(AP) – Ryan Coogler only makes personal movies. “Fruitvale Station” was set in his hometown of Oakland, California, and explored the last day of Oscar Grant. “Creed” was dreamed up for his father, who ...

Judge blocks Trump's order to eliminate diversity programs in K-12 schools, saving federal funding for special education and ...

Turner said he got the idea from the Rev. Otis Moss III of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, whose church also ...

A supportive mom kept her eye on the clock while the Makos Swim Team athletes tucked their natural curls, braids, and locs into yellow swimming caps. In the bleachers, spectators whispered about the ...

OBSERVER Staff Writer - The 43rd Annual Greater Sacramento NAACP Prayer Breakfast highlights the Trump administration’s ...

OBSERVER Correspondent The Sacramento Kings’ newly appointed general manager, Scott Perry, held an introductory press conference inside ...

Led by State Rep. Ron Reynolds (D-Missouri City), Texas students launched the state’s first HBCU Legislative Caucus, which they call a “bipartisan coalition” dedicated to advancing the nine HBCUs.

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On a busy corner in West Sacramento, surrounded by high-density housing and railroad tracks, sits a 1-half acre ...

Steve Hilton announces his candidacy for California governor, targeting high taxes and the 'destruction of the California ...

OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - A new masterclass tackles the complexities of transracial adoption, addressing racial stress, ...