The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) is a public community college in Rhode Island. It is the only community college in the state and the largest community college in New England. The college's primary facility is located in Warwick,with additional college buildings throughout the state.
Harold M. Metts is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 6 since January 2005. After Charles D. Walton,he is the second African American to serve in the Rhode Island Senate. Metts served non-consecutively in the Rhode Island General Assembly from January 1985 until December 31,1998 in the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 6,2018,in order to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse was reelected to a third term,defeating Republican Robert Flanders by a margin of twenty-three percent.
The 2018 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the Governor of Rhode Island,concurrently with the election of Rhode Island's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
TikTok,whose mainland Chinese counterpart is Douyin,is a short-form video hosting service owned by ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos,which can range in duration from 3 seconds to 10 minutes.
"Kream" is a song recorded by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea featuring American rapper Tyga. The song was released on 6 July 2018 by Island Records and serves as the lead single for her extended play Survive the Summer. It was written by Azalea,Tyga,and Ronny J. Production was handled by Ronny J,GT,and Wallis Lane. The song samples Wu Tang Clan's "C.R.E.A.M." and Raw Beat Mafia's "Dead End". The song passed 100 million streams on Spotify in February 2020,becoming Azalea's most recent song to do that since 2014's "No Mediocre" with T.I.
"Buss It" is a song recorded by American rapper Erica Banks. Written by Banks and produced by Sgt. J,the song was released on May 15,2020,through 1501 Certified Entertainment and later through Warner Records as the lead single from Banks's self-titled fourth mixtape. It became popular on the video-sharing platform TikTok in early 2021 and peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. A remix featuring American rapper and singer Travis Scott was released in February 2021.
Samuel W. Bell is an American geologist and politician who serves in the Rhode Island State Senate representing the 5th district in Providence. A Democrat,he was first elected to the senate in the 2018 elections,and assumed office in 2019. Bell is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
The 2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dan McKee became Rhode Island's governor on March 2,2021,when term-limited Gina Raimondo resigned following her confirmation as United States Secretary of Commerce. McKee easily won a full term on election day,defeating Republican Ashley Kalus by more than 19 percentage points.
"Captain Hook" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion from her third EP Suga (2020). It was released as the second single from the EP on March 10,2020,alongside a music video. Following its release,a TikTok dance choreographed by TikTok star Skaibeauty quickly went viral.
Tabitha Bonita Brown is an American actress and social media personality. She creates online video content incorporating veganism,humor and motivational speaking. Brown has over 5 million followers on TikTok and over 4.2 million followers on Instagram as of March 2023. She has been described by HuffPost as "America's Mom" and her content has been characterized by critics as being "comforting" and "calming". She is the host of the Food Network’s first plant-based cooking competition It’s CompliPlated and host of the Emmy winning YouTube children’s show Tab Time.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 8,2022,to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Rhode Island,one from each of the state's 2 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. It followed a primary election on September 13,2022.
Brittany Alexis Tomlinson,known professionally as Brittany Broski,is an American social media personality,YouTuber,and comedian. She initially gained fame after a video of her tasting kombucha for the first time went viral on TikTok in 2019. She signed to United Talent Agency later that year and has since hosted the TikTok-produced podcast For You (2021),the pop culture-focused podcasts Violating Community Guidelines (2022–2023) with Sarah Schauer and The Broski Report (2023–present),and the YouTube talk show Royal Court (2023–present). She has frequently been referred to as one of TikTok's biggest stars and noted for her meme-focused humor.
Elaine J. Morgan is an American politician and a Republican member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 34 since January 2015. She was the senate minority whip from June 2019 to January 2021. She was the first woman elected to be a Hopkinton town sergeant,serving for three terms before her election.
There is evidence that TikTok has down-weighted the posts of topics deemed sensitive by the Chinese government and Chinese Communist Party. Topics alleged to have been censored by the platform include the Uyghur genocide,the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests,the Sino-Indian border dispute,foreign political leaders,LGBTQ+ people,disabled people,and Black people. TikTok has also removed or omitted information from its services to comply with company policies,legal demands,and government censorship laws. TikTok's responses to claims of censorship have varied,responding that the platform was attempting to protect users from bullying,arguing that certain instances were the result of human error,and stating that such incidents were the result of algorithmic mistakes.
TikTok food trends are specific food recipes and food-related fads on the social media platform TikTok. This content amassed popularity in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic,as many people cooked and ate at home and more people turned to social media for entertainment. While some TikTok users share their diets and recipes,others expand their brand or image on TikTok through step-by-step videos of easy and popular recipes. Users often refer to food-related content as "FoodTok."
"Thot Shit" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion. The first solo release following her debut studio album Good News (2020) and the lead single from her compilation album Something for Thee Hotties (2021),the song was produced by LilJuMadeDaBeat and OG Parker and was released on June 11,2021,through 1501 Certified Entertainment and 300 Entertainment. An uptempo song with heavy bass,it began as a freestyle by Megan Thee Stallion,and was inspired by her desire to reclaim the term "thot" from men who used it in a sexist manner. The song is performed from the perspective of her "raw and aggressive" alter ego,Tina Snow.
Elections are held in Providence,Rhode Island to elect the city's mayor. Such elections are regularly scheduled to be held in United States midterm election years.
Alex and Franky Venegas,known as Flyysoulja and Kodiyakredd respectively,and better known collectively as the Island Boys,are American social media personalities and a hip-hop duo active on the video sharing platform TikTok. The Island Boys are twin brothers who are based in Coral Springs,Florida. They went viral with their song "I'm an Island Boy".
Jacob Dodge Lawson,known professionally as Jvke,is an American singer-songwriter,producer,and social media personality. During the COVID-19 lockdowns,he started creating TikTok videos for his songs,one of which,"Upside Down",went viral in 2021 with it being used in over 14 million TikTok videos. His debut album,This Is What ____ Feels Like (2022),peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200,while the song "Golden Hour" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
