Below are the Sacramento Observers’s Top Stories for 2022:
Family Says Fair Visit Turned Into Nightmare
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Attending the California State Fair is an annual tradition for Cynthia Martin and her family, but it turned into a “nightmare” after the Elk Grove mother says her 11-year-old son Elijah was beaten by police…
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Miss Black Sacramento 2022 Winners Crowned
By Nicholas Ibarra | OBSERVER Staff Writer Two Sacramento royalty were crowned in the 52nd annual Miss Black Sacramento Scholarship Pageant on Nov. 13. Mckynz Jackson Coel became Miss Black Sacramento and Navaeh Richards Miss Black Teen Sacramento. Coel, 20, is a 2020…
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Sacramento County Man, 48, Dies In ICU Following Encounter With Sheriff’s Deputies
By Verbal Adam | Special to The OBSERVER UPDATE (12/19/22) – According to a spokesperson for the Sacramento County Coroner Stingley has passed away. His official time and date of death are 2:45 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16. Dymin says her father’s body…
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Embattled Vice Principal Resigns After Racist Threats, No Action, Nearly Kill Her
Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer A recent campaign of hate had a local Black school administrator contemplating suicide. A gut-wrenching resignation letter from West Campus High School vice principal, Dr. Elysse Versher, this week reveals the depth of racism and sexual…
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