By Williamena Kwapo | OBSERVER Staff Writer - Sacramento's City Council unanimously approved the final draft of the African American Historical Project Context Statement, documenting over 150 years of African American history and contributions to the city of Sacramento.
By Jared D. Childress | OBSERVER Staff Writer - Sacramento's African American Experience History Project is a city initiative to codify the pivotal aspects of local Black history from 1839-1980 and recognize historic properties important to Black Sacramentans, including 12 historical resources eligible for listing in the Sacramento Register, and may support reparations efforts, school curriculum and future grant proposals.
By April Jean | Special to the OBSERVER - Advocates in Sacramento County are calling for a community-driven racial equity strategy focused on systems change, as they believe the county's current approach of using the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion model is not enough to address racism as a public health crisis.
The California Reparations Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans will hold its last in-person meeting on June 29 in Sacramento. The meeting will take place in the First Floor Auditorium of the March Fong Eu Secretary of State Building, located at 1500 11th Street. The task force will submit its final report to the California Legislature. If approved, California could become the first state to provide reparations to the descendants of enslaved Black Americans. By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media The California Reparations Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans will hold its last in-person meeting on June 29 in Sacramento. The meeting will take place in the First Floor Auditorium of the March Fong Eu Secretary of State Building, located at 1500 11th Street. The