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Our Executive Team

These persons have been duly elected by the Membership of the RHODE ISLAND GUARDIANS ASSOCIATION, to serve as their Executive Committee for the next two years. Committee Chairpersons are appointed by the President, with the advise of the General Membership. 

President - John A'Vant
Vice President - Orlando Braxton
Secretary - Madison Michelle-LaPlante
Treasurer - Nina Bliss

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Today In History

  • In 1960 - Somali proclaimed independent.
  • In 1976 - Kenneth Gibson, mayor of Newark, became the first Black president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
  • In 2009 - Ursula Burns becomes first African American Female to be named President and Chief Executive Officer of a Fortune 500 company, Xerox Corp
  • In 1964 - On July 1, 1964, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) deemed the collective bargaining contract between the Hughes company and the Independent Metal Workers Union to be illegal under the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act.

To Inspire You

Our first truth is that we must start caring about each other. We need to be empathetic and try to walk in each other's shoes. We shall overcome when we eliminate the negative and nasty comments people make about each other. We shall overcome, when we love ourselves and the people around us. Then, we become our brothers keeper.


Sandra Parks

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