I got nothin’. I’ve sat down to write this month’s column more than a few times and, ultimately, my steadfast process seems to have turned on me. Nothing (and I mean, nothing) has flowed from my [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Culture
Poetry Corner
Just A Convict By Antonio Smith Bars on the windows Broken Dreams Tears out of the blue Sometimes screams Lockers too small For what one needs No courtesy Just cons and greed Slave labor No law [...] Continue Reading
In Light Of Tragedy
By Zoyer Zachary Zyndel More and more people are finding out about the tragic murder of a transgender woman in Fresno, near the Blackstone and Shields area. A community is outraged not only by the [...] Continue Reading
In This Space
By Steve Umfrid They whys of it all escape me As I lay here on my side, Arms raised in front of my face A shield to block the constant light. Cold seeps through the concrete Chilling my forearms, [...] Continue Reading
The Politics of Censorship
By Ernesto Saavedra May 27, Fresno Building Healthy Communities (BHC) launched its #Parks4All initiative, which highlights the need for quality parks in Fresno. As part of the initiative, BHC wanted [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor July 2015
By Ernesto Saavedra During my studies at Fresno State , I read the second edition of a book titled White Racism by sociology professors Joe R. Feagin, Hernán Vera and Pinar Batur. White Racism [...] Continue Reading
What It Looks Like to Live in a Segregated City
By Quentin Savage Fresno is a segregated city. “How?” is a better question than “Why?” but perhaps “Where?” is the most important. Have you seen it? Have you felt it? Would you know what to look for [...] Continue Reading
A Matter of Conscience A HERITAGE OF PACIFISM
By Hannah Brandt My grandfather is 93 years old. Most nights, he forgets to take his medication unless I bug him about it: “Did you take your pills yet?” Somehow, he never manages to miss a minute of [...] Continue Reading
A Century Is a Long Time. It is and it isn’t.
By David Barsamian (Editor’s note: The following poem was read in Ankara, Turkey, on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide. April 25, 2015.) It is important to complete the poems and eat the [...] Continue Reading
Book Review: Belief & Unbelief by Barbara G. Walker
By George B. Kauffman Despite the Mother’s Day publicity, our country has dropped from 31st in 2014 to 33rd place in the world’s best places to be a mother according to the 2015 Save the Children’s [...] Continue Reading
Theater Review: Last Chance to See “Jazz Man” at Fresno Soap Co.
By Cherylyn Smith “Jazz Man,” an original play by Art Cano, is the story of Gus Friedman, a jazz trumpeter of stunning talent and uncompromising integrity, whose life experiences take him from the [...] Continue Reading
Nunes Calls for San Joaquin River Salmon to Go Extinct
By Gary Lasky In a lengthy, conspiracy-tinged June 12 letter to Investor’s Business Daily, Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare) gives free rein to his interesting fantasies about the incredible clout of [...] Continue Reading