By James Mendez On June 25, the Fresno City Council voted 5-1 to fund Advance Peace in its 2020–21 budget. Advanced Peace brings a community-based program to Fresno and will work to decrease [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
Hundreds March in Support of Black Lives Matter
Photos by Peter Maiden Several hundred marchers met at Saint Rest Baptist Church in West Fresno June 6 to promote the message of Black Lives Matter in a peaceful manner. They marched over a mile to [...] Continue Reading
Strong Protest Against Police Brutality in Fresno
Photos by Peter Maiden The Unitarian Church of Fresno held a vigil for allies Friday evening, June 5 in remembrance of George Floyd and against police violence. About three hundred people came, [...] Continue Reading
Black Lives Matter and the City of Fresno Work Together with A Proclamation and Street Painting
By Peter Maiden Over four hundred people came out to downtown Fresno June 18 to paint “Black Lives Matter” in twenty foot tall letters on P Street where it passes in front of City Hall. The event [...] Continue Reading
Supporting Small Farmers and the Community
By Community Alliance Staff A volunteer with Hands On Central California helps out with boxes of green beans at a food giveaway at the Hmong Alliance Church of Fresno on May 29. One thousand bags [...] Continue Reading
Just the FAX, Please
By I. smiley G. Calderon When I first moved to Fresno just a year and a half ago, I didn’t know that the public transit system is referred to as the “FAX,” short for “Fresno Area Express.” I [...] Continue Reading
Growing Up Black in Fresno
By Annette Breazell-Greathouse Born in March 1967, I was the little girl who had everything any young girl could want and desire. The youngest of three, I was loved and spoiled by my hardworking [...] Continue Reading
Covid-19 versus the Essential Worker
By Saraí Ramos González Rural communities with large numbers of workers in the food production sector will be disproportionately affected by Covid-19. Many are ineligible to receive government aid, [...] Continue Reading
Corona Blues: COVID-19 and Our Black Community
By I. smiley G. Calderon Emerging data and statistics about the mortality of the deadly novel Covid-19 disease have disturbingly shown Black Americans suffering at greater percentages and rates [...] Continue Reading
May Day 2020 Virtual March in Fresno
By Sarai Ramos Gonzalez and Stan Santos The movement for human rights in the face of natural and man-made disasters has brought us to a moment of reflection, discussion and cautious action. Under [...] Continue Reading
Celebrating the Power of Women’s Movements
By Loretta Kensinger, Ph.D. During Women’s History Month, we should do more than celebrate achievements of those women “firsts” who make it into the halls of power. While individual milestones [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Mayor’s Race Pits Progressive Vision versus the Establishment
By Vic Bedoian Although the election for mayor of Fresno is in theory nonpartisan, in reality it’s a choice between a progressive vision for the city’s future pursued by Andrew Janz and Fresno’s [...] Continue Reading