Thirty years of professional experience in business, community development and historic preservation.
Newport Rhode Island
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Honored to speak at the Rhode Island 250 Liberty Tree planting ceremony at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery. The ceremony honored those who fought for American Independence and the generations of servicemen and women who fought to preserve our freedoms to this day.
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Great event celebrating America's 250th Anniversary #America250
My Newport uncle, Alfred Barclay, was a distinguished Tuskegee Airman who died in service to his country. His memorial plaque, serving as a testament to America's greatest generation, declared:
May his spirit soar forever on the wings he gave his all to earn.
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Judah Touro is America's first great philanthropist with family roots that date back to the early formation of America. #America250
Judah Touro is America's first great philanthropist with family roots that date back to the early formation of America. #America250
I am honored to deliver an address at the University of Rhode Island that celebrates the often-overlooked founders of America. #America250;
Honored to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of America with a discussion on Judah Touro. He became America's first philanthropist supporting hospitals, places of worship and the needs of the poor. His lessons of universal charity are timely in these challenging times.
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@keithnpt from @blackheritageRI is here to speak to our seniors about the African Heritage Experience in Newport, RI. Thanks to our culture coordinator Ms. O’Day for bringing this program to our seniors who just learned about the Gilded Age. @pvdschools
I am honored to be part of a four-part documentary series on PBS that highlights the rich and complex relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans throughout history. #BlackandJewishAmerica #InterwovenHistoryPBS
The story of Gilded Age Black Newport is even more fascinating that what you see on television. On the Gilded Gentleman podcast, Rhode Island historian laureate Keith Stokes shares his own ancestry as it relates to the tides of Newport’s own remarkable history. #TheGildedAge
"Gilded Age Newport in Color"
Historical Advisor and Historian Keith Stokes from @blackheritageRI shares how the exhibit honors the achievements and emergence of African-Americans during the Gilded Age.
Read here: bit.ly/newport-in-color
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"Gilded Age Newport in Color"
Historical Advisor and Historian Keith Stokes from @blackheritageRI shares how the exhibit honors the achievements and emergence of African-Americans during the Gilded Age.
Read here: bit.ly/newport-in-color
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Newport’s Cliff Walk becomes a stage for real life Black narratives in ‘The Gilded Age’ newportri.com/story/news/loc…
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The Prominent Black Families of Newport That Inspired ‘The Gilded Age’ townandcountrymag.com/leisur…
