Black-Owned Coffee Shop In Elk Grove Fights To Stay Open
By Jared D. Childress | OBSERVER Staff Writer Savvy House Coffee Bar, a Black-owned cafe in Elk Grove, is closing its doors only three years after opening in 2019. Owner Jamaar Anderson is behind on rent and said the landlords are unwilling to work with him. Soon, he and his staff of five will be…
Can’t Keep A Good Womxn Down
By Jared D. Childress | OBSERVER Staff Writer It was only supposed to be a march, but the community had other plans for Black Womxn United (BWU). The Sacramento-based nonprofit on Aug. 13 hosted the inaugural Black Womxn’s Festival, “Money, (Em)power, Respect,” at William Land Park. The free event, its first in person in two…
Rally Against Black Hate Held At State Capitol
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Dr. Elysse Versher, the former assistant principal of West Campus High School, was flanked by members of her legal team and area activists last week as she announced a lawsuit she has filed against Sacramento City Unified School District, its superintendent and the school principal. Dr. Versher…
Sac NAACP Leader Claps At Two Candidates Over ‘Disrespect’
By Antonio R. Harvey | OBSERVER Staff Writer The president of the Greater Sacramento National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) stated in a press release that two candidates for local office had “disrespected” the local civil rights organization. Greater Sacramento NAACP President Betty Williams wrote the press release, dated May 19, following…
County District Attorney Candidate Mathews Secures Black Caucus Endorsement
By Antonio R. Harvey | OBSERVER Staff Writer The California Legislative Black Caucus flexed its political clout Monday, endorsing former prosecutor Alana Mathews for Sacramento County District Attorney. The local election is June 7, 2022. Mathews would be the first Black person to fill Sacramento County’s top law enforcement job. “The California Legislative Black Caucus…
Sistahs on the Frontline: ALANA MATHEWS: A LEGAL ACTIVATOR
Seeing video footage of a young Black man, Ahmaud Arbery, being run down and killed in Georgia last February was jarring for most. For Sacramento attorney Alana Mathews, it brought back haunting memories. Ms. Mathews recalls being chased by a truckload of racist White men while attending a college preparatory high school located on the…