People in Providence 07.09 – Chris
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Chris | Billy Taylor Park “When I was younger, my father put a hoop up in the driveway and we weren’t allowed to watch TV or play video games, so then it’s like, I could either do my homework or go out and play basketball. [...]

09
Jul
People in Providence 06.24 – Sussy Santana
25 de junio de 2025
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Editor’s Note: This submission was originally published by Roger Williams Park Conservancy as part of their “People of RWP” series. I was a twenty-year-old, single mother, when I moved to Providence from Washington Heights in 1998. My sister and I shared a third-floor apartment on [...]

People in Providence 06.18 – Protest signs edition
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Editor’s Note: The faces of protesters have been blurred in group shots to protect individuals’ privacy. The following signs were photographed at the No Kings protest held this past Saturday, June 14.   Bobbie Hunger is an activist and doting grandmother who lives in Elmwood.  She [...]

17
Jun
People in Providence 06.18 – Kevin & Rosalie
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Rosalie (right): “It’s the State House, the best place to protest! Yeah, if we don’t get out now and show our disdain for the regime, then we really will lose whatever constitutional rights we have left. It’s scary; it’s going downhill really fast, but we [...]

17
Jun
People in Providence 06.18 – Gary
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Gary Damario was at the RI StateHouse on NO KINGS Day, 6/14/25. “I’m  anti-Nazi, anti-fascism, and I also view the human race as just another invasive species. When I’m not being an anti-Nazi, I tend my garden, without pesticides. This is not my most toxic [...]

17
Jun
People in Providence 06.11 – Samuel
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My name is Samuel LaFortune and I am a music artist, fashion stylist for a group called Wavy bunch, educator, and chess instructor who has been running the chess club at the Washington Park Library for 15 years and now working with Jose Ramirez to [...]

11
Jun
Hunting for Humans
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A friend asks: “what are you doing for fun these days?”. Pip answers: “one thing that happens a lot is going hunting with a neighbor usually after dark”    With a perplexed tone the friend says: “hunting”? With a twinkle in his eye, Pip replies: [...]

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May