Sacramento Police Oversight Office To Increase Staff

Gwen Moore Remembered For Advancing Diversity

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer The late Gwen Moore left the Assembly nearly 30 years ago, but countless Californians still benefit from her time at the Capitol. Moore, who was 79 when she passed away Aug. 19, 2020, introduced some 400 bills that were signed into la

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Q&A: Grammy Award Winner Macy Gray

By Verbal Adam | OBSERVER Correspondent One of the great things about Sacramento is that the city is one of the major hubs of the west. At times, it may feel like a small town, but all roads in California lead here. This allows the city to enjoy peak performances by touring artist

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The Continuing Fight For Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Freedom

By Jared D. Childress | OBSERVER Staff Writer Former Black Panther, published author, and award-winning journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal has been incarcerated for more than four decades and Sacramento hasn’t forgotten. “Free Mumia Day” was hosted by the Neighbor Program at the Shakur Ce

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Reparations: San Diego Tax Code Discussion Was Preamble to Task Force Meeting in Sac This Week

By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media (CBM) - Two tax planning lawyers shared their perspectives on one of the ways to pay for the racial injustices suffered by Black Californians with the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americ

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Black To The Future … Forever

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer I recently heard talk show host/actress Whoopi Goldberg talk about her respect for late “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry for allowing her to be a part of the franchise and for having the vision to acknowledge that there will indee

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Newsom brags on diversity of his CA judges

(CALMATTERS) - Sure there are those ambitious climate goals, the shuttered prisons, the state’s ever-worsening homelessness crisis and the three-year COVID state of emergency. But among the many changes that will define Gov. Gavin Newsom’s legacy as political leader of California,

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Sac High Boys Fall In First Round Of NorCal Playoffs

By Russell Stiger Jr. | OBSERVER Correspondent Tuesday night marked the end of Sacramento HIgh School’s boys basketball season. The Dragons fell 69-63 to California of San Ramon in front of a large home crowd in the first round of the Northern California Regional playoffs. But you

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The Hon. Gwen Moore Legislative Reception Celebrates Black Political and Civil Leadership

By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media (CBM) - On April 19, the California African American Chamber of Commerce (CALAACC) hosted the “Honorable Gwen Moore California Legislative Reception.” The event celebrated the former California State Assemblymember with fond memories

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Gov. Newsom and Advocates at Impasse Over Funding for Black Students Education

By Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media (CBM) - Last week, at the invitation of the Black in School Coalition (BISC), over 2,500 K-12 students, parents, education advocates, and civil rights leaders marched to the California State Capitol to demand increased funding for Blac

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Does Shared Homeownership Work?

By Graham Womack | Special to The OBSERVER Roshaun Davis is looking around Sacramento for land to create a unique space. Davis, 41, who co-founded Oak Park-based marketing and events agency Unseen Heroes, is attempting to build a live-work space for artists that would be called Th

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California, drugmaker partner to produce affordable insulin

DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) — The state of California and a generic drug manufacturer announced a 10-year partnership Saturday to produce affordable, state-branded insulin that they hope will rival longtime producers and push down prices for a medication used by millions of Americans. The

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Author Shares How She Became A Top NFL Executive

By Mark Haynes | Special to The OBSERVER Underground Books in Oak Park hosted a book-signing March 24 featuring Adrian Bracy, an African American woman who spent nearly two decades as an NFL senior financial officer. She spent time with the Miami Dolphins, St. Louis Rams, and Ariz

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Bridging, or widening, the achievement gap?

(CALMATTERS) - For decades, educators and legislators have tried to close the achievement gap in test scores between California’s Black students and their white and Asian peers. An item in the governor’s proposed budget for next year was supposed to address that — but critics say

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California Lawmakers Rally Behind ‘Tennessee Three’

By Robert J. Hansen | Special to The OBSERVER The Nashville Metropolitan Council unanimously voted to reappoint state lawmaker Justin Jones to the Tennessee House of Representatives days after he was expelled by the Republican-controlled legislature for protesting gun violence in

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Traveling Reproductive Rights Art Project Launches On Roe Anniversary

By Verbal Adam | OBSERVER Correspondent On what would have been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, policymakers and supporters gathered outside of the California State Capitol for the official launch of a traveling interactive art project called “My Body, My Voice.” The project

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Should teachers in high-poverty CA schools get more pay?

(CALMATTERS) - It’s difficult to exaggerate just how much impact a great teacher can have on a student’s life. Experienced and qualified educators can increase their students’ lifetime earnings and reduce their chances of incarceration. But in California, schools serving more stud

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Court Rules In Favor of Abusers Owning Guns

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Local and state leaders are condemning a federal ruling that allows people with domestic violence restraining orders against them to own firearms. Advocates who have been demanding stricter gun laws, particularly in the wake of recent

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Congresswoman Barbara Lee returns to Oak Park

By Verbal Adam | OBSERVER Correspondent Rep. Barbara Lee (D-12) recently took her campaign for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat to Fixin’s Restaurant and told local Black leaders what she plans to accomplish. Sen. Feinstein announced last month that she would not seek reelection in

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Reparations Task Force to Host Second Sacramento Meeting This Week

By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media (CBM) - The California's Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans will discuss how the wealth gap has affected Black Californians at its next two-day meeting in Sacramento on Wednesday, March 29, and

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DA: 5 Memphis cops ‘all responsible’ for Tyre Nichols’ death

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five fired Memphis police officers were charged Thursday with murder and other crimes in the killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mul

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Sacramento’s Alan Rowe discusses how his group, U-CAN, helps Black and marginalized students get into college

The college admission season is underway and acceptance videos are circulating the internet, allowing everyone to partake in the joy of a child’s success. But not all students in Sacramento visualize college life as a possibility. As a teenager, Alan Rowe saw this future. He gradu

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A Painful and Still-Present Memory: Honoring the Lives of Holocaust Victims

By Jaivon Grant | California Black Media (CBM) - For some, it may be hard to imagine barely escaping alive from one of the biggest mass genocides in world history, or hearing stories about family members who were the victims of a catastrophe of that magnitude. But for Jewish Ameri

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Sacramento High School Kicks Off Black History Month With Local Speaker Chosen By Students

By Srishti Prabha | OBSERVER Staff Writer Amaya Pernell, a 17-year-old student at Sacramento High School, said she was working at Underground Books when she came across “Not Today Fear!” written by Kevin Powers. She said Powers’ book confronts fear, an emotion that she said was fa

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Fans, Fox And Monk Power Kings To Game 1 Victory

By Mark Haynes | OBSERVER Correspondent Hours before tip-off, thousands of Sacramento Kings fans flooded the streets surrounding the Golden 1 Center for Game 1 of the NBA playoffs against the defending champion Golden State Warriors. When the doors to the arena opened, a sea of fa

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Sacramento Public Library To Feature Black Writers

OBSERVER Newsroom The Sacramento Public Library is launching “Enters the Chat,” a speaker series featuring notable voices from the Sacramento community and beyond. Meet Pulitzer Prize-winning essayist and author Hilton Als on April 27, “Ear Hustle” podcast hosts Nigel Poor and Ear

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As They Reach For Playoffs, Kings Grab Attention

By Antonio R. Harvey | OBSERVER Staff Writer The Sacramento Kings at press time were 9-2 since the NBA All-Star break. Their play continues to open eyes around the league. “We can all agree that Mike Brown is hands down the Coach of the Year right?” Los Angeles Lakers superstar Le

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Is worst of CA banking crisis over?

(CALMATTERS) - What started in March with the stunning collapse of Santa Clara-based Silicon Valley Bank continued Monday, as state regulators announced that they had seized San Francisco-based First Republic Bank, the second biggest bank failure in U.S. history. Quickly, theDepar

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Sheriff’s Won’t Release More Bodycam Footage In Stingley Death

By Verbal Adam | OBSERVER Correspondent The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is refusing to release additional body camera video from the Dec. 6 arrest of Sherrano Stingley, who died after the encounter with deputies. That encounter left him unconscious and on life support. He d

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Cities get a post-pandemic report card

(CALMATTERS) - How well did California fare economically during the pandemic? A new report by Brookings, a D.C. think tank, ranked U.S. metropolitan areas on a range of metrics — economic growth; productivity; regional, racial and economic inequality — that adds up to what they

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Grants Available To Local Art Collectives, Individuals

OBSERVER Newsroom The City of Sacramento’s Office of Arts and Culture is asking nonprofit organizations, artists collectives and individual artists to apply to join the “Creative Corps Capital Region” program, which covers Sacramento, Yolo, El Dorado, Alpine and Solano counties. T

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