Sacramento Observer
SACRAMENTO – To no one surprise, the African American community of artists around Sacramento are clearly disappointed about the vandals who nearly destroyed the “Sojourner” Truth sculpture that stood near 13th and K streets. But it must be noted that the administration for the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC) is also torn about the artwork [...]
OAK PARK – It’s been exactly 10 years since the 40 Acres Business Complex opened its doors with great fanfare. The Complex is located at the corner of 35th Street and Broadway in Oak Park. Fortunately, the Complex is one of the few business units that have continued to grow, in an area that is [...]
SACRAMENTO – The best news in quite sometime since Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnsonsaid the city would vie to keep the Sacramento Kings came today, and it came with an added surprise. The 12-member board for the NBA finance and relocation committees has recommended that the Sacramento Kings remain in Sacramento and not relocate to Seattle. [...]
OAK PARK — The Brickhouse Art Gallery in Oak Park is primarily used to hold art exhibits for local and national artists who welcome the opportunity to showcase their work in the facility. When it was local artist Gerry GOS” Otis Simpson’s turn to display his artwork in the building made of red-colored bricks, he [...]
DEL PASO HEIGHTS — After more than a decade of inactivity, it took all but three months to get the Grant Little League baseball program back up and running for the youth of North area of Sacramento. After Allen Wayne Warren was elected City Councilman of Council District 2, he and Mervin Brookins Sr. quietly [...]
SACRAMENTO – The California Black Health Network will hold its inaugural 2013 Golf Classic at Lincoln Hills Golf Club, Wednesday, April 24, 1005 Sun City Lane. Registration starts at 11:00 a.m. The Golf Classic benefits the Birthing Project Clinic and New Beginnings Birth and Wellness Center, subsidiaries of the Center for Community Health and Well [...]
SACRAMENTO – With two jobs and five kids, local mother Ebony Price has a lot on her plate. Fortunately, she seems to have found the recipe for success and self-sufficiency. Ms. Price, 29, is a graduate of the Plates Employment Training Program. Through the program, formerly homeless mothers who have stayed at the St. John’s [...]
OAK PARK – Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu is the guest speaker at the next Indivizible meeting at the Guild Theater in Oak Park April 15. The meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. He is expected to discuss economic opportunities for the Black community. Dr. Kunjufu was educated at Morgan State, Illinois State, and Union Graduate School. He [...]
DAVIS – A local organization is giving local African American students a chance to meet with and be inspired by those in the fields of science and engineering. The Northern California Council of Black Professional Engineers has joined forces with UC Davis to present the 2013 Science and Engineering Field Trip on Saturday, April 20. [...]
ELK GROVE — There are many ways to teach youth and adults with emerging green-collar skills how to develop solar energy: radiant heat and light from the sun. However, the local nonprofit, Green Technical Education and Employment (Green Tech), accomplished this feat recently, with an additional facet, that was presented in its Solar Case Project [...]
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