Civil Rights Struggles in Inland Empire Are Focus of New Riverside Center

by admin | Oct 16, 2022 | Civil Rights Institute, Exhibitions

By DAVID ALLEN | dallen@scng.com | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin PUBLISHED: October 16, 2022 at 7:55 a.m. | UPDATED: October 16, 2022 at 7:56 a.m. Photo by: Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG The work for civil rights never ends. But in Riverside, the work...

Exhibition Examines Racism, Triumphs of Black Inland Residents

by admin | Oct 13, 2022 | Civil Rights Institute

By Precinct Reporter News October 13, 2022 – A powerful retrospective that spotlights a century of struggles and achievements of Black Inland communities will be unveiled at the opening of the new Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California (CRIISC) on...

IE’s Civil Rights Institute Opening With Words From Iconic US Athlete

by admin | Oct 6, 2022 | Civil Rights Institute, Kickoff Event

By Toni McAlliaster, Patch Staff Photo: AP File Dr. Tommie Smith, now 78, was photographed raising a gloved fist for racial justice during the 1968 Olympic Games. RIVERSIDE, CA — October 6, 2022 — A U.S. Olympic track-and-field athlete who raised his fist for racial...

Exhibition Examines Century of Racism, Triumphs of Black Inland Residents

by admin | Oct 5, 2022 | Civil Rights Institute

RIVERSIDE, Calif.—A powerful retrospective that spotlights a century of struggles and achievements of Black Inland communities will be unveiled at the opening of the new Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California (CRIISC) on Saturday, October 22, 2022....

Tommie Smith, Who Raised Fist at 1968 Olympics, to Speak in Riverside

by admin | Oct 5, 2022 | Civil Rights Institute

By Staff Report, The Sun Photo: AP FIle The gold medalist will be keynote speaker when Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California opens Saturday, Oct. 22 October 5, 2022 – One of the two athletes who raised their fists during the 1968 Olympics will...