Aryana Noroozi

The Adrian Dell & Carmen Roberts Foundation held the 45th Annual Black History Parade and Expo in downtown Riverside on Saturday, Feb. 8th. This event, which featured the theme “Serving Our Community,” is one of California’s longest standing Black History parades. Check out the event through the lens of Black Voice News.

Participants of the parade pose for a portrait at the 45th Annual Black History Parade and Expo held in downtown Riverside on February 8, 2025. This event, which featured the theme “Serving Our Community,” is one of California’s longest standing Black History parades. (Aryana Noroozi for Black Voice News/ CatchLight Local)
Classic cars and trucks are showcased at the 45th Annual Black History Parade and Expo held in downtown Riverside on February 8, 2025. (Aryana Noroozi for Black Voice News/ CatchLight Local)
Classic cars are showcased during the 45th Annual Black History Parade and Expo held in downtown Riverside on February 8, 2025. 
A crowd gathers to watch the 45th Annual Black History Parade and Expo held in downtown Riverside on February 8, 2025. (Aryana Noroozi for Black Voice News/ CatchLight Local)
A crowd gathers to watch the 45th Annual Black History Parade and Expo held in downtown Riverside on February 8, 2025. (Aryana Noroozi for Black Voice News/ CatchLight Local)
Performers dance with Tommy the Clown, an LA-based dancer famously known for creating the “clowning” dance style, dance during the 45th Annual Black History Parade and Expo held in downtown Riverside on February 8, 2025. (Aryana Noroozi for Black Voice News/ CatchLight Local)
Performers with Tommy the Clown dance during the 45th Annual Black History Parade and Expo held in downtown Riverside on February 8, 2025. (Aryana Noroozi for Black Voice News/ CatchLight Local)
Tommy the Clown performers dance during the 45th Annual Black History Parade and Expo held in downtown Riverside on February 8, 2025. (Aryana Noroozi for Black Voice News/ CatchLight Local)
A Tommy the Clown performer dances during the 45th Annual Black History Parade and Expo held in downtown Riverside on February 8, 2025. (Aryana Noroozi for Black Voice News/ CatchLight Local)
A young Tommy the Clown performer dances during the 45th Annual Black History Parade and Expo held in downtown Riverside on February 8, 2025. (Aryana Noroozi for Black Voice News/ CatchLight Local)
A performer and crowd member embrace during the 45th Annual Black History Parade and Expo held in downtown Riverside on February 8, 2025. (Aryana Noroozi for Black Voice News/ CatchLight Local)

Black Voice News photojournalist Aryana Noroozi was born in San Diego, California and graduated with a master’s degree from The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Her love for visual storytelling led her to document immigrant and deportee communities and those struggling with addiction. She was a 2020 Pulitzer Center Crisis Reporting Fellow and a GroundTruth Project Migration Fellow. She is currently a CatchLight/Report for America corps member employed by Black Voice News. You can learn more about her at aryananoroozi.com. You can email her at aryana@blackvoicenews.com.