A high school in Huron would be a huge improvement in the lives of students and the community. No longer would students have to get up before the sun rises and miss extracurricular activities to take [...] Continue Reading
Progressive, Local/Independent News
The June 2023 Issue of the Community Alliance is now online You can read the print version of the paper at the link below. This is a .pdf of the June 2023 Community Alliance newspaper. There are [...] Continue Reading
The Invisibility of Asians in America
The Asian American community is one of the oldest in the United States, yet they are still viewed as “foreigners” by many Americans. “Discrimination has always shaped us,” said Dr. Russell Jeung, [...] Continue Reading
Reunión Comunitaria en Reedley
Detener el odio es el tema de la reunión comunitaria que se llevará a cabo en Reedley el 30 de junio de 2023. El aumento de los delitos e incidentes motivados por el odio va en aumento y este evento [...] Continue Reading
Town Hall in Reedley
Stop the Hate is the theme for a town hall to be held in Reedley on June 30. Hate crimes and incidents are on the rise, and this event will bring together a coalition of groups with the tools and [...] Continue Reading
May 2023 Final
You can read the print version of the paper below. This is a .pdf of the May 2023 Community Alliance newspaper. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the pages for easier [...] Continue Reading
Racism Depends on Power to Thrive
An African-American girl attending Wilson Middle School in Chowchilla in Madera County is trying her best to stand up against racism, but it seems those in power won’t listen. The father of the [...] Continue Reading
Building Coalitions and Stopping Hate Crimes
With three successful Stop the Hate town halls completed, the San Joaquin Valley Media Alliance and the Community Alliance newspaper are on track to have a fourth event, probably in Reedley, in the [...] Continue Reading
El Racismo Depende del Poder Para Prosperar
Una niña afroamericana que asiste a la escuela secundaria Wilson en Chowchilla, en el Condado de Madera, está haciendo todo lo posible para enfrentarse al racismo, pero parece que los que están [...] Continue Reading
Some Thoughts on the Stop the Hate Campaign
By Alexia Baca Morgan I am a 65-year-old Hispanic female from Albuquerque, N.M., who lives in Fresno. In my childhood, which took place in the 1960s and 1970s, my family and many Black and Brown [...] Continue Reading
Tools to Defend Ourselves
As a child, I knew what hate incidents and hate crimes felt like even though I didn’t know there were terms for them. I knew that gut feeling—the fear and uncertainty. Was I over-exaggerating? Was [...] Continue Reading
Herramientas para Defendernos
Cuando era niña, sabía cómo se sentían los "incidentes" y los crímenes de odio, aunque no sabía que había un término para ellos. Conocía ese sentimiento...el miedo y la incertidumbre. ¿Estaba [...] Continue Reading