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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 12, 2023, and cites her Jefferson Award for community service and induction into the Martin Luther King Jr. Hall of Fame.

Sabrina Smith, who identified herself as Smith's granddaughter and as \"Chef Brig,\" thanked the council and said, \"My grandmother truly loved her community,\" and described efforts to preserve Smith's legacy. John Fritz, identifying himself as a community organizer and a DARE board member, told the committee he first met the Smith family in 1969 and described Smith's organizing work on employment and neighborhood projects. Marcus Mitchell, who identified himself as the executive director of Direct Action for Rights and Equality, said he had attended Smith's African American Museum induction and pledged to carry forward her expectations for community work.

Several speakers recounted historical grassroots actions led or joined by Smith, including neighborhood campaigns and direct actions to prevent utility shutoffs in winter months. Committee members discussed whether to include the honorific most commonly used by the family; the family representative requested the amendment. The committee voted in favor of the amendment to include the honorific \"Miss\" and then voted to advance the resolution out of committee as amended.

The resolution requests that copies be transmitted to Smith's family and to the Department of Public Works so that honorary signs may be manufactured and installed. The item will go before the full Providence City Council in September for final consideration. The committee transcript records affirmative voice votes on the amendment and on the final passage out of committee but does not provide a roll-call tally with individual member votes in the provided text.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Providence Committee on URRP-Monday, July 28, 2025-5:30 PM","oneSentenceSummary","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.","taxTitle","Providence City, Providence County, Rhode Island","taxId",3637,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6588937,"Committee advances ceremonial designation of Dodge Street as 'Miss Barbara Thurman Way'",1729,1189000,2918000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5491416-fcf891e0650886e6aef4122ac37a7a95&start=1189&end=2918","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5491416-fcf891e0650886e6aef4122ac37a7a95/thumbnail_1189000.jpg","/articles/6588937/Providence-City/Providence-County/Rhode-Island/Committee-advances-ceremonial-designation-of-Dodge-Street-as-Miss-Barbara-Thurman-Way","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6588937-63a62933ff9505f10ecb81fcc36aa4a4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771125149&Signature=ayD8XNnRpGoUZSEk83QeaDEg~qN-wDoSf7RhRnhuVQNss~ulipc6J4ERKY5t42UPubroXH6joi02bUQa0tniaGSmA2-rwaMdG1sxhGCBMwobl~40tsiSFqIU42VZBMiXkD6n8Stres28a1tyNKp3lGgCVC07x1n6zQnm3oxmQWLmwZD0OAVQHf8mt9X7sd8YSyWdpeSyfTteT454s9MqVtyMW52-z5buXm6f8Rple2EZVO04sxD6U~GWsUL-J-2jTzouSHpgqosrORAVtyddIwjwZDXMAAkflOO-KUNm0GAfFxu-~UzeL~bcbJOc0TtX8TkUG6Fv9VzcUvHGxySCsw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Providence City Council Urban Redevelopment and Renewal Committee voted to advance a resolution that would designate Dodge Street as Miss Barbara Thurman Way and request the Department of Public Works install one or more honorary signs along the street.

The resolution honors Barbara Thurman for decades of neighborhood organizing and service in Wiggins Village; supporters told the committee her work ranged from tenant organizing to helping immigrants access services. Crystal Vora, Thurman's daughter, told the committee her mother \"has spent nearly 6 decades dedicating her life to fostering unity, improving quality of life, and building lasting connections both within her community and beyond.\" She urged the committee to make the designation permanent.

Committee members heard from several community members who described Thurman as a longtime tenant leader and neighborhood organizer. Paul Magasta, who said he has known Thurman nearly 40 years, said she helped the Wiggins Village property secure refinancing and programmatic supports and called her \"deserving of this honor.\" Michael Lee Borateman, who identified himself as Thurman's grandson, described Thurman's work on citizenship assistance and neighborhood safety campaigns and said the proposed designation would \"acknowledge a community that she's helped to shape.\" Dr. Daniel Fernandez Jr. also spoke in support of the designation.

The resolution text read into the record cites Thurman's induction into the Martin Luther King Jr. Hall of Fame in 2015 and an NAACP Joseph LeCount Award in 2018, and it asks the Department of Public Works to \"manufacture, install, and maintain one or more honorary signs at prominent and appropriate locations along Dodge Street.\" The resolution also directs copies be sent to Thurman and her family, the Wiggins Village Tenant Association, the mayor's office, and the director of public works.

Committee members agreed to an amendment to reflect how the community most commonly addresses Thurman, replacing the plain name with the honorific the family prefers. After the amendment was moved and seconded, the committee voted in favor; the item was advanced out of committee as amended and will be placed on the full Providence City Council agenda in September for final consideration.

No formal roll-call vote with member names and tallies was recorded in the committee transcript provided; the committee chair announced the item was passed out of committee as amended. The resolution as drafted does not change street names on maps or property addresses — it establishes an honorary designation and directs the public works department to install signage reflecting that honorary name.","The Providence City Council Urban Redevelopment and Renewal Committee voted to advance a resolution, as amended, that would designate Dodge Street as Miss Barbara Thurman Way and ask the Department of Public Works to install honorary signage; the item will go to the full City Council for final approval.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee advances honorary designation of Glenham Street as 'Miss Maddie L. Smith Way'

Committee advances ceremonial designation of Dodge Street as 'Miss Barbara Thurman Way'