By I. smiley G. Calderon When I first moved to Fresno just a year and a half ago, I didn’t know that the public transit system is referred to as the “FAX,” short for “Fresno Area Express.” I [...] Continue Reading
Activism
Reunite, Resistance, Feminism and Activism
By Janet Capella (Editor’s note: The following text is from the author’s presentation at a gathering at the Universalist Unitarian Church of Fresno on June 22, 2019. The author is an antiwar [...] Continue Reading
Growing Up Black in Fresno
By Annette Breazell-Greathouse Born in March 1967, I was the little girl who had everything any young girl could want and desire. The youngest of three, I was loved and spoiled by my hardworking [...] Continue Reading
Covid-19 versus the Essential Worker
By Saraí Ramos González Rural communities with large numbers of workers in the food production sector will be disproportionately affected by Covid-19. Many are ineligible to receive government aid, [...] Continue Reading
Corona Blues: COVID-19 and Our Black Community
By I. smiley G. Calderon Emerging data and statistics about the mortality of the deadly novel Covid-19 disease have disturbingly shown Black Americans suffering at greater percentages and rates [...] Continue Reading
Double Jeopardy of Being a DACA Recipient during a Pandemic
By Diego San Luis Ortega The Covid-19 pandemic has changed life as we know it. We all fear for the health of our families and anxiously await new information to help us weather this crisis. But [...] Continue Reading
Pandemic Hurting Local Small Businesses
By Eduardo Stanley The social crisis created by the eruption of the coronavirus pandemic has hurt the economy since March, when local and state governments implemented a “stay in place” policy to [...] Continue Reading
Fresno—A Hotbed of Radicalism?
By Mike Rhodes May 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of a social and political upheaval that changed how some people saw this sleepy little town. Shaw Avenue south of Fresno State was shut down by [...] Continue Reading
May Day 2020 Virtual March in Fresno
By Sarai Ramos Gonzalez and Stan Santos The movement for human rights in the face of natural and man-made disasters has brought us to a moment of reflection, discussion and cautious action. Under [...] Continue Reading
Future of Central Valley Agriculture Is Regenerative
By Benny Corona California’s Central Valley feeds the United States, producing more than one-fourth of the nation’s food including 40% of the nation’s fruits and nuts. It is also home to the most [...] Continue Reading
Celebrating the Power of Women’s Movements
By Loretta Kensinger, Ph.D. During Women’s History Month, we should do more than celebrate achievements of those women “firsts” who make it into the halls of power. While individual milestones [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Jail Transfers Immigrants to ICE Custody
By Stan Santos Fresno County continues to violate the civil rights and basic humanity of immigrants in custody as it facilitates the transfer of arrestees to ICE [U.S. Immigration and Customs [...] Continue Reading