Black History Month celebrates the past, present, and future contributions of Black people in America and throughout the world that have helped to create a more equitable society. There are many Sacramento Promise Zone partners that will have Black History Month events, opportunities, and resources. Some are listed below. Stay tuned for SPZ e-blasts and follow the SPZ Facebook page at www.facebook.com/sacpromisezone.org to learn about more Black History Month happenings from SPZ partners!
Black History Month Resources
Sacramento Kings: Celebrating Black History Month (powered by SMUD)
https://www.nba.com/kings/news/sacramento-kings-celebrate-black-history-month-0
Sacramento State University: Black History Month Calendar
https://www.csus.edu/student-affairs/retention-academic-success/spotlights/black-history-month.html
Sacramento City College: Black History Month Calendar and Events
https://scc.losrios.edu/campus-life/calendar-and-events?type=4355
Sacramento Observer: Black History Month Archives
https://sacobserver.com/tag/black-history-month/
The role of the Sacramento Promise Zone is to facilitate partnerships between federal, state and local agencies to give local leaders proven tools to improve the quality of life in some of Sacramento’s most vulnerable areas. We are committed coordinating resources, building capacity and creating public-private partnerships for you (our partners) to drive area revitalization with following goals:
Create Jobs
Increase Economic Activity
Improve Educational Opportunities
Improve Health and Wellness
Facilitate Neighborhood Revitalization
Please reach out to Julius Austin via phone at (916) 449-6212 or email at jaustin@shra.org to:
Connect to federal, state, or local partners
Share resources for the communities
Share resources for leaders/partners
Identify federal or non-federal funding
Get letters of support for funding
Increase your capacity for efforts focused on the Sacramento Promise Zone!
Visit our website at www.sacramentopromisezone.org for more information.
