OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - Rodney Blackwell, a burger enthusiast turned entrepreneur, turns his childhood love into a ...

Black Californians have the power to shape the political and cultural direction of the state, but need sustained investment ...

Assembly Bill 564, authored by Assemblymember Matt Haney, seeks to suspend a pending tax increase on cannabis from 15% to 19% ...

Nathaniel Holden, a pioneering leader in California politics, celebrated at memorial for his impact on civil rights, arts, ...

California Black Media A new poll shows that most Americans do not support paying reparations to Black descendants of ...

A new report reveals that Black Californians are falling behind in key measures of wealth, including retirement savings and ...

The California Civil Rights Department is partnering with the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Roots to raise awareness and ...

The OBSERVER is honored with 12 awards by the California Newspaper Publishers Association, including first place for stories ...

This post was originally published on The Washington Informer (WIB) – Across the United States, several towns stand out not just for their history or geography but for one defining statistic: every ...

The situation was worse for adults: only 8% of Black adults had received the updated COVID-19 vaccine, compared to 15% of white adults, according to CDC data from November 2023. The infection rate was ...

In an April 28, 2025, press release celebrating its first 100 days, the Trump administration claimed to have already “surpassed the entirety of Fiscal Year 2024” in immigration enforcement, citing ...

California joins 18 states in suing the Trump administration over DEI funding cuts. The debate over DEI programs and their impact on students continues.