Sacramento Observer
WASHINGTON – Congress is set to take the final step toward moving the District of Columbia’s statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass to the U.S. Capitol. The House votes Tuesday on a resolution that would authorize the use of the Capitol’s Emancipation Hall to unveil the statue in June. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat who [...]
WASHINGTON – A Federal Trade Commission study of the U.S. credit reporting industry found that five percent of consumers had errors on one of their three major credit reports that could lead to them paying more for products such as auto loans and insurance. Overall, the congressionally mandated study on credit report accuracy found that [...]
SACRAMENTO – No, Al Zaid is not the silky-smooth lead singer as Tony Williams was for the original Platters. But when Zaid perform here in Sacramento on May 18, concert goers will notice that he is close enough to the guy who sang golden classics from the age of Rock and Roll. Zaid and the [...]
WASHINGTON – Whites had an average wealth of $632,000 in 2010 while Blacks had about $98,000 and Hispanics had $110,000, according to a recent study by the Urban Institute. “Such great wealth disparities help explain why many middle-income blacks and Hispanics haven’t seen much improvement in their relative economic status and, in fact, are at [...]
SACRAMENTO – Whole Foods is giving area women something to “think” about this Mother’s Day. thinkThin LLC, the producers of popular weight management bars, will be giving special thanks to moms all over the country this week as part of Whole Foods gifting program in celebration of Mother’s Day. Taking place at participating Whole Foods [...]
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 [...]
NEW YORK — PepsiCo is once again learning the risks of celebrity partnerships after an ad for Mountain Dew was criticized for portraying racial stereotypes and making light of violence toward women. The soda and snack food company said it immediately pulled the 60-second spot after learning that people found it was offensive. The ad [...]
WASHINGTON – With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay. In a first-person article posted Monday on Sports Illustrated’s website, Collins begins: “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. [...]
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. [...]
RANCHO CORDOVA – California Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation will hold its African American Leadership “Economic Issues Forum” April 25 and 26 at the Hilton Hotel in the Arden Area. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., April 25, followed by a Political Access Panel at 9:00 a.m. The Homeownership Panel begins at 11:00 a.m. Two more [...]
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