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Immigrants Are Vital Community Members. Let’s Start Acting Like It

Undocumented immigrants have become integral members of American society, and it is time to recognize them as such and provide them with the benefits of citizenship.
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Will Democrats’ compromise with GOP end the 7-week shutdown?

Eight Democratic U.S. Senators met with Republican colleagues to reach a compromise that could end the seven-week federal government shutdown, restoring food stamp benefits, back pay for furloughed ...
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Dr. Ben Chavis honored as father of environmental justice at Mississippi summit

Dr. Benjamin Chavis Jr. was honored as the father of the environmental justice movement at the Mississippi Statewide Environmental Climate Justice Summit, for his 1987 study, Toxic Waste and Race in ...
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Where Sacramento Families Can Get Food

With the government shutdown impacting food assistance, local churches and nonprofits are extending hours to provide free groceries and hot meals.
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Amid the Shutdown Void, Black Churches Filled Empty Stomachs

Black churches across the US have been providing food assistance to those affected by the government shutdown, as the longest federal government shutdown in US history left many without access to SNAP ...
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California Black Chamber Helps State’s Entrepreneurs Reclaim Their Power

The California Black Chamber of Commerce's Economic Business Summit focused on empowering small business owners with tools ...
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Turning Point tour ends with fights and arrests at UC Berkeley. Our student reporters were there

Protests erupt at UC Berkeley as Turning Point USA's 'American Comeback Tour' event sparks clashes with students and arrests.
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Loss Of Subsidies Could Strip Health Coverage From 400,000 Californians

Around 400,000 Californians, 15% of whom are Black, could lose their health coverage if Congress fails to extend federal ...
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Health Care Costs Jump to the Fore as Candidates Jockey To Be California Governor

Four Democratic candidates vying to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom have vowed to push back against Republican cuts to health care programs and to improve people's access to medical care, but have offered ...
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Classy Hippie Tea Merges Culture, Tech, And Agriculture

Classy Hippie Tea in Sacramento is redefining tea as a means for healing, connection, and advancement through “tea futurism,” a concept combining agriculture, technology, and community building.
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Eight Democrats Break Ranks as Senate Moves to End Nation’s Longest Shutdown

Eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans to advance a short-term spending measure, setting in motion the first real steps toward reopening the federal government, while leaving the door open for ...
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Polished In Purpose: The Spirit Of The ONYX 25

The Sacramento OBSERVER introduces the 2025 ONYX 25 Awards, an inaugural annual recognition of Black excellence and impact in the region, celebrating the strength and brilliance of the African ...