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May 24th – 26th ~ Phoenix Caribbean Carnival

Celebration of Caribbean Arts & Multi-Culturalism
May 29th ~ After Earth

Advance Screening courtesy of Arizona Informant
June 1st ~ Masters of Funk 2013

Barkays::Confunkshun::Mary Jane Girls::Taste of Honey::Brick::Yarborouch & Peoples
June 7th-8th ~ JB Smoove

@ Stand Up Live
June 14th-16th ~ DeRay Davis

@ Stand Up Live
June 15th ~ Juneteeth Freedom Fest

Fun – Food – Live Music – Storytelling – Song – Poetry – Health...

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Vets Honored With Phoenix City Hall Exhibit

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By Floyd Alvin Galloway Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and…

League Hosts 49th Annual Awards Dinner

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100 Black Men Program Gives Boys Steps To Success

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Business

Michelle Thornhill New Manager For Wells Fargo Enterprise Diversity And Inclusion

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Edited by AZI Staff Wells Fargo recently named Michelle Thornhill, senior vice president, as…

Dr. J. Visits Phoenix Black Chamber Mixer

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Susan Casper Brings Passion as Host of ABC15’s Sonoran Living

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Sports

Salpointe Repeats As Girls Track State Champion

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For the second year in a row, Tucson Salpointe Catholic (88 pts.) won the…

Lady Wolves Run Away With Title, Streak Reaches Eight

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By Vincent R. Crawford Sports Editor Whether they are competing as a Class 5A…

YOUTH OF THE WEEK: JORDAN MITCHELL

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His Hunger Drives Him Toward Success By Chanette Campbell Jordan Mitchell is a currently…

Prom Leaves Lasting Memories

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By Chanette Campbell Prom, Is there a more iconic event in a student’s high…

The “House Negro” Is Unfortunately Alive And Well

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If you have not seen the movie “Django Unchained by now, you are obviously …

Racists Don’t Like Being Called Racists

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I have always suspected that racists didn’t like being called out for their racism….

HOODWINKED Trailer (Official)

Hoodwinked” is a film that should be a must-see for every person of color in America. The film asks questions about long-held beliefs about black male graduation and incarceration rates and shows you why everything you've been led to believe is wrong by filmmaker Janks Morton. The Arizona Informant will host Morton and preview this film as part of the Juneteenth festivities. Date and place to be announced soon…stay tuned

Black Girls Code: Bridging The Digital Divide

Black Girls Code is an amazing movement spearheaded by the pioneer Kimberly Bryant. This is an organization based towards pushing forth the notion that yes, little girls of color can code too. They can invent, build and create. They can move a nation and they can change the world. Through workshops on coding, science and app building, Black Girls Code is creating a new set of pioneers.
Directed by emerging Arizona director, Shanice M. Johnson, CEO of Malakai Creative LLC – this short film of 15 minutes was made to inspire and to educate the world about how BLACKGIRLSCODE IS BUILDING CHANGE-MAKERS.