By Boston Woodard Over the decades, music programs in prison have been part of the rehabilitation process for many men and women throughout California. It all began in the 1940’s when warden Clinton [...] Continue Reading
Arts & Crafts
Landscape, Mythology, and Memory: Chicana Narratives in Murals
A discussion with Teresa Flores and Carissa Garcia By Hannah Brandt On March 17, Fresno State students engaged in a film presentation, discussion, and workshop on the history of art in the Central [...] Continue Reading
Micah Bazant: Portraits of Trans Resistance
By Miguel Bibanco [Editor’s Note: This article was originally published at the kNOw Youth Media and is republished with permission. [...] 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
Universal Heart | A profile of Muralist Mauro Carrera
By Hannah Brandt If you search Creative Fresno’s innovative and extensive Digital Mural Map of Fresno, Mauro Carrera’s Fulton Street work is called Universal Heart. The artist, who began making murals [...] Continue Reading
WINDOWS TEN
By Uncle Bill Windows Ten, Windows Ten Go away, don’t come again! Each new system drives me mad! What’s wrong with keeping what we had? Each “feature” complicates the mess. I find I can do less and [...] Continue Reading
Nature’s Hidden Force
By George B. Kauffman Nature's Hidden Force: Joining Spirituality with Science by George Land and Beth Jarman, Humanist Press, Washington, DC, 2014, paperback $14.99. ISBN 978-0-931779-49-7 In its [...] Continue Reading
Wicked Gods
By George B. Kauffman Wicked Gods by Eilis Leyne, Humanist Press, Washington, DC, 2013, paperback $18.95, ISBN 978-0-931779-45-9 While recent authors like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and [...] Continue Reading
The Outcast Oracle
Book Review By George B. Kauffman The Outcast Oracle by Laury A. Egan, Humanist Press, Washington, DC, 2013, paperback $13.95. ISBN 978-0-931779-36-7 This entrancing novel, full of irony, humor, [...] Continue Reading
Putting Mice Before Men
The following poems were written by individuals incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, CA and Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, CA. Some of the authors are poetry and drama students [...] Continue Reading
I Am Indigenous
Author’s Note: "Native Americans are considered to be the first Americans to live in and populate the United States. By the time the first explorers and settlers arrived from Europe, Native Americans [...] Continue Reading
Howard Watkins Photo of the Month
Muhammad Ali: Jan 17, 1942-June 3, 2016 From Democracy Now! “Thousands gathered in Louisville, KY Friday for the funeral of Muhammad Ali, one of the world’s most iconic figures of the 20th century. [...] Continue Reading