Dressed in a bright yellow coat and her braids twisted atop her head like a crown, all eyes were on Amanda Gorman last week as she captivated the nation with an awe-inspiring performance of her poem, “The Hill We Climb” at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Bertha Gorman is proud of all four of her grandchildren. Amanda, right, the first National Youth Poet Laureate, graduated from Harvard and her twin sister, Gabrielle, left, graduated from UCLA. (Courtesy photo)
In reciting the poem she wrote in the wake of the seizing of the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, Ms. Gorman, 22, became the youngest person to read a poem at the presidential inauguration. She follows in the footsteps of the late Maya Angelou, whom she admires. She shared the stage with singers Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez and bumped fists with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama.
Sacramento man resigns from positions in California Republican Assembly due to participation in U.S. Capitol riot
Jorge Riley resigned from his positions in the California Republican Assembly after posting about his participation in the pro-Trump mob that stormed Capitol Hill. Author: Matthew Nuttle, Giacomo Luca (ABC10) Published: 10:00 PM PST January 14, 2021 Updated: 6:32 AM PST January 15, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. A Sacramento man has resigned from his positions in the California Republican Assembly (CRA), a Republican volunteer organization, after it was learned he participated in the violent, pro-Trump siege on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6.
Jorge Riley served as Corresponding Secretary for the State Board of the California Republican Assembly and President of the Sacramento Chapter, the CRA confirmed. On Thursday, Riley resigned from both positions after photos and video posted on his personal Facebook page showed him actively
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.
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TO OPEN DOORS.” -JAMES WHEATLEY
Local theater companies struggled mightily to survive in the upside-down year of 2020. Despite that struggle, many also poured energy into building new programming illuminating the Black experience. While Celebration Arts and Images Theatre Company continue among local leaders in that quest, others are actively joining the cause.
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When Celebration Arts founder James Wheatley came to Sacramento from Los Angeles in the mid-’70s, he saw a void in the local arts community and sought to fill it. He’s been a leader in championing Black history and culture through the arts ever since.