By Mike Rhodes In May of this year, a Community Alliance newsstand went missing on the corner of Kern and N streets, just outside a Starbucks. Peter Maiden, the newspaper’s distribution manager, [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
From California to Oaxaca and Back
By Patsy Mejia Recently, I had the distinct privilege to participate in a pilot program initiated by the Mexican consulate aimed at reconnecting university students with parents or grandparents of [...] Continue Reading
Lights for Liberty
By Peter Maiden On July 12, Fresno was one of more than 700 cities around the world holding a “Lights for Liberty” vigil to protest the situation of immigrants. Many, including infants, toddlers [...] Continue Reading
Action Needed Now on Family Shelters
By Kayla Moon A homeless mother is mourning the loss of her three-month-old daughter who died in a Fresno motel. According to the Fresno County Coroner’s report, the cause of death is believed to [...] Continue Reading
A Family’s Journey
By Dez Martinez Naszar’ie Maray Butler Sunrise: April 3, 2019 Sunset: July 14, 2019 Akifa and Denny (mother and father) became homeless in October 2018 in Fresno. Akifa looked for [...] Continue Reading
Disaster Response in Cuba
By Leni Villagomez Reeves In Comunidad Castanedo, Elsida Martinez described surviving the tornado that hit her Guanabacoa home on the night of Jan. 27. “It sounded like a hundred airplanes or [...] Continue Reading
Floyd Harris III: Southwest Fresno Student, Activist and Cheerleading Champion
By Hannah Brandt While most four-year-olds are preoccupied identifying barnyard animals, learning the alphabet and playing patty-cake, Floyd Harris III accompanied his father, Rev. Dr. Floyd [...] Continue Reading
First Social Justice Scholarship Presented
By Mike Rhodes The first Mike Rhodes Social Justice Scholarship of $1,000 was given to Esmeralda Serapio, who is a student at the San Joaquin College of Law. The scholarship was set up by Howard [...] Continue Reading
Why We Can’t Wait: Being Black in the Cannabis Industry
By Cesar Casamayor and Gidai Maaza There is unfinished business when it comes to cannabis legalization—the trauma-filled legacy of the War on Drugs within the Black community, especially on young [...] Continue Reading
The Revolution Will Be Televised and Likely Infiltrated by Government and Special Interests
By Kayla Moon Infiltration can take many forms by a multitude of different entities. Informants follow commands of a government, state, local and corporate interests. In this article, we look [...] Continue Reading
The Revolution Will Be Televised and Likely Infiltrated by Government and Special Interests
By Kayla Moon Infiltration can take many forms by a multitude of different entities. Informants follow commands of a government, state, local and corporate interests. In this article, we look [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Rejects Proposal That Would Punish Good Samaritans
By Eduardo Stanley On March 21, the Fresno City Council voted 3-2 against a proposal that would criminalize and fine those who donate money or food to people at intersections. The proposal was [...] Continue Reading