International President of the National Network In Action, Rev. Dr. Floyd D. Harris, Jr. has united community leaders and activists statewide to continue to push the Black Lives Matter movement in [...] Continue Reading
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“Hey, Hey, LBJ!” Anti-War Performance Comes to Rogue Festival
By Hannah Brandt In 1964, San Francisco native David Kleinberg dropped out of school to travel. He knew something was going on in Vietnam, but wasn’t too worried about being drafted. He thought it [...] Continue Reading
JOURNALISTS, PROFESSORS, LEGISLATORS: What do they have in Common?
By Alex Vavoulis All three have become victims of the Corporate State; they are all victims of the capitalist class because the three provide fertile ground for the capitalist to improve its income; [...] Continue Reading
DARWIN DAY 2016
By George B. Kauffman Last month our nation celebrated Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, while the entire world celebrated the birthday of Charles Darwin, who is ranked alongside our greatest [...] Continue Reading
Abbot’s Story
By Richard Stone Author’s Note: The following piece is entirely fictional. It is based (in some ways closely) on my direct connection with the mother of a well-publicized real-life murderer, and on [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – March 2016
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday, March 10, at 7 PM, at Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK March 2, (first Wednesday of [...] Continue Reading
#LoveWins
The hashtag #LoveWins is being used to showcase supporters of marriage equality around the nation and across the world. Our #LoveWins photo shoot put the Valley into the virtual conversation on social [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Commemorates Dr. King’s Legacy
By Hannah Brandt On Jan 18, 2016 Fresno’s annual March, ‘Mountain of Food’ collection, and Commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. began at Fresno City Hall with speeches from local leaders including [...] Continue Reading
Hmongstory40: Valley’s Hmong Citizens Celebrate 40 Years of History
By Vic Bedoian for Pacifica Radio, KFCF Fresno Forty years after immigrating to the United States from Southeast Asia, the Hmong community in Fresno celebrated with the opening of a major multi-media [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor: Feb 2016
By Hannah Brandt February is an unusual month, in many ways. It is Black History Month, a time to reflect on and celebrate achievements in African American history. Just as Martin Luther King Jr’s [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor: February 2016
TOWER CLEAN-UP By Victor Kral The Tower District is a very pedestrian-oriented part of Fresno, having a lot of businesses that caters to folks wanting to eat out, enjoy adult beverages, shop and do [...] Continue Reading