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 | 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 | 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 | Jun 21, 2019 | Donations
Projects will assist low-income residents, veterans and formally homeless individuals RIVERSIDE, Calif. – June 21, 2019 – The City of Riverside has received more than $32 million in funding from the state’s “No Place Like Home” and “Affordable Housing and Sustainable...
by admin | Mar 6, 2018 | Civil Rights Institute, Donations, Riverside
By RYAN HAGEN | rhagen@scng.com | The Press-Enterprise March 6, 2018 The civil rights institute planned for downtown Riverside is closer to opening after receiving $100,000 from Bank of America. With the gift, presented to the Riverside City Council on Tuesday, Feb....
