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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....
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...
Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California Breaks Ground in Downtown Riverside
By Megan Jamerson | Empire KVCR News | Photo Credit: Megan Jamerson The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California broke ground on its new home in downtown Riverside on October 22. It received over $3.5 million in funding from the state of California in...
Riverside Peace Walk Celebrates Start of Civil Rights Museum Project
By DAVID DOWNEY | ddowney@scng.com | The Press-EnterprisePhoto by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG October 22, 2020 | UPDATED: October 23, 2020 A peace walk and ceremony was staged Thursday, Oct. 22, to celebrate the anticipated start of construction...
$3.5 Million in State Funding Will Help Open Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California
Assemblymember Jose Medina leads the effort in 2019-20 state budget RIVERSIDE, Calif. — June 29, 2020 — The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California announced today that it has officially received $3.5 million in state funding, secured in the 2019-20 state...