McCarty Joins Sacramento Mayor’s Race
OBSERVER Newsroom Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), announced he is joining the...
View ArticleDistant Sisters Forge Common Bonds
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Eulonda Kay Lea is one of the many writers featured in the anthology, “This Bridge Called Women.” She recently participated in a reading at the...
View ArticleTwo Weekend Events In Sacramento Address Black Mental Health, Trauma
By Verbal Adam | OBSERVER Correspondent Mental health activist Brianna James and Greater Sacramento Urban League Creative Director Ronnie Cobb discuss the final preparations for Soul Work. Verbal...
View ArticleThe way Sacramento pays for arts education is broken. Here’s what could help.
By Srishti Prabha | CapRadio | Special to the OBSERVER A 2019 report by Create CA found that 89% of public schools in California were not meeting the state standards for arts education. Lack of...
View ArticleSacramento Gets $75,000 Grant To Build Strategies To Address Racial Wealth Gap
By Robert Hansen | OBSERVER Correspondent The City of Sacramento has received a $75,000 grant that focuses on racial wealth equity, specifically in the African American communities. Sacramento is...
View ArticlePool Closures Leave Sacramento’s Black Community Scant Relief Amid Heatwave
By Thomas Cathey | OBSERVER Correspondent The pool at Southside Park is set to reopen in summer 2024. Meantime, neighborhood residents and families must find pools elsewhere in Sacramento. Thomas...
View ArticleLowest-paying jobs in Sacramento
By Stacker Alena Veasey // Shutterstock (Stacker) – The U.S. may be one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but financial inequality prevails within its borders. That divide is growing,...
View ArticleA Declaration Of Being
By Madelaine Church | OBSERVER Staff Writer Photographer Dev Anglin stands in front of the group of artists holding his Mamiya RZ67, a medium format film camera, during the PROOf photo session at the...
View ArticleAnnual Banana Festival Has Something For Everyone
By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer Banana Festival Queen Meilani Samaritano-Heka gives former state senator and Sacramento mayoral candidate Richard Pan an award for community support at the...
View ArticleSteinberg Proposes Ordinances To Enliven City’s Music Scene
By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg delivers the first of his three State of the City addresses Aug. 21. Robert J. Hansen OBSERVER Sacramento Mayor Darrell...
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