Generation Rising
This community-focused series evokes conversation about various inequalities across Rhode Island. “Generation Rising” sheds light on the issues faced every day by the Black community, Indigenous communities, Asian community, Hispanic community, and LGBTQIA+ community and the ways they are pushing our society forward for change.
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Anaridis Rodriguez has an in-depth report on how community violence affects the mental health of young people. We visited Providence’s Nonviolence Institute, which was founded 25 years ago after the tragic death of a teenager. The institute is dedicated to working with young people as they struggle to understand and learn to cope with violence in their neighborhoods.
This episode was generously underwritten by a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island.
This episode was generously underwritten by a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island.
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