Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force

Former Anti-Bias Task Force chair Mark McLaughlin has filed a $5 million notice of claim against Council Member Denise Merrifield and Riverhead Town.

The resignation last month of Riverhead’s Anti-Bias Task Force chair exposed tensions over whether the group can still fulfill its mission.

What is a hate crime? That was the subject of a seminar Thursday led by Suffolk County law enforcement officials and organized by the Butterfly Effect Project, prompted by several hate-fueled incidents earlier this year.

Starring Michael B. Jordan as attorney Bryan Stevenson and Jamie Foxx as death row inmate Walter McMillian, the 2019 film, based on Stevenson's memoir, is a powerful depiction of systemic racism in the American justice system.

Recent news of swastikas being found in Riverhead school buildings brought back painful memories for a man whose family home in Riverhead was defiled with the antisemitic symbol in 1969, an event that still haunts him 54 years later.

“Pride and Prom” will be an open conversation about the challenges for the LGBTQ community maneuvering prom and other major life events. Inspired by the musical-comedy “The Prom,”staged this year by Riverhead Blue Masques, tonight’s program will feature musical numbers from the show.

An exhibit focusing on the storied era of the Harlem Renaissance and a screening and discussion of the film 'Selma' are events taking place during Black History Month at Riverhead Free Library.

As MLK National Day of Service approaches, the Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force is hosting a Community Service Expo Saturday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Riverhead Free Library. Here's the list of nonprofits that will be there and what their volunteer needs are.

Tuesday is National Coming Out Day, and the Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force teamed up with Riverhead Free Library this week to to host the LGBT Network for a talk about the annual awareness-raising event.

The Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force and the LGBT Network are partnering to hold a program celebrating National Coming Out Day at Riverhead Free Library Tuesday evening.