Sowing The Seeds Of Success

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Sowing The Seeds Of Success

By Casey Murray | OBSERVER Staff Writer When Alana Ramsay was preparing to graduate from Sac State in the fall of 2020, she started looking for an internship. She ended up finding the Economic Gardening Fellows Program through the university’s career center. She had a great experience as a diversity, equity and inclusion fellow at […]

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California Black Owned Businesses Set to Access More State Gov’t Contracts

By Jaivon Grant | California Black Media (CBM) - Black and other minority-owned small businesses in California have actively fought for decades for more inclusion in California state government contracting opportunities. Their hard work and patience paid off in September last year

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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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State Senate Takes On Cannabis Regulation, Equity

By Robert J. Hansen | Special To The OBSERVER Leaders from across the state came to the Capitol on March 13 to tell senators about the progress and challenges of cannabis regulation at the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development hearing. Equity and inclu

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Cal. Black Caucus Black History Month Event Celebrates Business Owners

By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media (CBM) - The California Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC) and the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) recognized the success of 16 thriving Black-owned businesses at its annual Legislative Business Brunch at the Citizen Hotel in

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Equity Report Reveals Statistics on Black Women Compared to Other Races

By McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media (CBM) - Black women in the Golden State trail behind their counterparts from other ethnic groups in median wealth and a lower percentage of them have obtained higher education degrees. Black mothers and their babies have mortality rates

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Weekly Outings With The OBSERVER

By Nicholas Ibarra | OBSERVER Staff Writer All listed events, and more, can be viewed online on The OBSERVER’s community events calendar at SacObserver.com. The post Weekly Outings With The OBSERVER appeared first on The Sacramento Observer.

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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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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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Commentary: Why the Debate Between Advocates and Gov. Newsom Over Black Student Funding Is Heating Up

By Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media (CBM) - When Gov. Gavin Newsom presented his 2023-24 budget, educators around the state were happy to hear his funding plans for California’s public schools. The deficit had little impact on education funding. K-12 per-pupil funding is

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The California Black Media Political Playback: Five California Cities Sign Equal Pay Pledge

By Tanu Henry | California Black Media (CBM) - Your weekly news roundup of stories you might have missed. Five California Cities Sign First Partner’s Equal Pay Pledge Last week, California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom announced five cities - Oakland, San Francisco, Los Ang

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Newsom Makes Surprise Visit To Burbank High

By Verbal Adam | OBSERVER Correspondent Gov. Gavin Newsom joined more than 80 Luther Burbank High School students and local nonprofits on Thursday March 23 to clean up areas surrounding the school’s Sacramento campus as part of Clean California Community Days. The 11-day event ser

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Prayers For The Community

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer With deadly shootings taking place almost daily, widespread homelessness, economic woes, the continued impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and new threats to our health and well-being, some are wondering if we are indeed in “the last

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Tony Thurmond Starts Second Term as State Addresses Educational Inequity

By Max Elramsisy | California Black Media (CBM) - State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) Tony Thurmond took the oath of office to begin his second term on Jan. 7 at a ceremony conducted at Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools in Los Angeles. Thurmond oversees the educatio

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Storm Can’t Dampen Oak Park Christmas Spirit

By Jared D. Childress | OBSERVER Staff Writer Torrential rain couldn’t drown out the spirit of “Christmas in Oak Park.” More than 230 parents and children braved the elements to meet Black Santa at Underground Books’ signature event Dec. 10. Adrianne Hall is the chief operating of

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Celebrating Hanukah: The History, Traditions and the Faithful

By Solomon O. Smith | California Black Media (CBM) - Hanukkah, one of the most visible holidays of the Jewish faith, is right around the corner. As much as the public may be aware of Hanukah, many Californians don’t understand the basics of this holiday, which will be celebrated b

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Shopping Spree Puts Smiles On Youngsters’ Faces

By Antonio R. Harvey | OBSERVER Staff Writer The Stockton Kings, the NBA G League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings, tipped off their annual “Season of Doing Good” with Coach Bobby Jackson’s “Christmas for Kids Shopping Spree.” Jackson and Stockton Kings mascot Dunkson provided 25

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L.A. Mayor Bass Marks 100 Days in Office: Housing Homeless Angelinos Is “Coming to Fruition”

By California Black Media (CBM) - On her first day in office, Dec. 12, 2022, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency on homelessness. This gave her administration expanded powers to help people gain access to permanent housing. As she marks 100 days in office th

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Republican Lawmakers Announce Agenda to “Fix California”

By Solomon O. Smith | California Black Media (CBM) - California Senate Republicans recently held a rally at the State Capitol announcing their legislative goals “to fix California” for the next year. Slamming proposals and policies their Democratic colleagues and Gov. Gavin Newsom

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African American Experience Project Meeting, March 9 & 10

By OBSERVER Newsroom The City of Sacramento is seeking public participation in its effort to document the history of African Americans in Sacramento. This grant-funded project calls for both detailed historical research collecting oral history and historical documents, and the pro

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Flowers For ‘Dusty’

By Antonio R. Harvey | OBSERVER Staff Writer The local Black baseball community, nonprofit youth organizations, dignitaries, proprietors, and elected officials honored the legacy and accomplishments of Dusty Baker Dec. 29 at the Guild Theater in Oak Park. The longtime Sacramentan

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New Law Tackles Workforce Wage Transparency

By Tony Rodriguez and Cameron Salerno | Special to The OBSERVER Senate Bill 1162, California’s new wage transparency law, seeks to fix the problem. It takes effect in the new year and requires businesses to post pay rates in job postings and keep track of pay averages. Wage transp

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Shirley Weber Is Sworn in as California’s First Elected Black Secretary of State

By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media (CBM) - On Jan 9, with the sound of African drumming in the background, Shirley Weber was sworn-in as the first-elected Black Secretary of State (SOS) of California and the 32nd person to hold the position. The ceremony was conducted

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Q&A: Ben Jealous

By Verbal Adam | OBSERVER Correspondent Human rights activist Ben Jealous discussed his new book, “Never Forget Our People Were Always Free: A Parable of American Healing,” and more at Sacramento’s Underground Books in Oak Park on Feb. 20. The book was released last month. Jealous

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Minding Our Own Businesses

Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Buy Black and buy often. Local business champion Chris Lodgson is encouraging the community to support area businesses even after items on their holiday lists have long been checked off. Lodgson is the founder of SacBlackBiz.com, which w

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California Black Legislators Host Black History Month Activities | Post News Group

The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) is celebrating Black History Month in Sacramento with its Annual Legislative Business Brunch, an event organized to honor Black-owned businesses across the

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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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Rap Legend Lends Her Voice To Address Change

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Music, meditation, massage and her mama. That’s how MC Lyte centers herself for the work. The hip-hop legend shared these and other insights as part of the Sacramento Kings’ Team Up for Change summit at Golden 1 Center on Monday. The

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Olivares, Randhawa lead Sac State women to 1st NCAA tourney

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The California Black Media Political Playback: Officials Show Respect for Ridley-Thomas’s Service

By Tanu Henry | California Black Media (CBM) - Your weekly news roundup of stories you might have missed. California Black Elected Officials React to Ridley-Thomas Conviction Last week after a jury found former Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas guilty on corruption

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