Brown University students, faculty, and staff gather on the Main Green as the walkout begins. Participants in the walkout listen to speakers like student organizer Keiko Cooper-Hohn, President Christina Paxson, Senator Jack Reed’s Community Aff...
Gerrymandered maps have been overturned in the past for racial discrimination, but what about partisan advantage? In June 2018, SCOTUS will tackle this question and set a new precedent under Gill v. Whitford. Learn more with this infographic from the...
Special elections have become a hot topic after the election of President Trump, but what exactly are they? And what happened during the most expensive House race in history for Georgia’s 6th district? Learn more with this infographic from the ...
Policy decisions surrounding reproductive rights affect over 161 million women living in the United States today, yet the information available to voters is often biased and sensationalized. Use this infographic to learn about leading candidates’...
Policy decisions surrounding reproductive rights affect over 161 million women living in the United States today, yet the information available to voters is often biased and sensationalized. Use this infographic to learn about leading candidates’...
Following the death of 25 year-old Freddie Gray in police custody, Baltimore erupted in protests. This lead Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to declare a state of emergency and activate the National Guard. Now state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby has...
Following the death of 25 year-old Freddie Gray in police custody, Baltimore erupted in protests. This lead Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to declare a state of emergency and activate the National Guard. Now state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby has...
As May 8th approaches, many countries are planning public celebrations for Victory in Europe Day, which marks the 70th anniversary of the German surrender in World War II. But the mood is heavier in Germany, as the country continues to face the cha...
As May 8th approaches, many countries are planning public celebrations for Victory in Europe Day, which marks the 70th anniversary of the German surrender in World War II. But the mood is heavier in Germany, as the country continues to face the cha...
Until the 1970s, Fox Point was the focal point of the Cape Verdean community in Providence. Today, the neighborhood, which lies just south of Brown’s campus and a little ways down College Hill, is primarily known to Brown students as the home of Du...
Until the 1970s, Fox Point was the focal point of the Cape Verdean community in Providence. Today, the neighborhood, which lies just south of Brown’s campus and a little ways down College Hill, is primarily known to Brown students as the home of Du...
On February 27, 2015, Russian opposition leader Boris Nemstov was gunned down near the Kremlin in Moscow. The shooting came the day before the former deputy prime minister and noted critic of President Vladimir Putin was supposed to lead a pr...
On February 27, 2015, Russian opposition leader Boris Nemstov was gunned down near the Kremlin in Moscow. The shooting came the day before the former deputy prime minister and noted critic of President Vladimir Putin was supposed to lead a pr...
In the early afternoon on September 21, about 400,000 people congregated in the streets of New York City for the People’s Climate March. The movement was a call to action for world leaders who were in New York attending the “Climate Summi...
In the early afternoon on September 21, about 400,000 people congregated in the streets of New York City for the People’s Climate March. The movement was a call to action for world leaders who were in New York attending the “Climate Summi...
With the approaching November 4 general election, the Providence mayoral race remains, by most estimates, too close to call. Learn the facts about the candidates in the infographic below. For more coverage on the mayoral election, check out BPR’...
With the approaching November 4 general election, the Providence mayoral race remains, by most estimates, too close to call. Learn the facts about the candidates in the infographic below. For more coverage on the mayoral election, check out BPR’...
This photo essay explores the stories of immigrant business-owners in the Providence, Rhode Island area. In a country with a changing attitude towards immigration and a city where 13.5% of the population is foreign-born, these individuals each illust...
This photo essay explores the stories of immigrant business-owners in the Providence, Rhode Island area. In a country with a changing attitude towards immigration and a city where 13.5% of the population is foreign-born, these individuals each illust...
What follows is a look back at Yemen’s 2011 Revolution, which was first triggered by a mass desire to change the political structure and put an end to corruption and unemployment. As demonstrations escalated, protesters’ demands expanded to i...
What follows is a look back at Yemen’s 2011 Revolution, which was first triggered by a mass desire to change the political structure and put an end to corruption and unemployment. As demonstrations escalated, protesters’ demands expanded to i...