Rallies Throughout the Valley and the Nation Protest Trump’s Immigration Policies Fresno Resistance hosted No Ban, No Wall: Sanctuary for All on February 13, 2017. About 500 people of all ages from [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Culture
Review: Baldwin’s ‘Negro’ an opportunity to reflect on America
By Kamal Abu-Shamsieh “I Am Not Your Negro” is a film that documents significant events in the history of African Americans through the works of the social critic and writer James Baldwin. In his [...] Continue Reading
I’m Undocumented and I don’t Think Trump is the Problem
By Miguel Bibanco (Editor’s Note: This article was originally published at The Know Youth Media and is republished with permission.) Just a month into Trump’s presidency and the controversies [...] Continue Reading
Working with Syrian Refugees in Fresno
By Wasan Abu-Baker I was born and raised in Palestine, in a highly-educated household. My father was politically active and outspoken for the civil rights of Palestinians through non-violent [...] Continue Reading
Journalism, Fake News, and The First Amendment
By Joshua C. Shurley, Ph.D. Walter Lippman, considered by some to be the "father of modern journalism" famously wrote that "there can be no liberty for a community which lacks the means by which [...] Continue Reading
Former Community Alliance Editor Visits State Prison Creative Writing Guild
By Boston Woodard It was great to meet my friend of 12 years for the first time. Mike Rhodes, former editor of the Community Alliance and author of Dispatches From The War Zone, spoke to members of [...] Continue Reading
The Pachamama Alliance
By Carolyn Murphy With the world and its institutions appearing more unstable every day, it is difficult to find a place to focus our energies with any optimism. The Pachamama Alliance, founded [...] Continue Reading
Organize for a Better Future & Women’s March Unite in Fresno
For more photos from January 21, 2017 by Richard D. Iyall go to our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1548968925132133.1073741852.147659788596394&type=1&l=5767e8c2f1 [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – February 2017
By Hannah Brandt January felt like a tornado hit. In the storm, Barack Obama became the former president, Donald Trump became the current president, and the country commemorated the life of Martin [...] Continue Reading
Free Speech Victory in Fresno: Proof that You Can Stand Up to City Hall
By Mike Rhodes Conservatives and Republican politicians do a lot of talking about deregulation, being supportive of small businesses and cutting down on government bureaucracy. Why then did [...] Continue Reading
The Cartoon History of Humanism
By George B. Kauffman The Cartoon History of Humanism: Volume One: Antiquity to Enlightenment. Words by Dale DeBakcsy, Art by Count Dolby von Luckner, Humanist Press, Washington, DC, 2015, paperback [...] Continue Reading
10 Years Later: Fresno Politicians Still Toying with Black History and Nobody Cares!
By Rev. Floyd D. Harris Jr. (Editor’s Note: The first part of this article was written in December 2006, the latter part written in January 2017. It has been edited for clarity.) December 19, 2006: [...] Continue Reading