2+ week, 1+ day ago   (772+ words) Her patient was moments from death, suffering from a severe brain infection, yet adamant that he’d rather leave the emergency room than be treated by a Black doctor. By her. Navigating the emergency room as a Black woman involves a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (789+ words) More than 170 years after Sacramento established its first public school board, questions about who has access to the city’s schools continue to raise concerns about racial equity. In October 1854, the Sacramento City Council created the Sacramento City School Board. At…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (366+ words) In “Treating Violence: An Emergency Room Doctor Takes On a Deadly American Epidemic,” Dr. Rob Gore frames violence as a critical public health crisis, sharing powerful, firsthand accounts from the ER that highlight the struggles of victims and survivors. In…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (312+ words) The Sacramento Observer Black Medical Pioneers Who Reshaped Emergency Care From early heart surgery to blood plasma preservation and vaccine research, Black medical pioneers helped reshape emergency care despite systemic exclusion. African American physicians and scientists have contributed to countless…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (214+ words) Since 2005, the Sacramento Black Film Festival, also known as Cine Soul, has stood as a beacon for African American cinema, earning an international reputation for showcasing stories of power, passion and purpose. Cine Soul returns to the California Railroad Museum…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (100+ words) While enrollment is declining at many four-year colleges, HBCUs are breaking enrollment records. But what does the future look like for college graduates as the U.S. grapples with AI in the workplace and an unstable job market? Join this live, virtual…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1629+ words) In 1921, Marcus Garvey, Black nationalist and advocate for Black economic independence, said, “without commerce and industry, a people perish economically.” More than a century later, Black-owned businesses are still fighting to grow and survive. In Sacramento County, recent data shows…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (69+ words) The Sacramento Observer 30 Under 30 - Zakius Boquet Sacramento filmmaker and YouTuber Zakius Boquet uses INY Films to mentor local youth while bringing the city’s stories to wider audiences. Filmmaker & YouTuber; Founder, INY Films 30 Under 30 - Jayda Preyer 30 Under 30 - Alexa Luckey 30 Under 30 - Atlas…...

1+ mon, 8+ hour ago   (929+ words) In a tense ER in Nashville, Tennessee, an incarcerated patient refused Dr. Italo Brown’s care, calling him a “monkey doctor.” Without missing a beat, Brown replied, “Well, that’s fantastic, because I don’t treat monkeys.” Brown met the hostility with composure....

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (262+ words) The numbers are stark. From 2014 through 2018, the age-adjusted colorectal cancer incidence rate was 40.2 cases per 100,000 Black Californians, compared with 35.8 among non-Hispanic White Californians. The mortality rate was 25.3 deaths per 100,000 among Black Californians and 17.7 among White Californians—a 43% difference. A later…...