SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Many Black college students have not considered a teaching career because they have never had a Black teacher, said Preston Jackson, who teaches...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Majority-Black school districts continue to be underfunded and underrepresented in policy making. And Black students still continue to be over-policed; one Black student...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — This year marked the 25th anniversary of U-CAN’s college fairs. Recruiters from more than 30 HBCUs attended, including Fisk, Hampton, and Alabama A&M...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — The SAT is one of the longest-standing standardized college admissions in the United States. Along with its counterpart, the ACT, these tests have...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Come on, admit it, you watched Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson last week on Netflix. Since nothing else is going on in the...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — One way to help schools achieve that level of comfort for Black students is to diversity the workforce — a longstanding problem in...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Three years after hearing George Floyd cry “Mama” so desperately that it brought a country out of quarantine, Canadian-American journalist Sam Forster donned a...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — The Insurance Department proposed three different pathways for insurers to meet minimum requirements for writing policies in areas deemed “high risk” or “very...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Despite ongoing negotiations over undisclosed provisions, Democratic lawmakers voted to adopt their version of the spending plan because they must pass a balanced...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — The all-new half-hour situation comedy, “Mind Your Business,” gives viewers a sneak peek into the Williams family’s hectic and hilarious life. The show...
THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — At least three complaints alleged that officers at stations where they tried to file a report in-person told them to instead call...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Mental health awareness for African Americans has found its way into popular TV programs with creators and showrunners including storylines that see main...
A graduate of Sacramento State University, Muñoz’s journalism experience includes working for the State Hornet, the university’s student-run newspaper and conducting research and producing projects for...
By Aziah Siid | Word In Black Photo by Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels (WIB) – Whether through words in her Brown Baby 321 series or from behind the desk at...
By Srishti Prabha | CapRadio | Special to the OBSERVER A 2019 report by Create CA found that 89% of public schools in California were not...
By Bria Overs | Word In Black Credit: Ron Lach / Pexels (WIB) – After a more than three-year pause, interest and payments on federal student loans will...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — The Loyalty Riderz club is preserving the lifestyle in a way that honors the past and, with a tip of a cowboy hat,...
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By Aswad Walker | Houston Defender | Word In Black Cullen Jones (right) and student at a recent ‘Make a Splash’ swimming lesson in Houston, TX. Photograph...
By Nicholas Ibarra | OBSERVER Staff Writer All listed events, and more, can be viewed online on The OBSERVER’s community events calendar at SacObserver.com. Black Men:...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — For almost a week now, writers have been picketing major studios in Los Angeles and New York City, after failing to reach a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While crucial races like the Georgia Senate race between Republican Herschel Walker and Democratic Incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock remained too close to call,...
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SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Doing a kind gesture for another person can protect the mind and body, but simply witnessing the act is enough to activate the production...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — In an appeal to District leaders, NAACP Washington, D.C. Branch President Akosua Ali, along with nearly two dozen advocates, cited DC Water’s capital improvement...