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...
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....
by admin | Sep 28, 2022 | Civil Rights Institute
RIVERSIDE, Calif.— Dr. Tommie Smith, whose raised fist became a symbol for racial justice during the 1968 Olympic games, will be the keynote speaker at the opening of the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California (CRIISC) on Saturday, October 22. The free...
by admin | Sep 25, 2022 | Civil Rights Institute, Donations
By Press Enterprise Staff Photo by: Kurt Miller, Press Enterprise September 25, 2022 A play about the 1998 fatal shooting of Tyisha Miller by Riverside police will raise money for the soon-to-open Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California. The hip-hop...
by admin | Sep 20, 2022 | Civil Rights Institute
Special September 30 performance to benefit Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Before there was George Floyd and the many more recent police shootings that have heightened attention and spurred outrage through social media, there...
by admin | Jul 18, 2022 | Civil Rights Institute, Exhibitions, Kickoff Event
Photo by Michael J. Elderman Educator and community engagement professional Sabrina Gonzalez will be the inaugural executive director of the Civil Rights Institute that is opening in October 22, 2022 in downtown Riverside. An Inland Empire native and third-generation...
