Alicia Berber coached Riverside City College women’s basketball for 23 years. She's repeatedly sought the same treatment for her team as the men’s. As a result, she says, she’s been subjected to bullying and verbal threats.
. The lawsuit lists four breaches of the California Fair Employment and Housing act as complaints for damages, including discrimination based on sex and failure to prevent retaliation for reporting and opposing discrimination. A trial is scheduled for next summer.
Current RCC athletic director Payton Williams, a Riverside native who played two years in the NFL, declined to comment because of Berber’s pending litigation. Riverside City College women’s basketball coach Alicia Berber directs her players during a game against Santa Monica City College on Dec. 8. It’s the “bad apples” that Berber says she fears. In addition to allegations outlined in the lawsuit, she has expressed concern for her own safety to top RCC administrators.Coaches Cori Close of UCLA and Tara VanDerveer of Stanford say it’s critical to fight athletic gender discrimination at places like Riverside City College.
“We have an all-Black team, [Berber] is trying to criminalize these guys and I’m not going to allow that to happen,” Mathews said. “She’s using code words. ‘Violently.’ ‘I’m afraid for my safety.’ Those are code words.”
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