# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Archiving Inland Empire Black History: Stories and Maps that Bring the Past to Life
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: 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
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/riverside/archiving-inland-empire-black-history-stories-and-maps-that-bring-the-past-to-life/200030432688049
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Riverside
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Riverside Main Library, 3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside CA
- **lat**: 33.98395
- **long**: -117.37635
- **full address**: Riverside Main Library, 3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside CA, 3900 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, CA 92501-3252, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Archiving Inland Empire Black History: Stories and Maps that Bring the Past to Life being held?
  - **A:** Archiving Inland Empire Black History: Stories and Maps that Bring the Past to Life takes place on Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Riverside Main Library, 3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside CA, 3900 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, CA 92501-3252, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Archiving Inland Empire Black History: Stories and Maps that Bring the Past to Life?
  - **A:** Archiving Inland Empire Black History: Stories and Maps that Bring the Past to Life is organized by Museum of Riverside.

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