A bit of context about Providence first. The city is pretty divided by race and class. The East Side, near Brown, is the rich part of town. It is filled with people in pricey single family homes who vote for Democrats and love them some...
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This one was kind of fun for me. It's a compilation of early film footage from Providence in the 1910s and 1920 that the Rhode Island Historical Society stitched together..
Above: Members of UNITE-HERE Local 217 I know the Rhode Island story everyone wants to discuss is the death of Providence's ex-scumbag mayor Buddy Cianci. Who will teach our children.
Just because you are a police officer doesn't automatically mean you support the racist killing of black people by your co-workers. There are some Bunny Colvin types out there. Including in St. Louis. But the official disapproval of standing with people fighting against racist law...