Generation Rising Podcast

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, Indigenous, Asian, Hispanic, and LGBTQIA+ communities and the ways they are pushing society forward for change.

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Anaridis Rodriguez sits down with Greg Brailsford to go deeper into his article addressing Capitalism and how it’s affecting us every day - in ways we may not know.

Anaridis Rodriguez is joined by Valerie Thurston and Marlon Carey from the Rhode Island Black Storytellers for a special interview and performance celebrating Black History Month.

Anaridis Rodriguez sits down with Ana Sofia De Brito from Women and Infants and Keesler Gomes from Urban Perinatal Education Center to dive deeper into the growing morbidity and mortality among black pregnant women in the United States.

Anaridis Rodriguez sits down with Angela Ankoma and David Cicilline from the Rhode Island Foundation to talk about the third cohort from the Equity Leadership Initiative Program and more programs the foundation offers for those looking to excel in their career and community work.

Anaridis Rodriguez sits down with Omar Bah, co-founder of the Refugee Dream Center. A torture survivor himself, he is on a mission to create a space for all people to find refuge in Rhode Island.