By Dianne Anderson Exceptional students that make it through the local NAACP Riverside Branch ACT-SO annual competition is a huge event in and of itself, but for recent scholarship winners, the $2,500 to $5,000 is just more icing on the cake. ACT-SO students won’t be able to physically go to the coveted national convention for ...

By Timothy Lewis April 28th was National Super Hero Day, and a very super day it was for participants at the SBX: Youth and Family Services Unity Day celebration, as political activist and Black Panther Party cofounder Bobby Seale attended the meeting via Zoom. Based in Moreno Valley, SBX: Youth and Family Services provides aid ...

By Dianne Anderson As the COVID-19 death toll continues to rise in the Black community, Riverside activists are urgently pressing to form a countywide African American task force to address racism as a public health crisis. Community activist Corey Jackson said that his organization, Sigma Beta Xi, along with Riverside NAACP, COPE. Riverside County Black ...

By Dianne Anderson It’s a rare occasion when a city council reaches a unanimous agreement on any single point of interest, but there are exceptions. And, Waudier Rucker Hughes was exceptional in her own right. The lifelong community activist drew undisputed support last week from seven Riverside City Council members who voted to rename a ...

By Dianne Anderson Organizers of the annual Riverside Chapter NAACP are following in the spirit of their greatly missed president Waudier Rucker Hughes, paying tribute this month to a few of her favorite things. Under the themed mantra of Ms. Rucker Hughes, “Never Let it Rest… Until the Good is Better and the Better is ...

By Dianne Anderson Civil rights activists are reflecting this week on the passing of local legend, Riverside Chapter NAACP President Waudieur Rucker Hughes and her many selfless years of breaking down the walls of social injustice. As strong as she was sensitive, those closest to her recall how she generously gave to fight and fix ...

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved NAACP Riverside Branch President and Community Icon Waudieur “Woodie” Rucker Hughes,” states a press release issued by the branch. Woodie has served as the Riverside chapter’s branch president for close to 20 years. She also recently retired from the Riverside Unified School ...