Late notice BUT DON’T BE LATE THIS THURSDAY!! Blacklandia is hosting an open mic night at the Riverside Main Library during Artswalk, from 6-7:30 PM! We want any and all spoken word lovers to come show up and show out. Snacks, drinks, and more will be provided, and don’t forget to pick up These Black […]
A Celebration of Black Teen Poetry Thursday, November 6, 6:00-7:30 PM Riverside Main Library Upstairs Reading Room 3900 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside 92501 FREE. All are welcome. Join Inlandia’s Blacklandia Events Series at Riverside Main Library for a First Thursdays Artswalk celebration of Black Youth Poetry! Poet Romaine Washington will host a lineup of teen […]
Black Wellness Call for Submissions Minding Our Business – A Blacklandia Anthology on Mental Health and Healing Submit your short stories, essays, creative nonfiction, poems, one-act plays, and art. We invite well-written work that explores mental health struggles and the Black Community. Submissions close on October 31, 2025. Submit to: https://tinyurl.com/InlandiaSubmit The goal of this anthology is […]
Richard Wright and the Chicago Black Renaissance (Sept 4) September 4 is Richard Wright’s birthday! Join Inlandia and Blacklandia at Riverside Main Library for a First Thursdays Artswalk celebration of Wright, author of Native Son and a key creative in the Chicago Black Renaissance of the 1930s and 1940s. Visit the lives and works of […]
Mental Health & the Black Community Anthology Call for Submissions! Submission window open March 1-July 31, 2025 A new Blacklandia anthology is being planned on the theme of Mental Health & the Black Community. Let’s talk about it! Blacklandia and Inlandia Books are looking for original work that helps to destigmatize the topic of mental […]