serving our state. I am grateful for the leadership of President & CEO, Neil Steinberg, and the Board of Directors at RIF for not only for trusting me in this leadership role but also making the