Fresno Unified School District spokeswoman Nikki Henry said Wednesday afternoon the district is "pursuing disciplinary action to the fullest extent possible" for all those involved in the now-infamous photo of a Bullard High student wearing what appears to be a representation of a Ku Klux Klan hood. She confirmed...
Fresno High’s New Warrior Mascot Is a Building
The new Fresno High mascot logo was unveiled Wednesday morning as school and district officials cheered and protesters jeered. When the purple curtain covering a white board in front of Royce Hall was lifted, observers saw that the new logo is a line drawing of Royce Hall — the oldest...
Who’s a Racist? School Board Trustee and Local Conservative Honcho Square Off on Twitter
Ever wonder what a Twitter flame war looks like? Then check out the latest skirmish pitting Fresno Unified Trustee Veva Islas (tweeting not from her official trustee account but from her "Vivacious Veva" account) and longtime local conservative leader Michael Der Manouel Jr. Der Manouel, whose Twitter name now reads...
Vote to Replace ‘Warrior’ Mascot May Have Violated State Law, Attorney Says
The Dec. 9 vote by Fresno Unified trustees to change the Fresno High mascot logo from an illustrated Native American image needs to be set aside because of Brown Act violations, a San Francisco-based attorney is alleging. In a letter sent Friday to trustees, Superintendent Bob Nelson, and the district's...
Is Local High School Mascot Racist? Debate Over ‘Warrior’ Image Intensifies.
The Warrior mascot of Fresno High School is under fire from critics who say that the cartoon of a Native American man in war paint is racist and must be removed. But the image also has its share of supporters who claim that the mascot is a beloved tradition that...
Carmel Valley Restaurant Tosses Tech CEO After Racist Tirade
CARMEL VALLEY — A Northern California restaurant server ordered a man to leave after he made racist comments and cursed at an Asian-American family that was celebrating a birthday. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday the Lucia Restaurant & Bar in Carmel Valley has received an outpouring of community support after the...
Madera South Student Under Investigation for ‘Hateful’ Social Media Post
A Madera South High School student is under investigation after a "hateful" post surfaced on social media on the Fourth of July, district spokesman Babatunde Ilori said Monday. "Any kind of discriminatory or hateful speech is completely unacceptable," said Ilori, the district's executive director of accountability and communications. A racist,...
Madera County Schools Official on Facebook: ‘I’m Proud to Be White’
The president of the Madera County Board of Education apparently posted an image of the Confederate flag overlaid with a message proclaiming "I'm proud to be white" on her Facebook page, prompting criticism Tuesday from the county's superintendent of schools. The message continued with "I bet no one passes this...
California Woman Arrested for Posting Racist Notes at Homes
SAN LEANDRO — A woman in the San Francisco Bay Area has been arrested on suspicion of posting handwritten messages at several homes, targeting Asian Americans and suggesting that those not native to the United States should leave the country immediately. Police in San Leandro, a suburb of 89,000 just...
Video Edited to Suggest Biden Made Racist Remark
A video of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden that was selectively edited to falsely suggest he made racist remarks during a recent speech made the rounds Thursday on social media, raking in more than a million views on one tweet alone. Experts have been warning about the dangers of selectively...