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By Thomas Cathey | Special To The OBSERVER - Norman Blackwell Sr., an Oak Park community leader and activist, celebrated his 90th birthday with a celebration at the Oak Park Community Center, where he has helped hundreds of thousands of hungry folks in need through his food pantry for more than 40 years.

By Thomas Cathey | OBSERVER Correspondent - The Southside Park pool and Mama Marks splash pad in Sacramento will remain closed for the rest of the summer due to safety hazards and budget shortages, leaving residents without access to a public pool until 2024.

By Thomas Cathey | Special To The OBSERVER Paul Moore, center, facilitates the most recent session for Black Men: Alive and Well at OnTrack Program

By Thomas Cathey | Special To The OBSERVER Nicole Mitchell, left, and Jamil Mitchell dance at a photo booth during the Sacramento Juneteenth Inc. Festival

By Thomas Cathey | Special To The OBSERVER Nicole Mitchell, left, and Jamil Mitchell dance at a photo booth during the Sacramento Juneteenth Inc. Festival

By Thomas Cathey | Special to the OBSERVER - Sacramento’s Jessica McCall Puts Community Legal Advocacy At The Fore

By Thomas Cathey | Special to The OBSERVER - Black women in America are three to four times more likely to suffer fatal health consequences in childbirth than their white compatriots, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Thomas Cathey | OBSERVER Correspondent - Dual Pageant-Winning Carmichael Resident Uses Platform For Animal Advocacy

By Thomas Cathey | Special to The OBSERVER It appeared nothing more could be done with the “Rocky” franchise and character after 2006’s “Rocky Balboa,” as