Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force

Riverhead will celebrate Juneteenth this year over the weekend with events hosted by community organizations and the Suffolk Theater.

Put your knowledge to the test in this free and family-friendly game trivia challenge on Saturday, March 19 at 3 p.m. at the Riverhead Free Library hosted by the Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force.

Everyone is invited to attend a workshop entitled "How to be an Ally" hosted by The Town of Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force...

We all call Riverhead home. We all want the same things: family and good friends, a happy home, our health. We want to feel safe. We want our children to have a life as good, or better, than our own. Guest column from the Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force.

Posters promoting the white nationalist group Patriot Front have been appearing in downtown Riverhead this month. One resident reported taking down at least seven of them over two days.

Are we ready to look racism in the eye — by looking in the mirror? Do we really understand how things got to be the way they are? And are we willing to change them? Riverhead hosted one of five forums held across the island by ERASE Racism for people to discuss how racism hurts everyone and how we can overcome it.

Many black Riverhead residents emphasized that race problems in the community run far deeper than a single Facebook rant – and that the town could be doing more to make things better.

The animosity toward the Latino community among so many non-Latinos in Riverhead — and beyond — is palpable. One need look no further than the RiverheadLOCAL Facebook page for evidence. What can we do about it? One group of citizens takes on bias in Riverhead.