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 | 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...
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...
by admin | Feb 22, 2021 | Civil Rights Institute
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...
by admin | Oct 26, 2020 | Civil Rights Institute
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...
by admin | Oct 22, 2020 | Civil Rights Institute
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...
by admin | Jun 29, 2020 | Civil Rights Institute, Donations
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...
