Just because the traditional Fresno Juneteenth celebrations were canceled, didn't mean people couldn't party and protest. In a slightly condensed version, hundreds gathered in the triple-digit heat at Cultural Arts Park on Friday night to dance, mingle and protest. The refreshed Black Lives Matter movement took center stage, as speakers...
Baines Casts Wide Community Net for Police Reform Commission Members
Oliver Baines says he welcomes having 36 members serving with him on the Fresno Commission on Police Reform. "Anyone that wanted to serve on this commission, I pretty much said yes to. I felt like it was such an important moment in Fresno's history," Baines said Friday at City Hall....
Demands to Defund Police Pepper Fresno Budget Opener
At its first budget hearing for the next fiscal year, the Fresno City Council stepped into the "Twilight Zone" as one member put it Tuesday. Budgeting looked much different amid the pandemic and following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. The council started debating a...
Fresno State NAACP: Sunday’s Peaceful Rally First in Series of Political Actions
Leaders of Sunday's Fresno State student-led rally at Fresno City Hall said Monday they were grateful that it was a peaceful political expression that drew participants from all parts of the city and beyond. And they promised that there will be more action to come, because the presence of thousands...
Black Leaders Say Social Media Post Calling for Riots at River Park Is Fake
Fresno black leaders say a social media post claiming that "Black Lives Matter riots" will begin at 4 p.m. Tuesday in River Park is fake. Businessman Chris Milton, who spoke Sunday in downtown Fresno at a peaceful protest of George Floyd's death, said in a Facebook media video Monday, "I am...
In the Name of George Floyd, Thousands Protest in Downtown Fresno
Thousands attended a protest rally in downtown Fresno for police justice and accountability after the death of George Floyd. Many in the crowd, which skewed toward the 15-25 year old range, carried signs of "I can't breathe" and other slogans of racial justice. Listen to this article: Floyd died last...