The Talking Drums Newsletter

08/17/2025

08/17/2025

If you're looking to get involved locally, connect and join the next Sacramento Poor People's Campaign Meeting

The Sacramento Poor People’s Campaign’s Zoom Meeting

When: Monday, September 8, 2025, 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US).
Topic/Speaker: TBA

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xw0mi8V_SHe3JJOthmXumA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with details on how to join the meeting.

For more info, please e-mail: SacPPC2019@gmail.com

08/14/2025

Are youa ready for the parade?! is ready!!!!

Let's go bananas 🍌🍌 and get your tickets 🎟 today!

The 14th Annual Sacramento Banana Festival Sacramento is back and bigger than ever!🍌🌴

The Banana Festival is a multicultural event celebrating cultures in Africa, Asia, and the Americas that use the banana as a source of food, art, and culture. 🍛🥘🌯🍣

A weekend full of banana foods, music, art, health, and family fun!
🔸️Live bands, performances, & art 🎨
🔸️Attractions
🔸️20+ multicultural food vendors
🔸️100+ retail, artisan, community resource & craft vendors
🔸️Best chef contest 🧑🏻‍🍳
🔸️Fashion show
🔸️Kids Zone with inflatables, carnival rides, kid performances & more!🤹🏾‍♂️

Saturday Aug 16th 10 a.m. -7 p.m.
Sunday Aug 17th 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

General admission tickets:
Adults:(18-64) $10 🎟/ Door $15
Child(6-17), Seniors (65+): $8 🎟/ Door $10
Children 5 and under are Free.

Tickets are available via Eventbrite or website.

Location: 3855 East Park Road, Sacramento, CA 95822

Proceeds from the Banana Festival support the National Academic Youth Corps, a non-profit organization that supports the arts and community!

🍌

#916

08/14/2025

Mark your calendars, Oak Park!!!

Join us for the Ulezi Health Fair. A day of fun, food, and local community resources!!!

🗓️ Saturday, Sept 6th
🕘 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Oak Park Community Center
FREE ENTRY for everyone!

What to expect:
• Games & activities for all ages
• Free food & refreshments
• Crafts & creative fun
• Local health resources & freebies

We’re super excited to see you there!

Imani luv 🫶

08/14/2025

join us! Fun times! Great music and food!

08/14/2025

Calling Wellness Practitioners for the Dr Mutulu Shakur Health & Wellness Clinic!
Tag your favorite wellness provider, practitioner or organization to see if they are interested in joining us this month!
DM us to get involved!

Calling Wellness Practitioners for the Dr Mutulu Shakur Health & Wellness Clinic!

Tag your favorite wellness provider, practitioner or organization to see if they are interested in joining us this month!

DM us to get involved!
❤️🖤💚

08/14/2025

We remember, we resist & we reclaim our right to rest, to grieve & to grow. 💜 Community care is radical healing because it refuses isolation & builds power through connection. This is liberation work too.
Get involved with California Black Women’s Health Project to support this work & help sustain collective healing & liberation: cabwhp.org/get-involved

08/14/2025

We're Talking About The State of Black Maternal Health!
Join us on August 27, 2025 at the California Museum for a critical legislative briefing on the State of Black Maternal Health in California. Despite the state’s progressive healthcare landscape, Black women remain three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than their white counterparts. This disparity is not due to biology, but systemic racism, inequitable access to care, and the chronic stress of navigating bias often faced when interacting with the healthcare

I’m a proud supporter of California Black Health Network. It is doing amazing things and I encourage you to support them as well. Find out more about their event 2025 State of Black Maternal Health in California : https://fundraise.givesmart.com/e/2B1cTQ

08/12/2025

Unlock California's Natural Treasures with Your Library Card - The Sacramento Observer

California library cardholders can access over 200 state parks for free with the California State Library Parks Pass, which provides free admission for one vehicle carrying nine passengers or less.