By Boston Woodard During my youth, I was no doubt the poster child for irredeemable miscreants. I was a young thug running wild, unchecked, with no respect for others. I was a criminal. In 1973, I [...] Continue Reading
Social Justice
Poetry Corner: Compassion Politics
Halima Aquino, M.A., launched the Voter Education and Engagement Project (VEEP) in California to better understand why people register but do not vote. The responses to her survey indicated, among [...] Continue Reading
The DACA Road from Tranquillity to San Joaquin
By Halima Aquino The road to the city of San Joaquin from Tranquillity High School was 105 degrees or hotter on black pavement on Sept. 6 at 12:30 p.m. Beside the fields of nuts and fruit, there is [...] Continue Reading
Veteran and Antiwar Activist Col. Ann Wright Comes to Fresno
By Joshua Shurley Colonel Ann Wright (retired) will speak on Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. at the Community United Church of Christ (5550 N. Fresno St.). Colonel Wright spent 29 years in the U.S. Army and Army [...] Continue Reading
The Story of the Muslim Community in the Central Valley
By Wasan Abu-Baker Muslims are well known for their warm hospitality. Our prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said that whoever believes in God and the Day of Judgment, let him honor his neighbor, [...] Continue Reading
Stop the Hate Rally
By Loretta Kensinger (This is the speech given by Loretta Kensinger, Central Valley Progressive PAC Vice President, at the Stop the Hate rally on Aug. 24. The event was held in the Tower District.) [...] Continue Reading
Why Boston Woodard Does Not Have an Article in this Month’s Newspaper
By Mike Rhodes Boston Woodard was paroled from the California prison system in March of this year but was immediately transferred to the Solano County jail, held on unknown charges. Many readers of [...] Continue Reading
I Spy With My Little Eye a Constitutional Violation
By Abre’ Connor Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by the ACLU of Northern California and is republished with permission. [...] Continue Reading
Project Shalom/Salam
Interview with Helen Siporin, a member of Fresno’s Jewish community and co-founder of Project Shalom/Salaam. Q. How did you learn about the Syrian refugees? A. Last February, my friend Susan [...] Continue Reading
ACLU Sues Madera County for Violating Open Meetings Law
By ACLU of Northern California On July 17, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC) sued the Madera County Board of Supervisors for violating California’s open public [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Youth of Color Fighting to Keep Fair School Funding System
By Ziaunna Temple and Draquari McGhee On July 12, Draquari and I, along with hundreds of high school students, parents and education advocacy groups from 30 cities across California, went to [...] Continue Reading