By Osiris Godwin Net neutrality seems to be one of those buzzwords that whizzes past us every day. We don’t notice it or pay it much attention; much like a fern in an office, we just assume that it [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Culture
Straight from Our Roots: Coco by Pixar
By Raquel Enriquez (Translated by Lourdes Oliva) Miguel is 12 years old and wants to be a musician. He loves music so much that in his spare time, he sings and learns to play the guitar. But getting [...] Continue Reading
Fresnans Protest to Protect Net Neutrality
By Bob Turner The call was sent out over the Internet. “The new chairman of the FCC was a top lawyer at Verizon. Now he’s calling for a vote to kill net neutrality...Join the Protest Dec. 7 at [...] Continue Reading
Straight Outta Fresno
By Peter Maiden Poppin’, a hip-hop dance related to the Robot, originated in Fresno and traveled up and down the Valley to the Bay Area and Los Angeles in the 1980s. Hmong B-Boys and B-Girls were [...] Continue Reading
Trans Rights Rally and Day of Remembrance
By Hannah Brandt “Your attendance is your support,” says Zoyer Zyndel, Trans-E-motion chair and emcee at the Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) at Fresno State on Nov. 20. Trans-E-motion is a local [...] Continue Reading
Make the Break (If You Can)
By George B. Kauffman Make the Break (If You Can) by Dr. Reginald J. Exton (Author), Roy Speckhardt (Editor), Humanist Press, 1777 T St. NW, Washington, D.C., 2012, $9.99. ISBN 9780931779268. NASA [...] Continue Reading
South of Shaw: Introducing Straight Outta Fresno
By Valley Public History Project Editor’s note: This article is republished with permission and was originally published at [...] Continue Reading
ACLU Report Shows Police Reform Needed in Fresno
Anti-bias and de-escalation training could help reduce officer-involved shootings By Leslie Fulbright The ACLU of California released a report on Nov. 14 that identifies 146 officer-involved [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Reel Pride Presents The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
By Maya Vannini Editor’s note: This article is republished from Know Youth Media with permission and was originally published at https://theknowfresno.org/. Last month, Fresno hosted the 28th annual [...] Continue Reading
“Since we can’t go to Oaxaca, we brought our village here”
By Eduardo Stanley Editor’s note: This article is republished with permission and was originally published at www.eduardostanley.com. Despite the government’s promises and laws, indigenous cultures [...] Continue Reading
Poetry Corner: Compassion Politics
Halima Aquino, M.A., launched the Voter Education and Engagement Project (VEEP) in California to better understand why people register but do not vote. The responses to her survey indicated, among [...] Continue Reading
A Fresno Epiphany: Swearengin Video Offers Insights on Racism, White Privilege
By Kevin Hall Stark examples of institutionalized racism and White privilege in Fresno burst out publicly in October like a Charlottesville rally of Trump supporters. The tiki torches illuminating [...] Continue Reading