Sacramento Observer
SACRAMENTO – The California Black Chamber of Commerce and its President Aubry Stone host the 2013 Welcome Back Reception for new members and leaders of the California Legislature from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1230 J Street. The annual Legislative reception is attended by a wide [...]
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San Diego) will welcome the Kliptown African Gumboot Dancers to the State Capitol on Monday, February 11, 2013 in Sacramento. Their visit, co-hosted by Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) and sponsored by the California Legislative Black Caucus, will include performance in the Assembly Chambers at 12:30 p.m. “I am [...]
SACRAMENTO – The Black United Fund of Sacramento Valley has announced its slate of 2013 Growing Our Own Workshops, aimed at assisting grassroots organizers and community-based groups in honing their efforts and taking them to the next level. The overarching mission and vision of the Growing Our Own: Nonprofit Development Initiative is to build, nurture, [...]
SACRAMENTO – In celebration of Black History Month, KVIE Public Television will broadcast local and national programs that honor the spirit, creativity, and determination of significant heroes of the Civil Rights Era, as well as important individuals in history and today. KVIE will air three documentaries from its original series, ViewFinder, that highlight African Americans [...]
SACRAMENTO – LOST ANGELS: SKID ROW IS MY HOME takes an uncompromising yet life-affirming look at the lives of eight remarkable individuals who have found a way to make a life for themselves within the community of homelessness. Assemblywoman Holly Mitchell and Mayor Kevin Johnson will be hosting the film’s Sacramento Premiere at the Historic [...]
SACRAMENTO – Over 28,000 participants braved an early morning chill to “March for the Dream” in honor of the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 16, 2012. An enthusiastic assortment of elected officials, business/civic/community leaders and residents from Sacramento and other surrounding areas representing many diverse ethnicities and backgrounds participated in [...]
Watch The Sacramento Observer on PBS. See more from KVIE. SACRAMENTO – The 50th anniversary of The Sacramento OBSERVER was the topic of conversation on a recent episode of local television show “Studio Sacramento.” The half-hour program, produced by KVIE 6, aired on Friday, January 18 at 7:30 p.m. The show was hosted by local [...]
SACRAMENTO – It takes a village. An area group is helping raise money for local African American students looking to pursue higher education. District 2 Unity in the Community hosts a Unity Breakfast on Saturday, January 19. The event is a fundraiser for the United College Action Network, run by Dr. Alan Rowe. The program, [...]
SACRAMENTO – That he was still seeing patients at age 99 was a testament to his expertise and dedication to the mental stability of the local community. Pioneering Black psychiatrist Dr. Carl Everett Drake, Sr. died of natural causes at his Sacramento home on December 27. Dr. Drake was one of the city’s first African [...]
SACRAMNETO – The Martha Parker Scholarship Fund will present a provocative conversation with the self-proclaimed “Spiritual Warrior,” Dr. Cornel West, on Jan. 27 at Cosumnes River College’s Community and Athletic Center. The event starts at 3:00 p.m. and the admission is $15 per person ($25 reserved). The proceeds contribute to the Martha Parker Scholarship Fund [...]
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