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Marianne grew up in a triple-decker in the city, with extended family on the other two floors. What was it like when she moved to a single-family home in the suburbs?
Kids in foster care are often coping with the aftermath of abuse or neglect, along with the added trauma of being removed from their home. They’re grappling with this past, while living in the shadow of an uncertain future. Earlier this week, we introduced you to Mary and her four foster kids. Many parts of their life together are getting easier with time. But the kids are still learning to make sense of the circumstances that brought this foster family together. https://thepublicsradio.org/article/two-years-after-being-put-in-foster-care-forgiveness-is-still-out-of-reach
When we visited God's Little Acre, a small burial ground in Newport, RI, Keith Stokes wanted to talk about the history of the people who were buried there, not about the man who enslaved some of them. Listen to Mosaic wherever you get podcasts or right here: https://thepublicsradio.org/episode/ep-16-gods-little-acre
God's Little Acre in Newport, RI
The grave marker for Phillis Stevens has a few unusual design elements that help tell the story of this African woman in colonial Newport.
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A year after moving from Brazil to Providence, Sam has learned English, started a new life, and come to terms with their non-binary gender identity. But, they still haven’t told their mom. Sam buys a suit for their Year Up graduation Listen at thepublicsradio.org/mosaic
Estela's Unexpected Journey
Estela came to the United States by chance and only planned to stay a couple of months. Nearly fifteen years later, she lives here with her husband, two kids, and an active deportation order against her. Listen to episode 10 of Mosaic, our podcast about immigration. https://thepublicsradio.org/episode/ep-10-estela-s-unexpected-journey
Mosaic Ep. 9, Mohammed is arrested
A Syrian doctor risks his career and life for his home during a gruesome civil war. He smuggles medicine from state hospitals to a network of underground hospitals where protesters get treatment. Then he's arrested. Ep. 9 of Mosaic: Mohammed and the Idea of Home. https://thepublicsradio.org/episode/ep-9-mohammed-and-the-idea-of-home
Episode 3 of Mosaic - coming soon
Think you know everything about Roger Williams? Tune in to Mosaic, our podcast about immigration. Wednesday evening at 6:00 or subscribe at thepublicsradio.org/mosaic
Our intrepid engineer shows you how to enable our Flash Briefing Skill in your Amazon Alexa so you can get the most recent local newscast quick & easy!
NOTE: if you have the old RIPR Flash Briefing Skill, you’ll want to disable it and load the new Public’s Radio Skill, and do it ASAP. The old RIPR Skills are being depreciated (shut off) in April.
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