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1 week ago | 
thepublicsradio.org | Luis Hernandez
Kwame Dawes is a poet, actor and musician whose work is shaped by a journey that started in Ghana, where he was born, all the way to Jamaica, where he was raised. Dawes, who joined the staff at Brown University in 2024, was recently named the poet laureate for Jamaica. Morning host Luis Hernandez spoke with Dawes about his journey, his poetry, what it means to be a poet laureate, and the current environment on college campuses. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.
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1 week ago | 
thepublicsradio.org | Luis Hernandez |Mareva Lindo
President Trump has upended global markets with a series of executive actions on import tariffs. We talk with a URI economist about the potential impact here in Rhode Island and some ways the state’s economy has already been affected. Also: the battle over the future of South County Hospital continues. Reporter Lynn Arditi tells us what’s driving the dispute and what’s at stake. And: Can you name five women artists?
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3 weeks ago | 
thepublicsradio.org | Luis Hernandez
The Community Libraries of Providence offer a slew of programming every week for kids and adults at their nine locations around the city – from book clubs, to book sales, to opportunities to pick up a new skill. We highlight a few of these events in our monthly community libraries segment. For April, morning host Luis Hernandez spoke with Cheryl Space, Library Director of the Community Libraries of Providence, and Jack Gunter, head of circulation at Rochambeau Library.
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4 weeks ago | 
thepublicsradio.org | Luis Hernandez
Each winter, eighth grade students at the Gordon School take a trip to Alabama and Georgia to visit historic sites associated with the Civil Rights Movement. The experience has had a profound impact on many students over the years, both professionally and personally.
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4 weeks ago | 
thepublicsradio.org | Luis Hernandez
Every January, Italian American families in Westerly, Rhode Island gather together to start making soupy, a dry-cured pork sausage that’s specific to the town. A new film called “Westerly’s Gold: Sweet, Spicy, and Full of Tradition” documents the process and stories of the families who’ve been making the local delicacy for decades. Morning host Luis Hernandez talked with filmmakers Chris Walsh and Betty-Jo Cugini. Transcript: This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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4 weeks ago | 
thepublicsradio.org | Luis Hernandez
On what a food desert is defined asSabina Matos: Food deserts are communities that don’t have access to grocery stores that provide them access to fresh food. An example of this is Woonsocket, a community, city that only has access to one supermarket. What we’re trying to do is to make sure that more independent grocery stores have the opportunity to open in places that, right now, have been designated as a food desert.
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1 month ago | 
thepublicsradio.org | Luis Hernandez |Joe Tasca |Mareva Lindo
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to hire back fired government workers. They’re getting paid, but they’re not doing any work for now. Our South Coast Bureau reporter Ben Berke tells us how federal employees are reacting. Also, is enough being done to hold government officials accountable for the Washington Bridge debacle? We dive deeper into that question with Michelle San Miguel from Rhode Island PBS Weekly.
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1 month ago | 
thepublicsradio.org | Luis Hernandez
This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Luis Hernandez: I recall in the late eighties, every year during homecoming, there was a girls flag football game and it was an event no one wanted to miss. The game was intense. It was competitive, but it’s taken decades for the sport to get recognition. Right now, only nine states have sanctioned girls flag football.
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1 month ago | 
thepublicsradio.org | Luis Hernandez
Local immigration advocates held a rally Tuesday in support of Fabian Schmidt, a German national and permanent U. S. resident currently being held at the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls. The rally was organized by the Rhode Island Working Families Party, the group accusing state lawmakers of not doing enough to protect the rights of Rhode Island’s immigrant population. Zach Mazera, political director for the Rhode Island Working Families Party, helped organize the rally.
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1 month ago | 
thepublicsradio.org | Luis Hernandez
The Providence Public School District has a new board. Five won election or re-election in November, and five were appointed by Mayor Brett Smiley. They recently chose Ty’Relle Stephens as the new president, and Anjel Newmann as vice president. At 23, Ty’Relle Stephens is the youngest president in the history of the Providence school board. He was appointed to the board in 2019 by former Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza, and was re-elected last year.
