Background
Rickman, Ray was born on November 25, 1948 in Gallatin, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Bailey Rickman and Betty (Richards) Rickett.
bookseller television program producer and host
Rickman, Ray was born on November 25, 1948 in Gallatin, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Bailey Rickman and Betty (Richards) Rickett.
Student, Wayne State University, 1971.
Chief assistant, United States Congressman John Conyers, Detroit, 1971-1974;
executive director, Jefferson-Chalmers Redevelopment Project, Detroit, 1974-1977;
executive director, Harmony Village Redevelopment Project, Detroit, 1977-1979;
executive director, Providence Human Rels. Commission, 1980-1983;
administrative assistant, Assistant Secretary Welfare, Massachusetts, 1979-1980;
assistant equal opportunity officer, Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, 1983-1986;
producer, host Minority Affairs talkshow, Station WSBE-television, Rhode Island, since 1985;
owner, Cornerstone Books, Providence, since 1986. State representative, since 1986.
Chairman Dexter Commission, Providence, 1983-1987. Board directors Langston Hughes Arts Center, 1987-1989. Commissioner Providence History District Commission, since 1987.
Trustee Rhode Island History Society, since 1989.
State Republican, Rhode Island, since 1986. Member American Civil Liberties Union.