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 ails subject to change. ---\nhttps://www.rialliance.org/events/956/\n\nEve
 nt Title: A concert for Freedom: Revolutionary Black and White Voices\nSta
 rt Date / Time: Oct. 25, 2026, 4 p.m. US/Eastern\nLocation: First Baptist 
 Church in America\nSpeaker: US Representative Gabe Amo, Secretary of State
  Gregg Amore, Robb Dimmick, Ray Rickman, Cathy Clasper-Torch, Frank Mathis
 , Becky Bass, Natasha Astrid Rosario De Chambeau, Lauri Smalls, Jason Room
 es, The Rose Conservatory, Greg Fernandes, Delbert Leon Collins, Edward Wa
 llace\nGoogle\nhttp://maps.google.com/maps?q=75+North+Main+st,Providence,R
 I\n\nForecast\nhttp://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/\n\nPresented by Sta
 ges of Freedom with The Esciller Institute Chorus.\nFree and open to the p
 ublic!\n \nThe award-winning Black nonprofit Stages of Freedom, in partner
 ship with the RI 250 Commission, presents "A Concert for Freedom: Revoluti
 onary Black and White Voices", a stirring public performance weaving music
 , spoken word, and American ideals, into a glorious tapestry of history an
 d song as the concluding event of Rhode Island's celebration of our nation
 's 250th.\n \nThe program features Revolutionary-era African American spir
 ituals performed by the interracial Schiller Institute Chorus, alongside d
 ramatic readings by prominent Rhode Island leaders, artists, and scholars.
  Drawing on the words of diverse Rhode Island patriots, writers, and think
 ers, this performance explores foundational ideals of liberty, self-determ
 ination, and civic responsibility.\n \nBy entwining powerful music with hi
 storic texts, the event amplifies underrepresented voices that shaped Amer
 ica's founding aspirations. This collaborative initiative fosters deep com
 munity engagement, promotes cultural equity, and provides vital educationa
 l outreach, inviting local residents and regional visitors alike to active
 ly participate in Rhode Island&rsquo\;s Semiquincentennial celebration.\n\
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SUMMARY:A concert for Freedom: Revolutionary Black and White Voices
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LOCATION:First Baptist Church in America
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div>--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm re
 gistration.Event details subject to change. ---</div><h1>Event Title: A co
 ncert for Freedom: Revolutionary Black and White Voices</h1><div>https://w
 ww.rialliance.org/events/956/</div><br /><div>When: Oct. 25, 2026, 4 p.m. 
 US/Eastern</div><div>Speaker: US Representative Gabe Amo, Secretary of Sta
 te Gregg Amore, Robb Dimmick, Ray Rickman, Cathy Clasper-Torch, Frank Math
 is, Becky Bass, Natasha Astrid Rosario De Chambeau, Lauri Smalls, Jason Ro
 omes, The Rose Conservatory, Greg Fernandes, Delbert Leon Collins, Edward 
 Wallace</div><br />First Baptist Church in America<br />75 North Main st<b
 r />Providence, RI<br /><div>http://maps.google.com/maps?q=75+North+Main+s
 t,Providence,RI</div><br /><div>Forecast: http://www.weather.com/weather/m
 onthly/</div><br /><br /><div><p><em>Presented by Stages of Freedom with T
 he Esciller Institute Chorus.</em></p> <p>Free and open to the public!</p>
  <p>&nbsp\;</p> <p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui
 -rich-text__text">The award-winning Black nonprofit Stages of Freedom, in 
 partnership with the RI 250 Commission, presents "A Concert for Freedom: R
 evolutionary Black and White Voices", a stirring public performance weavin
 g music, spoken word, and American ideals, into a glorious tapestry of his
 tory and song as the concluding event of Rhode Island's celebration of our
  nation's 250th.</span></p> <p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text">&nbsp\
 ;</p> <p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text
 __text">The program features Revolutionary-era African American spirituals
  performed by the interracial Schiller Institute Chorus, alongside dramati
 c readings by prominent Rhode Island leaders, artists, and scholars. Drawi
 ng on the words of diverse Rhode Island patriots, writers, and thinkers, t
 his performance explores foundational ideals of liberty, self-determinatio
 n, and civic responsibility.</span></p> <p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__
 text">&nbsp\;</p> <p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wix
 ui-rich-text__text">By entwining powerful music with historic texts, the e
 vent amplifies underrepresented voices that shaped America's founding aspi
 rations. This collaborative initiative fosters deep community engagement, 
 promotes cultural equity, and provides vital educational outreach, invitin
 g local residents and regional visitors alike to actively participate in R
 hode Island&rsquo\;s Semiquincentennial celebration.</span></p></div><div>
 --- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject t
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