by Carolyn Classen, blogger Tucson Juneteenth Festival Committee “Juneteenth Celebration represents a very important milestone in American History. When our nation finally and truly became the land of the free. June 19, 1865.” https://tucsonjune19.org/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJzEU9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHohNAvknn7uIFDnBdXMFwMpL8_Ajt55V-vezPWz3x5DEyT8WmumPk9t5pcJ-_aem_XjlEi9w8bTm1jqyaTgIphA
“AZPM and the African American Museum of Southern Arizona invite you to a special screening and discussion… Great Migrations: A People on the Move February 19 at 4 p.m.Green Valley Recreation Center Social West1111 South GVR DriveGreen Valley, AZ 85614 REGISTER for GREEN VALLEY February 25 at 6:30 p.m.CATALYST Creative Collective by SAACA(in the Tucson … Read more
In a recent event that played more like a one-sided jousting match than a serious interview, Donald Trump took the stage at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) event in Chicago. No one expected Trump to behave with dignity, but the sheer audacity of his answers left the audience gasping, laughing, and face-palming in … Read more
Last night I went to see “Origin” now playing at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. for at least another week. It is a disturbing film about social inequality of African American slaves, Nazi German’s mass extermination of Jews during the Holocaust, and the enduring caste system of Untouchables in India. The film depicts … Read more
Two black men– George Floyd of Minneapolis and Dion Johnson of Phoenix — died on the same day at the hands of law enforcement officers. In the video, Floyd says he can’t breathe as a white officer pins him to the ground with his knee. Why is that even an approved tactic for police? There is no video of … Read more