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Civil Rights Struggles in Inland Empire Are Focus of New Riverside Center
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 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 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
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 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 speak at...
Civil Rights Legend and Olympian Dr. Tommie Smith to Speak in Riverside
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...
Play on Tyisha Miller Shooting in Riverside to Benefit Civil Rights Center
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...
Dreamscape Brings the Voice of Police Shooting Victim Tyisha Miller to the Stage
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...
Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California Names Sabrina Gonzalez As First Executive Director
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...
Civil Rights Institute Of Inland Southern California Under Construction In Riverside
By Benjamin Purper | Empire KVCR News The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California is now under construction in downtown Riverside. It’s meant to be a place of action and conversation around civil rights in the Inland Empire. The $43 million, five-story...