By Jared D. Childress | OBSERVER Staff Writer Leon Willis, yoga instructor for disenfranchised communities and mentor to at-risk youth. Courtesy of Jared
By Jared D. Childress | OBSERVER Staff Writer - The second annual Blue Note Jazz Festival in Napa Valley celebrated hip-hop's 50th anniversary and drew a diverse crowd of about 24,000 to pay homage to two of the most influential musical genres to emerge in the 20th century, with performances from Mary J. Blige, Nas, Chance the Rapper and artist-in-residence Robert Glasper among others.
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 Jared D. Childress | OBSERVER Staff Writer - Black parents in Sacramento are concerned and some have decided to keep their children home from school after a voicemail threatening the lives of Black children was left at a local museum, although the Sacramento Police Department does not believe the threat to be credible.
Local chef Nina Curtis made history by curating an all-plant-based menu for a White House state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.