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The long wait is over! Winter 09/10, Issue 6 is finally out!


 

 

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Photography by The kNOw

 

Mr. Fro's Barber Shop, A West Fresno Treasure
By The kNOw Youth Media
July 19, 2010
West Fresno barber shop honored as Small Business Owner of the Year by Assemblymember Juan Arambula
In what would appear as a normal house, complete with a porch, black screen door and green lawn, at the corner of Fresno and Jones streets in West Fresno sits a barber shop with over forty years of history and service... >>More

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Kids With Cameras: Talking With Students At The kNOw
By Eliza Gregory, PhotoPhilanthropy
May 14, 2010
"Last week I got to interview four students from Fresno, CA who are part of “the kNOw” after school program. They produce a literary magazine and learn photography with artist Joseph Smooke...I asked Maria Valdez what she likes to write about. “Well, I write poetry. And I write about the system. The CPS (Child Protective) system. Because I’ve been in and out of it a lot,” she said. “And I write about my mom. Because she passed away when I was two years old...” >>More

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Everyday Images Of West/Central Fresno
Video produced by Joseph Smooke
Photos by The kNOw Youth Media

April 30, 2010
From a series of workshops with freelance photographer Joseph Smooke, The kNOw youth share a special video collage of their photography capturing everyday images of West and Central Fresno. Check out a blog post by PhotoPhilanthropy recognizing Joseph's efforts with The kNOw. >>More

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Photo Essay, Haiti: After The Quake
Words by JR Valrey, YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia
Photos by JR Valrey and Siraj
March 3, 2010

"Going to Haiti was an eye opening experience when I travelled to that part of the world in the aftermath of the earthquake. We did not go to be tourist or go to be on a resort, we were there to help the relief effort, medically and journalistically. We had a doctor, two nurses, and three journalists..." >>More

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PhotoVoice Of My Community By Arena
December 16, 2009
By Arena Phaphilom

Photographs of my community. A Photovoice project for the Fresno BHC (Building Healthy Communities) Initiative of The California Endowment. >>More

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PhotoVoice Of My Community By Kevis
December 16, 2009
By Kevis McGee

Photographs of my community. A Photovoice project for the Fresno BHC (Building Healthy Communities) Initiative of The California Endowment. >>More

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PhotoVoice Of My Community By Anna
December 16, 2009
By Anna Gil

Photographs of my community. A Photovoice project for the Fresno BHC (Building Healthy Communities) Initiative of The California Endowment. >>More

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PhotoVoice Of My Community By Angelina
December 16, 2009
By Angelina Thao

Photographs of my community. A Photovoice project for the Fresno BHC (Building Healthy Communities) Initiative of The California Endowment. >>More