Press

R.C. Riley's work has been recognized by local and national media. Here is a look at some of the coverage.

Marion Brooks' Survivor Project

A deeply personal feature in which R.C. opens up about their journey through trauma, survival, and the hard-won road toward reclamation — told as part of Marion Brooks' ongoing series spotlighting survivors across Chicago.

Portraits of Resistance at the Women's March on Chicago

R.C. Riley featured in Chicago Magazine's coverage of voices shaping the city's cultural landscape.

INTERVIEW WITH LEE ANN TROTTER

R.C. speaks about their one-woman show and the role of personal storytelling in raising awareness around sexual assault — bringing a deeply human voice to an often silenced conversation.

Interview with
Stacey Baca

R.C. sits down with ABC7's Stacey Baca to share their journey from survivor to storyteller — and how a one-woman show, Wrong Way Journey, became the vehicle for turning lived pain into something transformative and necessary.

Signs, Signs

A visual documentation of the Women's March and the power of showing up. R.C. was captured alongside their son among the thousands who took to the streets — a reminder that advocacy is a physical act, and that protest has always been visual, communal, and undeniable.