By Serena Cuevas The Fresno American Indian Health Project (FAIHP), a nonprofit agency, is a culturally sensitive health access and advocacy program for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The [...] Continue Reading
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American Indian Health Project
By Serena Cuevas The Fresno American Indian Health Project (FAIHP), a nonprofit agency, is a culturally sensitive health access and advocacy program for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The [...] Continue Reading
Fresnans Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Through March and Rally
By Community Alliance Staff Around 1,500 people marched from St. John's Cathedral to Fresno City Hall, where there was a rally, and then to Veterans' Memorial Auditorium for speakers, as part of a [...] Continue Reading
Fresnans Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Through March and Rally
By Community Alliance Staff Around 1,500 people marched from St. John's Cathedral to Fresno City Hall, where there was a rally, and then to Veterans' Memorial Auditorium for speakers, as part of a [...] Continue Reading
The Privilege of Being Polite
By Carli White-Morgan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about politeness, as people decry the lack of it in public. Have you ever known someone who was always polite? Then one day they just snap and [...] Continue Reading
The Privilege of Being Polite
By Carli White-Morgan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about politeness, as people decry the lack of it in public. Have you ever known someone who was always polite? Then one day they just snap and [...] Continue Reading
Indigenous rock comes to the Central Valley
By Eduardo Stanley Rock and Roll, the young music that prevailed overwhelmingly since the 1950s, emerged in English. In countries where another language is spoken, it is common for local bands to [...] Continue Reading
Madera Group Seeks People Willing to Highlight Their Culture or Faith
By Lourdes Herrera The Madera Coalition for Community Justice, a community-based organization, has been sponsoring an Interfaith/Intercultural Day for the past 20 years. Each year, it has gotten [...] Continue Reading
Where is the Freedom in this Land?
By Richard D. Iyall, Cowlitz Why was this country formed, this country called United States? Did not the founders seek their freedom and their independence from a king who ruled its people with an [...] Continue Reading
Community Activism Delivers
By Vic Bedoian Will Arvin’s new oil ordinance translate into environmental justice gains in other hard-hit San Joaquin Valley towns? Juan Flores, a Delano-based community organizer with the Center on [...] Continue Reading
Latino Millennial Vote
By Ben Monterroso The young Latino vote will be a key factor in deciding the future of our country; data indicate that they have an unprecedented potential to make their political mark. If Latino [...] Continue Reading
Students Call on California Leaders to Address Racial Inequality in Schools on Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
By Saa’un Bell One hundred students and parents from Fresno and across the state marched on the state capitol urging lawmakers to make good on the promise of Brown v. Board of Education, on the 64th [...] Continue Reading