“Decolonization Project” hosts Mayan Hip Hop event
On Saturday, August 4th, there was a Mayan Hip Hop and Cacao Ceremony put on by a local nonprofit called The Decolonization Project and held at the Yisrael Urban Family Farm. The Decolonization Project is a small nonprofit created to give local People Of Color a voice and a means to get back to their roots. […]
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VIDEO: La Familia Youth Voice Holds Paint Night
On Friday, August 3rd, La Familia’s Club Excel; Youth Voice, hosted a paint night at the Maple Neighborhood Center. They meet every Friday during their free summer program from 1-4pm in room 10 until August 24th. Being that summer can be a tough time for some students, due to a lack of resources and […]
How Green Spaces Can Boost Mental Health In Low Income Communities
According to a recent report that was released this month by Jama Network Open, nearly 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. report some form of mental illness. With depression being the 2nd largest contributor to years lived with disability in the U.S., but only an estimated 5% of total medical care spending taking place […]
Reproductive Rights at all-time high while Supreme Court nominee sees lackluster polling
Ever since Brett Kavanaugh was nominated by Donald Trump to sit on the Supreme Court, many people in the United States have been concerned for women’s reproductive rights. Despite the concerns, polls now show that support for reproductive rights has never been higher while support for the new Supreme Court justice has plummeted as well. […]
Voices From Our Streets
“They Call Us Monsters” Film Screening at Sol Collective
On Wednesday, July 12th, Sol Collective hosted a film screening of the Netflix documentary “They Call Us Monsters” The film features three boys, Jarad Nava, Juan Gamez, and Antonio Hernandez, who are all facing life sentences for murder or attempted murder and work together to write a screenplay about their lives before they were incarcerated. […]
Doctors Killing Teens? The Dangers of Prescription Opioid Drugs
According to a recent article by LiveScience, most cases of opioid abuse in teenagers began with prescription opioids from a doctor. The study cites that 85 percent of the surveyed group of teenagers that had abused both prescription and injection drugs said they abused prescription opioids, such as OxyContin and Vicodin, before moving to heroin […]
VIDEO: Local artists flourish at Art Street
The “Art Street” exhibition is bringing crowds of people to an old warehouse at 300 1st Ave in Sacramento, where local artists have set up installations and interactive galleries for a nearly month-long presentation in continuation of the “Art Hotel” event of last year. The exhibition opened on February 3rd and will continue through February […]