By Ruth Gadebusch Conservation has long been something that we all presumably believe in but recent conditions have really brought it to the forefront. It seems to me that conservation began in [...] Continue Reading
Opinion & Analysis
Malcolm X and the Legacy of House Slaves
By Jonathan Luevanos Malcolm X was an African-American intellectual who gave the African-American people in the 1960s a formula for understanding their situations within legal-political institutions [...] Continue Reading
Tiffany’s Take: Protect Those Dreams
By Tiffany A. Potter This is what I have learned the hard way, dreams are scary to people who have never been taught how to, or given permission to, think big. Whether they were never afforded the [...] Continue Reading
Silencing the Voice of the Minority
By Cesar Campos Last month, the City of Fresno decided to censor an advertisement about park space on city buses. In a classic case of censorship, this advertisement was deemed too “political” by a [...] Continue Reading
(500) DAYS OF BUMMER
By Turbo Naturally, most people want to fall in love. Even asexuals need love. So, naturally, as a genre, romantic comedies are rather popular. Romantic notions and possibilities in combination with [...] Continue Reading
Genocide in the United States
By Norman Lambert The recent observance of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide and the denunciations of Turkey for not owning up to it raises a host of questions. While we ask Turkey to [...] Continue Reading
Blackstone Yes, but Fulton No?
By Ruth Gadebusch With my mailboxes, traditional and electronic, bulging with opportunities, I had intended to devote my column this month to praising all the good folk who support the many needs not [...] Continue Reading
TIFFANY’S TAKE: Derby
By Tiffany A. Potter Until two weeks ago, I was a derby virgin. And now, much like my sex life in my early 20s, I wonder what took me so long. Roller derby is a team skating competition on roller [...] Continue Reading
HOPE ENDURES: The Complexities of the Israel and Palestine Conflict
By Teresa Castillo CSU Fresno’s Middle East Studies Program and the Palestine Freedom Project sponsored a special discussion with Dr. Richard Falk on April 24. Falk, the UN special rapporteur on [...] Continue Reading
Juneteenth 2015: Breaking the Chains to Freedom
By Rev. Dr. Floyd D. Harris (Editor’s note: There will be various Juneteenth events happening in Fresno beginning June 19. For more information, see our Peace and Social Justice Calendar on page [...] Continue Reading
Samuel Molina with Mi Familia Vota on the Importance of Voting
Interview by the Community Alliance In April, the Community Alliance interviewed Samuel Molina, the California deputy director with Mi Familia Vota, a “national non-profit organization working to [...] Continue Reading
Tiffany’s Take: Let Me Use It
By Tiffany A. Potter One of the most precious things I have in my home, my sanctuary from the world, is a simple plaque that hangs on the wall. On it I have painted {RUNNING} and below it holds on [...] Continue Reading