How to Run for Office in Rhode Island
Last month, Briefly ran a three-part series on running for office in Rhode Island. The series was written by three women with first-hand knowledge of the process — State Senators […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Lights, Camera …
In February 2020, the Providence Children’s Film Festival shorts program was held in the basement of The Athanaeum. Kids crawled over each other like puppies and draped over adults — […]
Changing the Vibe: Kah Yangni’s art brings joy to the streets
Kah Yangni’s art is vital in both senses of the word—lively, full of energy, and dazzling, and also essential and compelling. They are based in Philadelphia, but lived and worked […]
Everything Old Is New: ’80s icons find new life on screen and stage
Okee dokee folks… Most people remember where they were when they heard that John F. Kennedy was shot. Not many remember where they were on July 16, 1981. I do […]
On the Cover: Anjel Newmann
Anjel Newmann is an educator, anti-racist organizer, director of programs at AS220 and the face of Shepard Fairey’s most recent Providence mural. She’s also the artist behind this issue’s depiction […]
Sweets To The Sweet: RI Food Fights Valentine’s pop-up has our sweet tooth swooning!
Rhode Island Food Fights is back with a Valentine’s Day Pop Up Box that you’ll want as your plus-one for the loveliest day of the year! Vegan and non-vegan epicureans […]
All the Single Ladies (and Men): Now, with dinner options
As someone who’s been “uncoupled” on Valentine’s Day for the last decade, with the exception of 2017 when I ate fried Mars Bars with a Scotsman, I can assure you […]
Editor’s Letter: April Brown
Just before the new year, I was sitting on the beach in Takoradi, Ghana, and I heard a voice deep from within me ask, “What is your deepest desire?” As […]
Only the Black Woman: Two educators discuss identity politics and showing up for community
When I invited the group of women whose words fill the following pages to contribute to this issue, I gave them a quote from Dr. Anna Julia Cooper as a […]
All the Dates, Please
Whether you are single or coupled this year, Kenza’s Delights is guaranteed to give you the best date of your life on Valentine’s Day, and I mean that most literally: […]