by Carolyn Classen, blogger Join the AZ Dems virtually on Saturday, February 24th at 12 pm to celebrate Black History Month with local and national leaders including: Virgie Rollins, DNC Black Caucus Chair Emanuel Cleaver, Congressman MO-05 Jevin Hodge, AZ Representative LD8 Gary Harrison, Pima County Clerk of Superior Court Warren Stewart Sr, First Institutional … Read more
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego can be considered a great Ambassador for the fifth-largest city in the country. After spending several months celebrating the city’s attractions and future-impacting industries before Super Bowl 57, she has spent the last couple of weeks praising local workers, residents, and the services they provided in putting Phoenix’s best face forward. … Read more
How inconvenient for all those white “sowflake” Republican legislators around the country trying to whitewash America’s white supremacy violent history from the history books. White supremacy is alive and well and in your face on the nightly news. Oh my, how will we ever explain it to the children? There has been a significant increase … Read more
Black History Month 2022 presented by the Tucson Humanities Festival College Of Humanities <coh-news@humanities.arizona.edu> Announcing Black History Month events! “Presented as part of our Tucson Humanities Festival spring series, the College of Humanities and Africana Studies Program are hosting several events to celebrate Black History Month. Join us in February for special guest speakers and more! Events … Read more
Posted by Carolyn Classen As part of Black History Month, the Black Women’s Task Force is sponsored a documentary about the late Congresswoman Chisholm. Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968, representing New York state’s 12th CD. She served for 7 terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1972 she … Read more