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We talk to Shonna McDaniels, director of the Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum, about the cultural institution she founded over 25 years ago, the many Black pioneers around the region, and the relationship between race and the arts. ....
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. ....
Sacramento Magazine your username your email your username your email “WE’RE TRYING 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. Celebration Arts ay 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. ....