LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council member whose racist slurs in a leaked recording created an uproar resigned Wednesday hours after the state attorney general announced an investigation into possible criminal charges involving a meeting where she made the remarks. Former Council President Nury Martinez, the first Latina...
Fresno Trustee Responds to Bullard Coach’s Defamation Claim
Fresno Unified Keshia Thomas says she's sticking by her statements that Bullard football coach Don Arax has used racial slurs before her son and other Black students, which the coach has denied. In response to Arax's defamation claim submitted to the district, Thomas told GV Wire she's confident that...
Bullard Student in Racist Photo Avoids Expulsion. District Outlines ‘Inclusive Culture’ Steps.
Unspecified disciplinary action has been taken against the students involved in a controversial photo posted to social media that appeared to show a student with a KKK hood, Fresno Unified School District announced Monday evening. However, the district said it could not share details of the discipline taken due...
FUSD Hires PI to Investigate Its Own Investigation of Racist Bullard Photo
Fresno Unified School District has hired an outside investigator to delve into the district's in-house investigation of the Bullard High photo in which a student wore a head covering that resembled a Ku Klux Klan hood, district spokeswoman Nikki Henry confirmed Tuesday. The photograph sparked student protests and walkouts...
Bullard Coach Calls Trustee a ‘Liar’ on Racial Slur Accusation, Says ‘Investigate Me’
Bullard High School Coach Don Arax fired back this week at Fresno Unified Trustee Keshia Thomas over her accusation that he had used a racial slur to her middle son when he was a Bullard student and football player. Arax said he would welcome a "thorough" investigation into the...
Fresno Trustee Says Bullard Football Coach Used Racial Slur to Her Son
Fresno Unified Trustee Keshia Thomas on Tuesday evening accused Bullard High football Coach Donnie Arax of using a racial slur to her son when he was a Bullard student. Thomas brought up the allegation on "Unfiltered," a public affairs show Livestreamed on Facebook and hosted by GV Wire publisher...
Fresno Trustee: District Covers Up Racial Intimidation, Needs Special Commission
Fresno Unified Trustee Keshia Thomas charged Monday that Fresno Unified's administration has covered up incidents of racial intimidation, and she called for a special commission to investigate the district's response to such incidents, "specifically surrounding intimidation through white supremacy." (Watch) Edison and Bullard students stand against Racist posts https://youtu.be/h1JMsPbMIXs...
Players Walk Off Over Racism Accusation in International Soccer Match
Players have taken a knee, unfurled slogans and demanded tougher action only to find soccer — their working environment — remains infected with racism. The tipping point might just have come, with elite players in Paris taking the extraordinary step of refusing to continue playing. At the end of a...
Historic Panel Grapples with Renaming City Properties Over ‘Racist’ Connections
There are more questions than answers as the Fresno Historic Preservation Commission discussed how to handle city properties named after racists or bigots. At Monday night's meeting, the commission asked city staff dozens of questions of how to accomplish their task given to them by the Fresno City Council. Inquiries...
Black Officers Break From Unions Over Trump Endorsements
PHILADELPHIA — Police unions nationwide have largely supported President Donald Trump’s reelection, amid mass demonstrations over police brutality and accusations of systemic racism — but a number of Black law enforcement officers are speaking out against these endorsements, saying their concerns over entering the 2020 political fray were ignored. Trump...