On the night of April 26, 2025, William Akens Jr. was crossing 65th Street in South Sacramento when a driver struck him. Witnesses told police the 26-year-old was hit once. Then while his body lay in the roadway, hit again. And again by multiple cars. By ... See more
Sacramento’s Black history took center stage at Florin Square this month as the Council of Elders Metro Sacramento debuted a new exhibit celebrating generations of local leadership, achievement and cultural impact. Titled “Past, Present & Future,” the... See more
DAVIS — Okaidja Afroso is more than a performer. He is a cultural translator who uses music as his language of connection. A Ghanaian-born singer, dancer, and multi-instrumentalist now based in Portland, Oregon, Afroso has spent decades carrying the rhyth... See more
Until last year, the history of Black bookstores in the United States had not been fully told. Journalist Char Adams changed that. In November, Adams published “Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore,” the first known full-length book ... See more
State government and Silicon Valley are teaming up.
On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a $50 million investment from tech giant Meta to support a major redevelopment project in downtown Sacramento, paving the way for Sacramento State to expand i... See more
