Even if Trump decides at the last min to allow emergency funds to be used for food stamps, the level of anxiety caused by the thought of having no food in a few days is abusive.

My first question was when the hell did I go through a toll in Michigan? And then immediately after, where the heck is a DMV in Michigan?💀😂

Since a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020, the number of people killed by the police each year has continued to rise — and Black Americans are still killed in disproportionate numbers. Our data reporter explains his findings. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...

25 hours and 5 mins of GOOD TROUBLE!! ✨

Ended up going to sleep cause I’m not Cory but I am very inspired by Cory.

Thanks to Cory Booker, I have broken the record for the longest time I’ve kept my tv on. 😂

If Cory Booker not going to sleep tonight, I don’t want to either lol

Who has the countdown for how long Corey Booker been up there?

NEW: The Trump administration pulled funding for research to protect pregnant women from domestic violence, citing it as a “DEI” initiative.

Newsom will regret every second of these podcasts. The Oval Office is getting further and further away from him.

Sacramento State and Suisun City PD are urgently seeking the public's assistance in locating Kameron Turner-Brown, an at-risk individual last seen on the Sacramento State campus on March 11, 2025. If seen, please contact local law enforcement. sacobserver.com/2025/03/miss...

Excited to be part of the inaugural cohort of the Ida B. Wells Investigative Reporting Fellowship! I look forward to learning from amazing journalists whose work I’ve long admired.

All Department of Education offices will be closed Tuesday evening and Wednesday for unspecified “security reasons,” according to a memo sent to all employees

Thank you to the women who walked through the doors I hope to walk through and kept them wide open! Happy International Women’s Day!

Local artist Michaela Stewart launches a wellness initiative, Black Girls Run It, to support Black women in Sacramento. The initiative aims to foster a health and wellness sisterhood, focusing on physical fitness and mental health. sacobserver.com/2025/02/blac...

Great story by @williamenak.bsky.social for @sacobserver.com

Discovering Ghana's rich history and culture, from the birth of hiplife to the challenges of illegal gold mining and the efforts of young activists. The country's rich heritage and its embrace of the diaspora community make it a fascinating destination. sacobserver.com/2025/02/afri...

So RFK Jr came out of the gate with a broad statement decrying medication for depression, anxiety, ADHD, weight loss, and god knows what else. you know what went unmentioned? HGH. Look at him (or almost any guy in Hollywood these days) and ask yourself... www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Issa Rae just canceled her sold-out event and Shonda Rhimes resigned from the board amid Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center

Never been to a Beyonce concert and I'm not going to this one. Am I God's least favorite?

This game is what God meant when he said no weapons formed against you shall prosper. Go birds!

This the kind of game I like to watch. Stress-free. Comfortable. Assured. Exactly how life should be.

Sacramento City has selected two organizations to implement its Street to Housing pilot program, aimed at transitioning individuals from encampments to stable housing. The $5.85 million initiative will support 100 encampment households over 12 months. sacobserver.com/2025/01/sacr...

I’ve always been against paying to shop but how much is that Costco membership again?

Explore the remarkable journey of James William "Bill" Cartwright, Sacramento's basketball legend, from his humble beginnings as a farmhand to becoming an NBA champion and coach. His new memoir, "Living Life at the Center," offers a glimpse into his life and career. sacobserver.com/2025/01/bill...

We knew this was coming but why stop at three?

A Mississippi state senator has filed a bill called the “Contraception Begins at Erection Act,” which would make it “unlawful for a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo”

Donald Trump will not only follow but also expand on the Republican playbook of using a Black face — like Scott Turner, his nominee for HUD Secretary — to implement a decidedly anti-Black agenda. Read more from WIB columnist @keithboykin.bsky.social --> wordinblack.com/2025/01/the-...

If I was a teen who lost access to tiktok I would simply learn to appreciate the professionalism and higher production values of linear broadcast television

The devastating Eaton Fire in Southern California has destroyed over 10,000 acres, displacing hundreds, including Black and Brown families. The fire has also destroyed six historically Black Churches. sacobserver.com/2025/01/ragi...

One more note to this bracing essay: the US Constitution, while not being very old, is nonetheless the oldest of all current democratic charters. Democracy is a very new thing in the world, and not deeply rooted. wapo.st/4062f8U

At a Hampton, Virginia church a young woman apologized to the congregation for being pregnant and unwed. Folks on social media are outraged, but her mom is defending the pastor. wordinblack.com/2025/01/chur...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pacific Palisades fire is now most destructive in Los Angeles city history, with an estimated 1,000 structures destroyed.

Detroit Lions = America's team

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 🎊🎉

How this reporter’s end of year is going. Meet Golden.🐾🐾

Sacramento Police Department releases footage of 66-year-old Nyota Koya's arrest, where she became unresponsive after being handcuffed. Koya later died in hospital. The autopsy suggests death was due to a pulmonary embolism. sacobserver.com/2024/12/sacr...

For Black folks, spreading holiday cheer also means reflecting on the injustices in our society and actively working to do something about them. wordinblack.com/2024/12/why-...

The House Ethics Committee released a report that found evidence that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid thousands of dollars for sex and drugs, including allegedly paying a 17-year-old girl for sex in 2017.

'Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, reportedly asked the newspaper’s editorial board to “take a break” from writing about Trump'

Cameroonian American jazz vocalist, Ekep Nkwelle, makes a dream come true by performing with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in their annual Big Band Holidays concert. Nkwelle's journey from student to star is a testament to her dedication and talent. sacobserver.com/2024/12/risi...

This is a great piece and interview by @williamenak.bsky.social for @sacobserver.com. Check it out!

Check out this Q&A with Hope Cooperative CEO April Ludwig #mentalhealth #sacramento sacobserver.com/2024/12/hope...

The Mount Vernon, New York, police department strip searched nearly everyone it arrested and performed illegal cavity searches, Justice Department says

Key OpenAI whistleblower found dead by apparent suicide

Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.

Introduce yourself as a Black TV character. #Blacksky

I love how everybody is going back to quality longer form YouTube videos! I can get in the game again cause the way I hated the tiktok lackluster, rage bait content.

I was a little sad this summer and might have overplayed a certain song and now Spotify wrapped says it’s my top song for the year. This is not fair. 😅

Illinois has put an end to the injustice of cash bail. And it’s working better than anyone expected.