Tag: Rhode Island

  • Firsting and Lasting: Writing Indians out of Existence in New England University of Minnesota Press 2010 296 pages 25 b&w photos, 2 tables 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Paper ISBN: 978-0-8166-6578-5 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8166-6577-8 Jean M. O’Brien, (White Earth Ojibwe) Professor of History University of Minnesota Across nineteenth-century New England, antiquarians and community leaders wrote…

  • The Cuffee Collaboration: CELS students, faculty reach out to help charter school The College of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Rhode Island CELS News Site 2009-10-27 Rudi Hempe, CELS News Editor Spread over two inner city locations, one a former maintenance garage and the other one rented, the Paul Cuffee School in Providence is…

  • For some, question of race a struggle The Providence Journal Providence, Rhode Island 2011-04-05 Karen Lee Ziner, Journal Staff Writer Face to face with the question of racial identity, Providence lawyer Kas R. DeCarvalho chose a write-in option under “Other” in the 2010 census form. “I put in mixed and called it a day,” said…

  • The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that 2010 Census population totals and demographic characteristics have been released for communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. These data have provided the first look at population counts for small areas and race, Hispanic origin, voting age and housing unit data released from…

  • Hybrid Hotties: Intersections of Gender and Race in Multiracial Bodies Rhode Island School of Design 55 Angel Street, MET Room A Providence, Rhode Island Monday, 2011-03-21, 19:00-20:30 EDT (Local Time) (free and open to the public) Information: 401-277-4957 Ulli K. Ryder, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America Brown…