The 26th Annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading will be held on Sunday, February 7, at 1pm. This annual celebration of Langston Hughes’ brilliance as a writer and voice of the Harlem Renaissance will take place virtually this year, demonstrating the organizing committee’s commitment to finding innovative ways to gather and celebrate. Celebration attendees can […]
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 Tiara Mack and Cynthia Mendes and State Representative Brianna Henries. Go to brieflyri.com to read the series, and get inspired!
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 for a decade in Providence, and they recently returned to create a piece for Dirt Palace’s Storefront Window Gallery. I had the pleasure of talking […]
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 will find their perfect match within this treasure trove of locally sourced confections, and no matter which one you swipe right on, you’ll be in […]
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 I pondered the question, I realized that I was exactly where I wanted to be, and as I put myself in the water and floated […]
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 a prompt to think about while planning their stories. Dr. Cooper said, “Only the BLACK WOMAN can say, ‘When and where I enter, in the […]
You could give your Valentine a box of ordinary candies from the corner store, but why be basic when you could be brilliant? We heart Rhode Island Spirits’ Rhodium Coffee Black Walnut Vodka stuffed truffles, enrobed in rich, dark chocolate. Whether you’re enjoying them single or with your sweetie, nothing says Valentines’ Day decadence quite […]
Eleven months into the pandemic, nursing home workers continue to bear much of the burden of Rhode Island’s front lines without much to show for it. In a field dominated by women of color, caretakers, RNs and CNAs make less than other healthcare workers for more work. On top of that, nursing homes have been […]
Salutations! H.L.Popinjay here with the second edition of The Cabinet, your monthly torrent of twaddle aimed at the high muckety-mucks in power in the so-called Ocean State. In case you missed my last missive, I should clarify that I am writing from the year 2121, one centenary hence, when, as a result of climate change, […]
George Cardono, the creator of our beloved Nibbles Woodaway (better known as the Big Blue Bug), died last week at the age of 88. Nibbles was the result of a brainstorming session Cardono had with the founders of the eponymously named Big Blue Bug Solutions. Their intent was to create something that would stand out […]