Archiving IE Black History: Stories and Maps that Bring the Past to Life

Schedule

Thu Jul 23 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-07:00
Location

Riverside Main Library (Community Room) | Riverside, CA

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Join us as storytellers and historians bring to life the rich legacy of Riverside’s and San Bernardino’s Black communities.
About this Event

Community storytellers and historians have collaborated over the last decade to build vibrant archives of Black history in the Inland Empire. We will share our work collecting oral histories, photos and stories, and present some of the poems, stories and maps we created to bring to life the rich history of San Bernardino's and Riverside's Black communities.
Participants will include:
Richard "Buddy" Jones, a former Riverside resident and founder of Buddy Jones and Friends, a cultural preservation group with a focus on Eastside Black history

Alyce Smith Cooper, a poet and storyteller originally from Riverside

Carolyn Tillman, a Bridges Project volunteer and editor of an anthology of San Bernardino Black history

Romaine Washington, a poet, Bridges Project volunteer, and editor of an anthology of San Bernardino Black history

Jennifer Tilton, a professor of race and ethnic studies, University of Redlands

Catherine Gudis, a professor of history/public history, University of California. Riverside

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Where is it happening?

Riverside Main Library (Community Room), 3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, United States

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