Author Archives: Aryana Noroozi

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.

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.

Celebration of Black Literature Honors Black Panther Party Reading List and Fights Book Bans

by Aryana Noroozi June 18, 2025June 18, 2025

Protesters march down Market Street in Downtown Riverside, California, for the"No Kings" protest on June 14, 2025. Thousands showed up for “No Kings” protests across the nation in which opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration rallied against a military parade in Washington D.C. to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary, which coincided with Trump’s birthday.

Thousands Rally Against Trump Administration in Riverside ‘No Kings’ Protest

by Aryana Noroozi June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Protesters chant while standing on Foothill Boulevard in Fontana on June 14, 2025.

Demonstrations in Fontana and Nationwide Condem ICE Raids

by Aryana Noroozi June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Pastor Reginald Woods of San Bernardino’s Life Changing Ministries uses anointing oil from the Holy Land to symbolize God's blessing to pray for IERC Executive Director Linda Jackson and the new office space at the grand opening celebration of the Inland Empire Resource Center’s new office space in San Bernardino, California on Tuesday August 27, 2023. The Inland Empire Resource Center is a community organization that supports Inland Empire residents with financial literacy primarily through housing education and counseling

Inland Empire Resource Center Hosts Housing Fair to Bridge Financial Gaps

by Aryana Noroozi May 30, 2025May 30, 2025

Members of Healthcare in Action, a street medicine team, walk to an encampment next to a Golf Club in Rialto on May 1, 2024. (Aryana Noroozi for CatchLight Local / Black Voice News)

Governor Newsom Pushes for Swift Action on Homelessness Crisis

by Aryana Noroozi May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

Land proposed to be developed for the location of the March Innovation Hub in Riverside, California.

Riverside Residents Defeat Massive Warehouse Project in Rare Unanimous Vote

by Aryana Noroozi May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

The City of Riverside’s Clean Air Carshare (RCAC) program has officially launched. It offers a fleet of 13 Toyota Mirai sedans that run on hydrogen fuel cell technology.

Riverside Launches First Ever Hydrogen Powered Car Share Program in the U.S.

by Aryana Noroozi May 12, 2025May 12, 2025

Community members oppose the West Campus Upper Plateau project — now rebranded as the “March Innovation Hub” during last year’s March JPA meeting. The opposition caused commissioners to table the project and now it is back on the agenda to be voted on at JPA’s May 12th meeting.

Controversial Warehouse Project in Riverside County Faces Crucial Vote at May 12 JPA Meeting

by Aryana Noroozi May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

A home on Locust Avenue was demolished on October 2, 2024, in Bloomington, California in the process of constructing the Bloomington Business Park.

The Aftermath of Erasure

by Aryana Noroozi May 5, 2025May 5, 2025

Andrea Vidaurre, named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025 and a 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize winner, poses for a portrait on June 15, 2024 in front of a warehouse in Bloomington, California. Vidaurre’s policy and leadership work led the California Air Resources Board to adopt two historic transportation regulations to limit trucking and rail emissions which include the nation’s first emission rule for trains and a path to 100 percent zero emissions for freight truck sales by 2036.

TIME100 Honoree Andrea Vidaurre Brings Global Spotlight to IE Environmental Justice Struggles

by Aryana Noroozi April 22, 2025April 22, 2025