The RISHM Review Vol. 11
August 31, 2026
Featuring a recap of our 250th Juneteenth Celebration, details on our walking tour and more. Summer 2026 Edition
Featuring a recap of our 250th Juneteenth Celebration, details on our walking tour and more. Summer 2026 Edition
Special Newport Juneteenth Celebration 2026 edition with the event schedule, vendors and performers.
This morning on “The Rhode Show” we welcomed Charles Roberts, Founder/Executive Director of Rhode Island Slave History Medallions, as he chatted with Brendan Kirby about the upcoming Fourth Annual Newport Juneteenth Event taking place Saturday, June 20, at Fort Adams State Park.
RISHM’s expanded event on June 20 will feature a keynote from Secretary of State Gregg Amore, a reenactors’ parade, music and performances by Narragansett, Pokanoket and other artists
Featuring updates on our 2026 Juneteenth Celebration, our walking tour and more. Spring 2026 Edition.
Newport resident Charles Roberts spoke earlier this month at the seventieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
Featuring updates on Charles Roberts speaking at the United Nations, our walking tour and more. Spring 2026 Edition.
Charles L. Roberts delivers a powerful address at the UN on the need to confront gender inequality as a barrier to Africa’s progress and development.
Featuring our updates on the George T. Downing Maquette unveiling, our walking tours, upcoming events and more. Winter 2026 Edition.
Featuring our updates on the George T. Downing statue, our walking tours, upcoming events and more. Fall/Winter 2025 Edition.
Rhode Island Slave History Medallions invites the community to a special Juneteenth Semiquincentennial Living History Celebration at Fort Adams State Park in Newport.
Held on the parade grounds inside the fort, this family-friendly event will commemorate Juneteenth while also honoring the anniversary of the Revolutionary War and the history of the Battle of Rhode Island.
We invite all visitors to learn more about RISHM’s events and accomplishments in 2025 and support our Annual Campaign, from Giving Tuesday (Dec. 2, 2025) through 401 Gives Day (April 1, 2026).
RISHM relies on the generous support of private donations to continue the underrepresented but important work of marking the landscape of where slave history happened in Rhode Island.