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 Dr. Jennifer Tilton, a professor of race and ethnic studies, University of Redlands Dr. Catherine Gudis, a professor of history/public history, University of California. Riverside
Join the Museum of Riverside for a quintessential film to celebrate the Semiquincentennial with Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). This comedy-drama follows an optimistic, newly elected senator, Jefferson Smith (James Stewart), to Washington, D.C., as he stands up for his beliefs against a corrupt political machine! Heritage House is located at 8193 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, California, 92504.