Imagine being forced to pack up your “home” and having to relocate almost daily. This has become the routine for Fresno residents lacking consistent shelter. There are an estimated 2,000 homeless people living in the City of Fresno. Those who cannot be sheltered don’t have many options other than to set up a shelter in vacant homes or areas out… View Post
Terry Slatic has only been on Fresno Unified’s school board for seven months, but has already proven to be problematic. In the seven months Slatic has been a school board member, he’s made headlines for assaulting a student, threatening students on the cheer team, threatening the job of his son’s wrestling coach and making a Black army recruiter feel unsafe… View Post
Imagine being 10-years-old when your parent tells you, “From now on, buy your own school supplies.” This happened to me in the fifth grade. So, with a bag of stickers and sweets that I sold, I bought my own notepads, erasers and pencils. Two years later, I began to work cutting grapes during my summer breaks. This time, I was… View Post
Editor’s Note: Below you will find the Judge’s Award winning entry“Under the Feet of Jesus: A Journey of Evolution and Conquest, written by Edison High student Julissa Gaytan as a part of the inaugural Sherley Anne Williams & Lawson Fusao Inada Writing Contest. Find out more about the contest here. In the selected excerpt of her novel, Helena Maria Viramontes details the… View Post
Editor’s Note: Below you will find the winning entry “Secret Unknown Feelings”, written by Edison High student Corina Trevino-Lopez as a part of the inaugural Sherley Anne Williams & Lawson Fusao Inada Writing Contest. Find out more about the contest here. …