Sacramento Observer
SACRAMENTO – Forget red, this Hollywood “it girl” is painting the town ‘Brown.” Comedienne Cocoa Brown says she’s blessed to be busy. The Sacramento OBSERVER caught up with the star in the days before she heads to the capital city to headline the Lee Perkins Comedy Show at the Punchline on Wednesday, October 31. Brown [...]
SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Speakers Series, a community lecture series that showcases six evenings of topical insight from today’s news makers in politics, journalism, education, science and more, has lined up an impressive list of nationally acclaimed speakers and patrons to participate in their 8th season of the series. The fun begins on Tuesday, October [...]
SACRAMENTO – Twin Rivers families are invited to attend I’m College Bound — a FREE event hosted to help students of all grade levels prepare for attending the college of their dreams! Representatives from the Universities of California (UC), California State Universities (CSU), independent colleges, California community colleges and out-of-state colleges will be in attendance. [...]
OAK PARK – The Sacramento Community Cancer Coalition has joined forces with U.C. Davis and the U.C. Davis student-run clinics to encourage under-served communities in Sacramento to get early screenings for prostate and breast health and, to promote wellness for the entire family. 2012 marks the sixth year of the endeavor, entitled Healthy Men, Healthy [...]
WASHINGTON – The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), with the support of the U.S. Department of Education, will convene its annual national conference Sept. 25-26 in Washington, D.C. The theme for this year’s conference is “HBCUs: Enhancing Innovation and Advancement.” The conference will commemorate National HBCU Week and highlight the [...]
SACRAMENTO – A local organization is preparing to showcase the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, with the goal of providing essential educational resources to understand “what it means to be an American.” The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, in the midst of the bloody Civil War. It [...]
SACRAMENTO – Drexel University will host its Second Annual Women of Color Leadership Forum, Saturday, Sept. 22 at One Capitol Mall. The event, moderated by Darla Davenport-Powell (CEO of GreaterWorks LLC) runs from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This year’s title is “Lifting As We Climb” and will feature panel of dynamic women in administrative [...]
WASHINGTON — The 42nd Annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) will convene September 19-22, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the District of Columbia. Elected officials, community leaders, professional executives and constituents from throughout the nation will meet during the Conference to lay out specific concerns and policy issues [...]
SACRAMENTO – Sacramento City Unified School District will hold the first of four community bullying prevention trainings at Luther Burbank High School tomorrow night (Tuesday, September 18). The trainings are free and open to anyone in the community who wants to learn more about bullying. “We’re working hard to raise awareness of bullying so our [...]
OAK PARK – “That’s my pastor!” It’s not uncommon for members of a church to be proud of being associated with a minister and to vocalize their appreciation for his or her spiritual guidance. St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating the direction and leadership of its pastor, Dr. Ephraim Williams this month. The church [...]
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