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Committee advances honorary designation of Glenham Street as 'Miss Maddie L. Smith Way'
Summary
The Providence Urban Redevelopment and Renewal Committee voted to advance a resolution, as amended to include the honorific 'Miss,' establishing an honorary designation of Glenham Street as Miss Maddie L. Smith Way; family members and community organizers spoke about Smith’s decades of organizing work and awards.
The Providence City Council Urban Redevelopment and Renewal Committee voted to advance a resolution to designate Glenham Street as Miss Maddie L. Smith Way and asked the Department of Public Works to install and maintain one or more honorary signs along the street.
Speakers described Maddie L. Smith as a longtime community organizer who co-founded Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE) and helped lead campaigns for housing, employment and neighborhood amenities. The resolution read into the record lists Smith's birthdate as June 4, 1933, and her death on June…
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