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Author: Ricardo A. Reyna (he/him/his)

WHO IS HE? Ricardo is a 21 year old community advocate and growing journalist with The kNOw Youth Media. He enjoys making music, eating cereal at 5 p.m. and snapping along to the Addams Family theme song. #Wavy 🌊 “Read the directions and directly you will be directed in the right direction.”― Lewis Carroll DID YOU KNOW? Ricardo makes music and performs locally! FEATURED AREA: Opinion Editorials, Narrative and Poetry.
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Arts & Entertainment Politics

Forging the Art of Resistance

06/15/201704/30/2019 Ricardo A. Reyna (he/him/his)

When a blade for war is forged, it is heated, hammered and beaten into shape until it is finally sharp enough to be used as

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Community Community Health Economy Environment

From Renovation to Gentrification – The Urban Renewal Fantasy

10/19/201610/08/2021 Ricardo A. Reyna (he/him/his)

Lately, Fresno has seen a number of renovation projects get going – mostly in neighborhoods near downtown, but also in the southeast and southwestern parts

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Education Narrative

Pushing Out the “School Pushout”

10/05/201610/08/2021 Ricardo A. Reyna (he/him/his)

This story was originally published by The Fresno Bee I am someone who, at one point, considered myself a troubled youth with no sense of

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Arts & Entertainment Community Culture & Identity

How ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Reached Out to a Generation In Need

09/01/201610/08/2021 Ricardo A. Reyna (he/him/his)

by Ricardo A. Reyna The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, for those who don’t know, was a sitcom staple throughout the 1990s, considered by some a

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