Relatives and relative strangers. A vicious virus united us with a prevailing sense of loss. It got to the point when we cringed every time the phone rang or we turned on the television, fearing that there would be news of yet another person passing away. This year has seen the deaths of legends and loved ones alike. Many across the country, and close to home, were claimed by COVID-19, while others succumbed to the ravages of illness or time. Others were children who barely had time to make their marks in this world.
As a rough year ends, The Sacramento OBSERVER takes a minute to reflect and acknowledge some of the many Blacks who died in 2020. They are gone, but not forgotten.
Community groups working to stop more youth violence in Sacramento during the holidays
Between 2018 and 2019 there were zero youth homicides in Sacramento. There have been four so far in 2020. Author: Chris Thomas Updated: 11:37 PM PST December 15, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. The bodies of the two brothers killed in the Arden Fair Mall shooting on Black Friday were flown out of Sacramento and back to their hometown of Monroe, LA., Tuesday night.
The family said they wanted the community to see the images of 17-year-old Sa Quan Reed and 19-year-old Dewayne James Jr. being transported to their final resting place as a way of underscoring the sad reality that far many too youth are facing in Sacramento and beyond.
Kendra Lewis speaks at the State Capitol Keep The Seat Press Conference Dec 15, 2020
Assemblymember Kevin McCarty ( D-Sacramento) Betty Williams, ShayFranco-Clausen, Kendra Lewis, Jamilia Land and Kolieka Seigle
SACRAMENTO (CBM) – Black women across California, with the support of others around the country, revved up their campaign urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to replace outgoing California Sen. Kamala Harris with another Black woman. A day after the Electoral College solidified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump, Black women leaders, civic and political, held two “Keep the Seat” rallies in California – one held on the grounds of the State Capital in Sacramento and the other at the Ronald Reagan Building in Los Angeles.