2+ week, 1+ day ago   (763+ words) They will have to act quickly; the legislative session ends on Aug. 31, and the deadline for filing a bill is Friday. The county superintendents’ organization, which represents the interests of the 58 county offices of education, is responding to Thurmond’s threatened…...

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   (1020+ words) JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon kicked off the bank’s 16th annual summer bus tour in San Francisco at Chase Center, then extended the route into California’s Central Valley. On Aug. 4, he stopped in Modesto to meet Chase employees, educators, business leaders…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (769+ words) On Aug. 19, a bipartisan coalition of mayors from California’s largest cities gathered at the State Capitol to urge voters to approve Proposition (Prop) 1, an $11.25 billion housing and veterans bond measure on the November ballot. Also known as the Veterans and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (533+ words) Representing California on the National Stage: AATCLC & SOL Project at the 117th NAACP National Convention The Sacramento Observer Representing California on the National Stage: AATCLC & SOL Project at the 117th NAACP National Convention AATCLC and The SOL Project helped shape NAACP Resolution…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (201+ words) For 57 years, Stockton’s Black Family Day has been more than a festival. It has been a gathering place, family reunion, living history lesson and reminder that Black Stockton has roots worth remembering and celebrating. That victory grew into an annual…...

3+ week, 2+ 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, 2+ 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   (349+ words) On July 26, the heartbeat of African culture played out inside Folsom City Hall at Afroball 2026. Between 50 and 100 revelers — including African Americans 18 and older alongside attendees rooted in countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Sierra Leone, and South Africa — fused their heritage…...

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…...