Friday, February, 25, 2022

City of Providence Launches “Community Academy” Civic Education Program

City accepting applications for pilot program that will familiarize residents with City services Friday, February 25, 2022 PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge Elorza and members of the African American Ambassadors Education Reform Subgroup today announced applications are now being accepted to participate in Providence Community Academy, a new civic education pilot program that will familiarize […]

Thursday, January, 13, 2022

HRC Statement on legacy of Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott

Thank you, Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott for everything. The Providence Human Relations Commission would like to commend Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, a 2021 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hall of Fame Inductee, for her incredible commitment and effort since 2015 to make changes in the public health sphere that will reverberate for years to come. Dr. […]

Wednesday, August, 19, 2020

HRC and AAAG Police Advisory Subgroup

Human Relations Commission and African American Advisory Group Police Advisory Subgroup Upcoming Public Community Meetings (1) Community Conversation Regarding Student Resource Officers Join the Providence Human Relations Commission and the African American Advisory Group Police Advisory Subgroup for a community meeting to discuss student resource officers (SROs) in Providence Public Schools. We would like to […]

Thursday, June, 18, 2020

PHRC Rejects City’s Lack of Accountability in Addressing Violence Against Black Communities

Anti-Racism Committee to Work with Community to Reverse Harm (PROVIDENCE, RI) – On Thursday, June 18th, the Providence Human Relations Commission (PHRC) will be hosting the first of ongoing Anti-Racism Committee Hearings starting at 5pm on Zoom. The Committee was formed in response to heightened awareness of the systemic violence against the black community and […]