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A photo of Debbie Dee, author of “Moments: A Guided Gratitude Journal Designed to Reveal Your Happiness”.
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Author Debbie Dee Sets the Tone for Gratitude During the Holidays with Her Book, Moments

by alyssah November 30, 2025December 2, 2025

Debbie Dee’s book “Moments: A Guided Gratitude Journal Designed to Reveal Your Happiness” was inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic and encourages readers to practice gratitude daily, as it can be life-changing.

Author Tamika Burgess
Posted inArt & Culture

Tamika Burgess Uses Her Black Panamanian Pride to Create Cultural Representation in Children’s Books

by alyssah November 18, 2025November 18, 2025
Danielle (left) introduces Yazmin Monét Watkins (right) before her book reading of “A Vessel Born to Float,” on Sept. 6, 2025.
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Get Lit Books & Things Celebrates Their 1st  Anniversary with Community Love and Support

by alyssah September 15, 2025September 15, 2025
Lisa Henry poses for a portrait at the Riverside Art Museum on July 9, 2025. Henry became a curator at the Riverside Art Museum in 2023 focused on organizing exhibitions and developing permanent collections after serving as a guest curator there for seven years.
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Meet Riverside Art Museum Curator Lisa Henry

Aryana by alyssah and Aryana August 5, 2025August 21, 2025
Moreno Valley Mayor Ulises Cabrera (left) and Assemblymember Dr. Corey A. Jackson (right) unveil a collection of books from the Black Panther Party’s official reading list at the Moreno Valley Public Library on June 14, 2025. Jackson personally purchased and donated the entire collection to the public library to ensure accessibility to all.
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Celebration of Black Literature Honors Black Panther Party Reading List and Fights Book Bans

Aryana by Aryana June 18, 2025June 18, 2025
Located in the atrium of the Riverside Art Museum, the "Eclipse: What’s Your Perspective” exhibit captivates with a red accent wall, painted to emulate the red light in the photo lab. The wall displays eight framed photographs and a television in the center that showcases photos taken by Malik Laing and Jonathan Freemantle Arthurs, as well as old videos of them creating and working in their studio on May 23, 2025.
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Riverside Art Museum Showcases Positive Visual Representation of Black Communities

by alyssah June 10, 2025June 12, 2025
Author Arianne Edmonds speaks on a panel at an event celebrating the launch of Edmonds’ book,“We Now Belong to Ourselves,” at Black owned bookstore, the Reparations Club, on June 5, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Edmonds’ book chronicles the life and work of her great-great grandfather, Jefferson Lewis Edmonds, a pioneering Black journalist who founded The Liberator, one of the first Black-owned newspapers in Los Angeles.
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Arianne Edmonds’ Book Honors Ancestor’s Legacy and the Black Press

Aryana by Aryana June 10, 2025June 10, 2025
"My hope is that if a young person hears my story, they may hear something in it and be inspired. Perhaps it helps push them when they're sitting in the classroom and wondering what they should do next. Maybe they hear something in my story and drown out the noise or doubt they may have and go for it," says Dr. Douglas Mack, Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for Kaiser Permanente San Bernardino County.
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Celebrating Black History Month: Inspiring the Next Generation of Physicians

Contributor by Contributor February 28, 2025March 1, 2025
Caregivers and those they care for — many of whom are featured in the “Care in the IE” exhibit — posed for a photo alongside UDW workers, family, and friends who gathered at the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California in downtown Riverside on Nov. 20.
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Care in the IE Exhibit Showcases Inspiring Caregivers and Their Loved Ones

by alyssah November 26, 2024November 26, 2024

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