Community Alliance Newspaper

06/17/2026

Haiku
BY HOMER GREENE

Haiku for Kehinde Solwazi Fifty-Five Year Path Black Arts Revolutionary Seasonal Artist Haiku for Carmen de Lavallade (1931–2025) Biracial Dancer Spring Flow Afro Remembrance Civil Rights Warrior Tai Chi Chuan Fingertips Fingertips Show Path Waist, Arms, Shoulders Then Follow Spring Qi Rooted Legs...

06/16/2026

The Miracle of Print
BY PETER MAIDEN

Each month, the Community Alliance arrives at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence in the back of a truck. It comes in bundles on pallets, stacked about five feet high. If you’ve ever wondered about how the paper was printed, you are not alone.

Each month, the Community Alliance arrives at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence in the back of a truck. It comes in bundles on pallets, stacked about five feet high. If you’ve ever wondered about how the paper was printed, you are not alone. On May 1, I got up before dawn to visit Mineral King Pub...

06/14/2026

Bredefeld’s Wild Tongue Won’t Be Tamed, Many Forced to Grovel
BY RACHEL YOUDELMAN
At its April 21 meeting, the County Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved an agreement between the county library and the Fresno Chaffee Zoo to hold summer programs for children.

“What a Drag” At its April 21 meeting, the County Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved an agreement between the county library and the Fresno Chaffee Zoo to hold summer programs for children. Because BOS Chair Garry Bredefeld has a record of attempting to control public-library programs and of op...

06/13/2026

Letter to the Editor: Only Africans Can Do This!
For those who follow professional marathon races, this year we witnessed the first under two hour men’s marathon race.

For those who follow professional marathon races, this year we witnessed the first under two hour men’s marathon race. In April’s London Marathon race, Sabastian Sawe of Kenya broke the marathon world record, hence becoming the first man to run the 26.2 mile race in under two hours, in a world s...

06/13/2026

From the Editor
Enrique little
On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger read General Orders No. 3 in Galveston, Texas. This order, given more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, marked the true end of slavery in the United States.

On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger read General Orders No. 3 in Galveston, Texas. This order, given more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, marked the true end of slavery in the United States. I recall learning about this from my dad one summer after I had gotten i...

06/12/2026

“Vote Them Out” with Pride
BY MARS SANTOS
May 11—Fresnans congregated in front of the Hall of Records for a press conference in support of the County library’s request to participate in the annual Rainbow Pride celebrations and in condemnation of a “distorted and assaultive” Facebook post made by Supervisor Garry Bredefeld.

May 11—Fresnans congregated in front of the Hall of Records for a press conference in support of the County library’s request to participate in the annual Rainbow Pride celebrations and in condemnation of a “distorted and assaultive” Facebook post made by Supervisor Garry Bredefeld. Among at...

06/11/2026

Our June Art Feature is out of this world 🛸 Don’t miss El Rayo; or Self-Deportation Nation, this Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Follow Playhouse Fresno for more info, updates, and future productions!

06/11/2026

Q***r Rights: Where Are We Now?
BY ENRIQUE LITTLE
On June 26, 2015, I had just turned 14. I was living in downtown Fresno at the time, and my mother and I were in our living room watching history unfold on the news.

On June 26, 2015, I had just turned 14. I was living in downtown Fresno at the time, and my mother and I were in our living room watching history unfold on the news. Last June was the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark 5–4 decision on Obergefell v. Hodges, a culmination of several ...

06/10/2026

Expanding Democracy: The 19th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
BY DEBAY TADESSE
The history of African Americans in the United States is deeply connected to slavery, racial discrimination, and the long struggle for civil rights. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was one of the most important achievements of this struggle because it protected African Americans’ constitutional right to vote and helped expand democracy in the United States.

The history of African Americans in the United States is deeply connected to slavery, racial discrimination, and the long struggle for civil rights. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was one of the most important achievements of this struggle because it protected African Americans’ constitutional righ...

06/09/2026

📣Did you know we maintain two community calendars? AND you can submit your event to be included in print AND online ‼️

To submit for print, please fill out the form in our bio by the 20th of the month prior to your event. Late submissions cannot be accepted.

To submit for our online calendar, go to fresnoalliance.com/submit-an-event/

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