In 2022, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) found that average scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) declined significantly from 2020 in both reading and mathematics. Nine-year-old students saw a 5 point de...
On a frigid early Sunday morning, a fire blazed through three blighted Olneyville homes, displacing 23 people and claiming the life of one resident. Located in one of Providence’s poorest neighborhoods, the leveled lot remained vacant for three yea...
An archival recollection of the Chinatown that once stood in downtown Providence, this short documentary traces how a community grew, lived, and receded. This video would not have been possible without the extensive support of Yuanyuan (Angela) Feng,...
On March 25, 2015 a Saudi-led coalition launched a military intervention in Yemen, known as “Operation Decisive Storm.” The airstrike campaign aims to restore the rule of President Hadi, which was threatened by Houthi rebels. Since the beginning ...
On March 25, 2015 a Saudi-led coalition launched a military intervention in Yemen, known as “Operation Decisive Storm.” The airstrike campaign aims to restore the rule of President Hadi, which was threatened by Houthi rebels. Since the beginning ...
In urban spaces, art is everywhere, from hastily executed graffiti on walls and bridges to prominent full-wall murals. Urban art is part of a city’s character, a signature of urban life and, depending on the circumstances, of urban vibrancy or deca...
In urban spaces, art is everywhere, from hastily executed graffiti on walls and bridges to prominent full-wall murals. Urban art is part of a city’s character, a signature of urban life and, depending on the circumstances, of urban vibrancy or deca...
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 Rhode Island, 1 out of every 200 people is homeless. With limited resources, grassroots organizations are working to ensure that the voices of the homeless are heard. In this op-doc, BPR’s Media Team explores how individuals who have experie...
In Rhode Island, 1 out of every 200 people is homeless. With limited resources, grassroots organizations are working to ensure that the voices of the homeless are heard. In this op-doc, BPR’s Media Team explores how individuals who have experie...
As we approach the 2016 elections, both the Democratic and Republican parties have started fielding their candidates. Interestingly enough, the strongest candidates from both parties are figures well-known to the media, not merely due to their politi...
As we approach the 2016 elections, both the Democratic and Republican parties have started fielding their candidates. Interestingly enough, the strongest candidates from both parties are figures well-known to the media, not merely due to their politi...
It is an image that has become familiar to us all. Figures with black tape placed over their mouths hold signs that say “journalism is not a crime.” In the last year, this image, promoted by influential journalists like Christiane Amanpour, has p...
It is an image that has become familiar to us all. Figures with black tape placed over their mouths hold signs that say “journalism is not a crime.” In the last year, this image, promoted by influential journalists like Christiane Amanpour, has p...
Last Thursday, President Obama announced his use of an executive order to enact new immigration laws. Learn the details of the plan with this new stop-motion political update by the BPR Media Team. Video by Gray Brakke and Eric Song. ...
Last Thursday, President Obama announced his use of an executive order to enact new immigration laws. Learn the details of the plan with this new stop-motion political update by the BPR Media Team. Video by Gray Brakke and Eric Song. ...
This past July, William Deresiewicz’s article, “Don’t Send Your Kid to the Ivy League,” and his criticism of elite universities sparked a nationwide conversation on the value of these institutions and their failure as engines ...
This past July, William Deresiewicz’s article, “Don’t Send Your Kid to the Ivy League,” and his criticism of elite universities sparked a nationwide conversation on the value of these institutions and their failure as engines ...
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’...
Brown Political Review’s Media team explains the history leading up to the current Hong Kong protests and its consequences through Prezi....
Brown Political Review’s Media team explains the history leading up to the current Hong Kong protests and its consequences through Prezi....