There is No Place Like Home Housing Panel

by admin | Aug 22, 2023

Housing Panel Discussion on various aspects of housing (including need, availability, family perspective, historical/present-day discrimination issues, and solutions) in our region.

Art Speaks Presents…Juneteenth Celebration

by admin | May 29, 2023

#ARTSPEAKS First ever Juneteenth Art Exhibit at the Bank of America Diversity Center and Jose Medina Atrium Live Artist Demonstrations Art Activities Smooth Jazz Exhibition Tours RSVP A MUST Come and enjoy an afternoon of art and community! Brought to you by: Music...

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...

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....