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AMERICA'S

FIRST BLACK

DIVA:

SISSIERETTA

JONES AT

150

Funded by:

 

 

 

Herman Rose Civic & Cultural Media

Access Fund 

 

An Anonymous Donor

Richard & Sharon Jenkins

Mildred Nichols

Maureen & John Lee

Ira & Susan Magaziner

Hundreds attended 7 events over a

3-day celebration, coming from as far away as Washington, DC. 

Stop by our Museum to view the Exhibit 

Buy:

Limited edition Sissieretta Jones pin $3

Limited edition poster $20

Printed commemorative program $5

Click the Arrow to View the Program

Our Sponsors: 

432 Broadway Providence, RI 02909

Tel: (401) 351-3510

829 Eddy St
Providence (401) 941-9605

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Maureen & John Lee

Ray Rickman

Patricia Hughes

Ann Addy

Laurie Amat

Mary Clark

William Dilworth

Christopher Moore

Mary-Louise Gill

Pamela MacColl

Maria Barlow

Victoria Rogers

Carrie Drake

Jennifer Borman

Tayo Heuser

Gino Francesconi

Rick Richards

Patrick Conley

Heritage Harbor Foundation

RI Heritage Hall of Fame

Ruth Landow

Patrick and Marcia Mattingly

Mary Louise Gill

John West

Jeff Davis

RI Music Hall of Fame

Jonathan Bell and Sarah Zurier

Quenby Hughes

James DeStout

Teresa Coffman

Cyn Donnelly

Cynthia Lawson

Daniel and Christine Lilley

John Davis

Rebecca Rex

Tom Maguire

Dori O'Sullivan

Sharon Waters

Bil Herron

Sarah Gleason

Jane Miller

Peter and Abby Ribbans

Elizabeth Davis

Andrew Grover

Melissa Trapp

Brian Heller

Richard Ivey

Lorne Adrain

Emily Burns

Kathleen McCabe

Andrew Rosenzweig

Paul Jacobs

Gayle Gifford

Donna Matthews

Peter D'Orsi

Lise Iwon

Marilyn Decker

Gayle Corrigan

Nadia Orton

Sue Cory

Mary Densley

Carol Terry

Catherine Hurst

Maria Elena Rodriguez

Deirdre Bird

Thea Ernest

Charles & Linda Newton

Myrth York

Susan Waddington

Hilary Jones

Berne Greene

Elizabeth Butler

Shannon Wittwer

Rich Medicke

Dan Pegg

Susan Poor

Marilyn Eanet

Bill Woodruff

Mark Wentling

Alexandra Broches

Trina Sobotka

Dr. & Mrs. Robert P. Davis

Pamelee M. Murphy

Rachel E. Peirce

Patricia Birkes

Grace Episcopal Church

Gonzalo Cuervo

Angela Skellington-Bice

Rose Weaver

Rachel Greene

Leslie Moore

James DeStout

Sabina Matos

Rich Medicke

Noelle LaCorbiniere

Barnaby Evans

Patricia Mason

Valerie Tutson

Rhode Island Black Storytellers

Naomi Brown

Roseanne Camacho

Jeff Davis

E. Smith

David Ames

Caleb Horton

Sophia Pierre

Judens PIerre Jr.

Michelle Davidson

Lavonne & Donald Lopes

Cheryl Albright

Leilani DaRosa

Giselle Darosa

Delilah DaRosa

Darrian DaRosa

Dawn Kerr

Ellen Schlaefer

Ruth Landow

Stephanie Benedetti

Stephen Borkowski

Maia Farish

Doug Victor

Kate Woodhouse

William J. Trezvant

Grace Diaz

Marjory O'Toole

Elizabeth Francis

Sylvia Ann Soares

Adina Williams

Honorable Nirva LaFortune

Allen Williams

Honorable Luis A. Aponte

Robb Dimmick

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Mildred Nichols

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