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Summer School Session I
PS7 Middle
PS7 Middle School will be offering two Summer School sessions this summer. Each session will last three weeks long. The first session will run from Thursday, June 10th to Friday, June 25th. The second session will run from Monday, June 28th to Friday, July 14th.
Juneteenth Block Party
40 Acres
The first annual 40 Acres Juneteenth Block Party is a day long FREE celebration of activities filled with art, music, food and entertainment in and around the 40 Acres Complex in Oak Park.
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Algorhythm Day Party
Esther's Park
Algorhythm presents Juneteenth
About this event
Algorhythm Juneteenth Juke Jam
We’re building community at the intersections of music, tech , culture and BEING OUTSIDE.
Algorhythm will feature founders, artists and creatives from all fields with the goal of providing exposure and fostering relationships and collaboration.
ACR Live Cycling Class “Tuesdays”
Esther's Park
Come Ride @ Esther’s Park
About this event
ACR LIVE at Esther’s Park!
Join us for a LIVE 45 minute cycling class at Esther’s Park.
Tennis Shoes and great vibes required !
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ACR LIVE includes:
45 Minute Cycling Class
Certified Trainers
Great Music
Water
GREAT VIBES!
Entry:
18+
Time:
5:00pm-5:45pm
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ACR Live Cycling Class “Saturdays”
Esther's Park
Come Ride @ Esther’s Park
About this event
ACR LIVE at Esther’s Park!
Join us for a LIVE 45 minute cycling class at Esther’s Park.
Tennis Shoes and great vibes required !
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ACR LIVE includes:
45 Minute Cycling Class
Certified Trainers
Great Music
Water
GREAT VIBES!
Entry:
18+
Time:
5:00pm-5:45pm
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Comedy Night at the Guild
Guild Theater
Comedy Night At The Guild Theater is a 21 & over event . Bringing Some of the Hottest Comedians from all over the USA
About this event
Comedy Night At The Guild Theater
Hosted By: Comedian Dru Burks
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Time:
Doors Open @ 7:00 PM
Showtime @ 8:00 PM
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Comedian Info:
Summer School Session II
PS7 Middle
PS7 Middle School will be offering two Summer School sessions this summer. Each session will last three weeks long. The first session will run from Thursday, June 10th to Friday, June 25th. The second session will run from Monday, June 28th to Friday, July 14th.
ACR Live Cycling Class “Tuesdays”
Esther's Park
Come Ride @ Esther’s Park
About this event
ACR LIVE at Esther’s Park!
Join us for a LIVE 45 minute cycling class at Esther’s Park.
Tennis Shoes and great vibes required !
****
ACR LIVE includes:
45 Minute Cycling Class
Certified Trainers
Great Music
Water
GREAT VIBES!
Entry:
18+
Time:
5:00pm-5:45pm
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Troop Concert
Guild Theater
Troop is coming to Sacramento!
About this event
Come join us at The Guild Theater to watch Troop (Band) an American R&B group from Pasadena, California, United States.
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Entry:
ALL AGES
Time:
7:00 PM Door
8:00 PM Showtime
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Troop (Band) BI0:
St. HOPE Academy Founded by Kevin Johnson
July 1989
St. HOPE began in 1989 as an afterschool program in a portable classroom at Sacramento High School
After 13 years, St. HOPE realized that an after school program simply wasn’t enough to dramatically improve the academic outcomes of children, that it would be necessary to establish and run our own schools.
In 2003, St. HOPE Public Schools was founded as a preK-12 independent charter school district that provides high-quality education to nearly 2,000 students.
St. HOPE Facility Grand Opening
January 1992
7,000 square foot facility opening at 4101 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
40 acres Art & Cultural Center Grand Opening
May 2003
St. HOPE’s largest economic development project opened with Underground Books, Uncle Jed’s Cut Hut, Starbucks and the Guild Theater.
40 Acres is the jewel of the SHDC efforts in the Oak Park community. The building was the historic Woodruff Hotel which was build in 1922 and was renovated by St. HOPE Development company in 2003.
The 23,000 sq. ft. mixed use facility includes:
- Guild Theater
- Underground Books
- Old Soul Coffee House
- Coopers Wine Bar
- Upper Room Apartments
Sacramento High senior lands full-ride basketball scholarship amid pandemic
Fox 40 6.4.21
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — COVID-19 threatened to derail college dreams for student athletes across the country, but one Sacramento High School senior was such a standout that she earned a full-ride college scholarship — without recruiters having met her in person.
“That was really difficult because not a lot of coaches were able to see me last year,” Heaven Samayoa-Mathis recounted.
Samayoa-Mathis, along with her family and coach, knew that meant they’d have to work that much harder to get her noticed.
This Sacramento day party keeps selling out. Here’s how to get your ticket to ‘Algorhythm’
6.2.21
“Algorhythm,” a new social networking day party, promises live DJ sets and culture every first and third Saturday of the month at St. Hope’s Esther Park.
Hosted by BaseOne.FM, a group of four millennial DJs, who started streaming their music sets on the live video app Twitch in August 2020. Now, the day party attracts a diverse group of Sacramento’s young professional and creative scene, selling out nearly every time.
Sac High Scholars are College Bound!
On June 5th, Sacramento Charter High School graduated its senior class of scholars! We are very proud to say that even through an amazingly challenging year, 90% of the class was accepted to a 4-year university! The class of 2021 had acceptances to all nine Universities of California, all 21 California State Universities, and 25 different historically Black colleges and universities.
Two outstanding scholars stood out amongst the class: Shabon Hankerson and Heaven Samayoa-Mathis.
As St. HOPE president and CEO steps down, a familiar face is taking on the position
Sacramento Bee 6.9.21
Jake Mossawir is looking forward to focusing on the next chapter of his life, his family, as he expects to become a father to a baby girl this fall.
The St. HOPE President and CEO announced that he is stepping away after six years with the organization in an email to St. Hope students and families.
Mossawir and his wife are expecting a daughter and plan to relocate to Texas to start their family.
Sacramento area’s independent bookstores celebrate coming through the pandemic with a special event
The Sacramento News and Review
Young people get into their book groove at Crawford’s Books in Sacramento.
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From Davis to El Dorado Hills, the struggle to protect local book culture from a black swan event was waged by workers and customers alike
CCSA Names Sac High as the Highest Performing High School for Black Students in CA
California Charter School Association (CCSA) pulled together a series called “Serving Black Students with Excellence” in honor of Black History Month. Sacramento Charter High School was featured in the series as the highest performing high school for Black students in California! You can check out their blog here for the full story!
Ms. Williams-James featured on National Parents Union
National Parents Union hosted Christina Williams-James, Dean of Culture and Instruction at St. HOPE Public Schools, on their “Managing Day to Day” podcast along with leaders from two other California charter schools. Christina talked about our mission of sending scholars to and through college, our five pillars, and how we support scholars of color. Check it out on Facebook Live HERE!
Happy Holidays from St. HOPE!
St. HOPE would like to thank you for your help throughout this tough year. There have been so many people who have stepped up during these trying times. Thank you to our healthcare workers, first responders, teachers, and everyone in the community taking steps to look after one another. We hope you enjoy the holidays safely alongside your families and we look forward to reconnecting in the new year!
Underground Books Gets New Look
The Sacramento Observer
(OAK PARK) – Every closed door isn’t locked. A local Black bookstore used its time closed during the pandemic wisely, completing a remodel and rebranding campaign.
How COVID-19 is reshaping education
Digital Daily
HOW COVID-19 IS RESHAPING EDUCATION
Reported and written by Word In Black
Word in Black is a news collaborative representing 10 of the leading Black publishers in the U.S. This story represents a cross-section of their work on the impact of COVID 19 on K-12 education.
Underground Books Grand Re-Opening
A local bookstore has done some remodeling and they are ready to open to the public.
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Remodeled And Expanded: Oak Park Book Store Reopens Amid Pandemic
Underground Books
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A book store in Oak Park has taken the time during the pandemic to remodel and expand – and now it’s back open.
Underground Books is operated by St. Hope, a family of neighborhood nonprofits dedicated to revitalizing Oak Park
The book store’s manager and operator has been with the store since its opening in 2003.
“We’re trying to bring art and culture to the community. There’s no library in this community, so we bring literacy and make it available for everyone,” said Georgia “Mother Rose” West.
Visible change coming to Oak Park with roof sign
By Ben van der Meer
One of the most prominent commercial buildings in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood could be getting a bit more noticeable yet.
A proposal with the city calls for adding a neon “FORTY ACRES” sign to the roof of the building with the same name, facing the intersection of Broadway and 35th Street.
Bonney Donates Headsets to PS7 Elementary Scholars
Imagine this: You are trying to listen to the instructions from your teacher on your laptop, the volume is all the way up, but you still can’t hear. You look around the room and all your brothers, sisters, even parents are trying to do the same. Add the fact that you are still trying to figure out how distance learning works. Sounds frustrating, doesn’t it?
10 Black-Owned Bookstores To Tap For Your Fall Reading List
The Zoe Report
Nothing quite says fall like hunkering down with a good book and comforting mug full of your preferred hot beverage. But no matter what it is you choose to read this season, consider picking it up from one of many Black-owned bookstores. Not only can spending your money mindfully help support Black businesses — and in turn encourage more of them — but because many of these shops specialize in books about race and culture specifically, shopping here might just inspire you to fill your fall reading list with resources that educate and inform you.
Learning In The Age of COVID: From Chaos Comes Opportunity to Build Community
By Stephen Magagnini
(WORDINBLACK.COM) – On Sunday, Sept. 12, the NY Times Magazine called 2020 “The Lost Year” for students across America and their families dealing with remote learning and the social, psychological and cognitive challenges it presents.
A Place to Be
BOOKSTORE IS LITERARY HUB OF OAK PARK
Within days of the tragic murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, Underground Books in Oak Park launched a long-planned website for the sale of literary works online.
Not only did the Sacramento community respond, people across the nation took note. In the first two months, Underground Books received nearly 2,500 orders.
Oak Park Brewing’s newest is much more than a beer. It’s a Black history lesson
The Sacramento Bee 8.28.20
You know the story.
A pint hits the tap at Sacramento’s Oak Park Brewing. The liquid pours straw yellow; the head floating puffy, like a cloud. The first sip tastes like every beer that made Milwaukee famous, especially those from the 1970s heyday of Schlitz, Old Style and Pabst Blue Ribbon.
Oak Park’s People’s Beer, which was canned this week and is being released Friday, is the next liquid chapter that flows from the confluence of the Black Civil Rights movement and the beer-brewing heart of the country.