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Sipping on Saturday
February 18
9 PM to 2 AM
Cheuvront Restaurant & Wine Bar
1326 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ
Read flyer below for more info!
The Eleventh Realm Productions invite you to join our model casting:
Date: Feb. 7
Time: 12-6 PM
Location: Aslaian Building, 4501 N. 24th St, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Ages: 18-35, Males and Females
Professional head shots & resume are required at sign-in.
Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) presents the Justice Film Series celebrating Black History Month.
With formats ranging from documentary to feature film, the Justice Film series aims to examine diverse perspectives on the Civil Rights era and raise awareness of the stories that are lesser known in America’s history. Screenings will take place each Friday during the month of February at 6:30pm, followed by a moderated group discussion led by members of the BAJI Phoenix Advisory Committee and invited community leaders. Admission is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.
“We feel it is important to Celebrate Black History Month with the Justice Film series in order to educate and remind people of the legacy of struggle, triumph and perseverance in the fight for freedom, justice and equality," said Opal Tometi, BAJI National Organizer. "Especially in light of economic and social injustice prevalent today and the growing movement in response, it is a great opportunity to inform the way we move forward.”
Featured Films
Citizen King - Friday, February 3 at Puente Movement, 1306 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix
This documentary explores the last five years in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life by drawing on the personal recollections and eyewitness accounts of friends, movement associates, journalists, law enforcement officers, and historians, to illuminate this little-known chapter in the story of America's most important and influential moral leader.
Freedom Riders - Friday February 10 at A.E. England Building, 424 N. Central Ave., Phoenix
From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives—many enduring savage beatings and imprisonment—for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. Deliberately violating Jim Crow laws, the Freedom Riders met with bitter racism and mob violence along the way testing their belief in nonviolent activism and resulting in the murder of three individuals.
Black Power Mixtape - Friday February 17 at A.E. England Building, 424 N. Central Ave., Phoenix
Footage shot by a group of Swedish journalists documenting the Black Power Movement in the United States is edited together with contemporary commentary from activists, academics, and pop culture icons such as Harry Belafonte and Erykah Badu to give a unique snapshot of the era.
Night Catches Us - Friday February 24 at Puente Movement, 1306 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix
Fictional drama set in 1976. Complex political and emotional forces are set in motion when a young man returns to the race-torn Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age during the Black Power movement. Starring Anthony Mackie and Kerry Washington.
BAJI presents the Justice Film Series with support from Puente Movement, Downtown Phoenix Civic Space Collaboration, Arizona State University Black Graduate Student Association, Fair Trade Café and Starbucks. The Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) is an education and advocacy group comprised of African Americans and black immigrants from Africa, Latin American and the Caribbean. BAJI engages African Americans and other communities in dialogue that leads to actions that challenge U.S. immigration policy and the underlying issues of race, racism and economic inequity that frame it.
The Greater Phoenix Black Chamber of Commerce (GPBCC) invites you to come to its monthly networking breakfast. If you never had a chance to attended before, or if it’s been quite some time, the GPBCC would be happy to have you participate. Showing up is the first step to build successful, meaningful relationships. NOW is the time to "get involved" with the organization as it has the resources and the contacts that you need to succeed.
Join the GPBCC for its monthly networking breakfast that will include a presentation from Sharon Tubbs with VITA. Learn how : : you may qualify for a FREE tax return.
The GPBCC will also have its Annual Membership Meeting. There will be a survey for you to complete so the Greater Phoenix Black Chamber of Commerce can best assess how it can fulfill your business needs.
When: Thursday, February 9, 2012
Time: 7-9 AM
Where: The Renaissance Downtown Phoenix (Formerly The Wyndham), 50 E. Adams St, Phoenix
Members: FREE
Non-Members: $15
RSVP is required: info@phoenixblackchamber.com or 602.307.5200
Toni Braxton will take the stage on February 17 in the Salt River Grand Ballroom at Talking Stick Resort at 101 & Indian Bend in Scottsdale.
Wonder if they'll be taping Braxton Family Values?
Braxton has built an impeccable catalog of hits since bursting onto the contemporary music scene in 1991 with Love Shoulda Brought You Home, Another Sad Love Song, Breathe Again and Un-break My Heart.
My favorite Toni Braxton joint is Talking in His Sleep.
For tickets, call 480-850-7734 or click on the link below:
http://talkingstickresort.com/entertainment_detail.aspx?EventID=8589935654
Comedian Shang will be at the Tempe Improv on February 9 at 7:30pm. His tickets are $15.00 per person. Tickets can be purchased online at www.tempeimprov.com or through our box office over the phone at 480-921-9877.
Shang has come a long way from the boroughs of New York. Originally from Brooklyn, this Carnegie Mellon University graduate and aspiring illustrator began his comedy career on a dare. A friend bet him $50 to take the stage during open-mike night at a local comedy club, Shang won the bet. He felt It was a way to get the things that he was passionate & angry about that he saw in the world.
So he caught the comedy bug & quickly became an underground favorite with his dark, edgy avant-garde, socio-political style. The charismatic comic has proven his premiere stand-up skills with Appearances nationwide and abroad With one of the most memorable performances of 1995 on HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam” & won Two half-hour Comedy specials on BET’s “Comic View Grand Stand.
Shang has cemented his position as one of the brightest funnymen in the business & his political and explosive humor has been showcased on HBO’s Aspen Comedy Festival Special “Best of the Fest”. Other appearances include “Politically Incorrect,”& the BBC’s Funny Business, Mun2’s Loco Comedy Jam, NBC’S Comedy Showcase, MTV’s Choose or Lose, National Lampoon’s New Faces, Comedy Central’s Jamie Foxx-presents “Laffapalooza”& was a Co-Host on Russell Simmons' “One World Music Beat.
Shang also is a Co-producer & host of BET’S Access Granted & is a regular on Bet’s Comic View, which airs weeknights at 10pm. (Incidentally, BET reaches 80 million cable households according to Nielsen Media Research). In addition, he has displayed impressive comedic acting & writing ability as a series regular on the late-night laugh-fest ”The Newz” & a contributing writer for George Magazine.
Now Shang has been making headway into the acting field with recent guest starring roles on episodes of On CBS’s “NCIS”, ABC’s “Zack & Cody”, NBC’s “Passions,” WB’s The Jamie Foxx Show & just finished shooting a pilot for FOX TV Called “FACELESS” written & directed by hot new directorJoe Carmahan (“Narc” & Smoking Aces) & Produced by Tony Krantz ( “24? THe PJ’s & Sports Night).
The debut of Shang’s first major release CD entitled “SHANGRY!!”, on Uproar Records is in stores now & has one of the most played Comedy Specials on XM Radio called “Live on Broadway” taped at the world famous Caroline’s on Broadway In NY. In addition, he will be featured in several upcoming international televised shows in Japan, Ireland, London and Amsterdam. Shang will continue to rise to the top of the comedy ranks with high-profile acting &televised stand up & personal appearances.
Tempe Improv acts are subject to change without notice.
By Heather Jackson, PhxSoul.com Correspondent
Walking out in exclusive blue Spiz’ike New York Knicks Jordans, fitted under a Royal Blue New York giants puff vest with a blue cap that slightly hid those notorious glasses we associate him with, he was repping hard for his city so you knew exactly who was in the building: Spike Lee.
Although he was laid back he made no attempt to begin his speech with the same tone; instead, he came in heavy.
“Last time I was here the New York Giants won the Super Bowl … ya’ll didn’t host it because you were the last to honor the MLK holiday,” Lee sincerely joked referencing Arizona’s stubborn evolution in politics for monetary gain.
Warming up the crowd with his uproar of jokes, Lee began to tell his life story and the events that led up to the success that he has become.
“I was a C- student up until I figured out I wanted to be a filmmaker,” Lee reveals.
From Slavery to Freedom, Education is Key
“Don’t clap for that,” Lee said stopping the crowd as they tried to clap after he shared his former satisfactory grade average. He began to stress how important education is by referencing the most painful part of Black History: slavery.
“Our ancestors were smart enough to know that education was the key out of bondage,” he reminded the audience at Gammage.
As he painfully looked into the silenced audience, he began to rattle off statistics like, “It’s cheaper to send a black man to college than put them behind bars” and only “50 percent of black men are graduating college.”
Escaping these horrifying statistics, Lee made his point clear about why it was not okay to applaud a C- average or mediocrity within a student’s performance.
His grade average shifted however, from a C- to A+ after the life changing summer of 1977. During that year, the then bored and young Lee took his friend’s camera and began recording. After that summer the Morehouse man enrolled in Clark Atlanta’s school of Mass Communication where he met the professor that encouraged him to turn all that he shot over the summer into a film. He said his professor even stayed up to three to four hours helping him edit the film.
“If you are blessed with the influence of a great teacher the impact is immeasurable,” Lee stated.
But this was not the only major force behind his career. His grandmother helped to pay for his entire stay at Morehouse, New York University’s Graduate School, and funded his film “She’s Gotta Have It.”
He said that he respected his grandmother so much that he felt that if she did not support his dreams he really would not have pursued it.
“Parents kill more dreams than anybody,” Lee proclaims evoking cheers and an applause from the audience.
Although this was not his case, he said that so many parents want their children to pursue a career with money versus what they are passionate about. He painted a depressing picture of someone who has to wake up everyday to go to a job they hate all because it pays good and pays the bills.
“I say my prayers every night because I get to wake up and do what I love. I have fun doing what I do,” he said excitedly.
The State of Black America
One thing that troubles him is the new generation of black-on-black crime: hate & name-calling.
“Oreo, white-girl, sell-out,” are the names he begins to recite that leave him puzzled as to why some blacks are ridiculed for being smart and A-students.
“We didn’t ostracize you for being smart,” Lee says strongly referencing his generation, “that has changed.”
At the conclusion of his oral autobiography, he took questions and answers from the audience. The session was moderated former Black and African Coalition (BAC) advisor Lasana Hotep.
The questions ranged from career advice to where he got his cool Jordans he was rocking on stage. He was reluctant to reveal the key to his treasure box of Jordans but was more than willing to voice his opinion of Red Tails and Tyler Perry films.
“Remember George Lucas funded it, after taking it to Hollywood who said they did not know how to market a black film,” Lee begins, “that is commendable.”
As for Tyler Perry films, “Black cinema is not defined by Tyler Perry. You cannot deny he has a huge backing. The trick is how do we get views for films that show a positive black experience.”
Funded by Undergraduate Student Government and BAC, Spike Lee was selected to speak at Arizona State University to kick off Black History Month. Spike Lee has finished a film called “Red Hook Summer” that is set to debut this summer.
"Black History Poetry Event"
Friday, February 10
Meet & Greet from 7-7:30pm
Start Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Location: Empowerment Center, 5025 E. Washington St., Phoenix
"Please No Children"
Ticket Price: $12
Poets Performing: Kim Aka "Sis Big Bone" & Bridgett "Aka" Coco Brown.
Local Talent Singers: Asa & Terri Mann
Hostess of Event: The Duo Reggie & Bridgett
This event will be filled with live entertainment so you dont wanna miss out!!
Vendor opportunities will be available and light refreshments will be served.
To purchase tickets in advance, contact Danielle at davisbenz@msn.com.
Event details are subject to change without notice.
Vice Mayor Michael Johnson will be accepting the prestigious honor of 2012 MAN OF VALOR from the Metropolitan Sun Section NCNW this year at its 6th Annual Luncheon "Legacy of Faith, Hope and Love"!
The Keynote Speaker is Judge Lynn Toler, TV Celebrity of Divorce Court. Other honorees includes: Cloves Campbell, Jr., Dr. Rufus Glasper and Pastor Juan Humes.
2012 Women of Excellence includes: Mrs. Irene Preston, Dr. Antoinette Marks, Dr. Holly Underwood and Dr. LaVern Tarkington. We invite everyone to attend this phenomenal event.
Ticket purchases are available now.
Event Date: May 26, 2012
Registration/Vendors: 11:00am
Event Starts at 12:00pm
Event Location: Fiesta Resort Convention Center, 2100 South Priest Drive, Tempe, AZ 85282
Ticket: $50 each Table Reserve: $500
Contact: Dr. Rockel Etienne, President
Email: metrosunncnwpresident@yahoo.com
Website: www.metrosunncnw.weebly.com
Phone: 520-316-9231
Reserved Seating for this event.
Tempe Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Presents 2nd Annual House Jam
Date: Friday, March 16, 2012
Time: 7:00PM to 11:00PM
Location: Noah's, 2100 East Yeager Drive, Chandler, AZ 85286
Come and enjoy food, music, spades, dominoes, bid whist and pool...Watch March Madness on the big screen!
Also featuring the"Divine 9 Spades/Bid Whist Throw Down"
Music by DJ Mix Master G
Cost: $25 per person (No Ticket Sales At The Door)
Purchase tickets online at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1516274217
Or email info@dsttempealumnae.org for tickets or additional information
Phoenix, you've been asking for it, so we are delivering...Get ready for the Speed Dating Experience! This event will take place every month at Michael's Cafe located at 5025 N.7th Avenue in Central Phoenix. Our first event will be held on February 13th from 6-8pm.
Participants will experience speed dating as an opportunity to learn about life, love and the power of connections.
Complimentary admission courtesy of the ladies of Global Unity Wellness, LLC.
Please register for this event by contacting Summer at (520) 280-1001 or RSVP at guconnections@gmail.com.
All participants for the Pre-Valentine's Day experience will receive a special rose. There are also special giveaways included. This is an event you do not want to miss. Come on out, let go and enjoy this experience!
Civic Space Park Collaboration and Independent Lens presents:
Second Saturday: Community Cinema
Free Screening!
Saturday, February 11th - 3:00 PM
A.E. England Building/Civic Space Park
424 North Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
"More Than a Month"
Shukree Hassan Tilghman, a 29-year-old African American filmmaker, is on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. Through this thoughtful, humorous journey, More Than a Month investigates what the treatment of history tells us about race and equality in a "post-racial" America.
Info: 602-281-0697 - tacubando@yahoo.com - facebook.com/civicspace
Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/218301071596437/
The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), one of the world’s largest autism treatment centers using state-of-the art therapy, announces its CARD Arizona office is now offering free specialized outpatient services for children with challenging behaviors. This service is made possible through CARD’s First Things First grant awarded by the state of Arizona and is open to all families regardless of whether or not their child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Intervention includes one-to-one in-home therapy, as well as parent training classes.
Families who qualify meet the following criteria:
Familes should also reside in the Northeast Maricopa Region (Arizona) including the following towns:
Families must also reside in one of the following zip codes:
CARD’s specialized outpatient service targets a child's more extreme behavior which can make daily life difficult for a family. These services are a short-term intervention meant to fill any potential gaps not covered by other therapies. The goal is to make the home lives of families as enjoyable and productive as possible.
For more information about the free specialized outpatient services, contact: Katherine Gutshall, MA, BCBA by telephone at (818) 345-2345 ext. 297 or by email at k.gutshall@centerforautism.com.
About the Center for Autism and Related Disorders:
The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) is one of the world’s largest and most successful organizations treating children with autism, Asperger’s syndrome, PDD-NOS, and related disorders using state-of-the-art therapy. CARD treats autism using the principles and procedures of applied behavior analysis which has been empirically proven to be the most effective method for treating individuals with autism and is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the US Surgeon General. For more information about the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, visit: www.centerforautism.com.
Gospel Music Workshop of America
Phoenix Metropolitan Chapter Presents
“Let’s Go Higher”
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 7pm
Bethesda Community Baptist Church
906 E. Jones Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85017
For more information, please call (623) 295-7076
Before President Barack Obama made his fifth visit to Arizona on January 25, 2012, I made this prediction ...
"My Brothers and Sisters ... I'm hoping for the best, but I'm afraid that you're going to see the good, the bad and the ugly in Arizona. Please brace yourselves for an interesting roller coaster ride!"
Gov. Jan Brewer did her best to make my prediction come true!
First the Good ...
I attended his speech at Intel and it was thrilling to be surrounded by THOUSANDS of people who support our President and his mission for job creation and getting America on track. We sat in the sun for hours while waiting for Obama to arrive but the atmosphere was very positive. When he arrived, the place was electric and he did not disappoint the crowd! He genuinely seemed excited to be in the Valley. Among the many topics he discussed during his 21-minute speech, he made a strong push for job creation and praised Intel for being an excellent model for how we can revive America's economy.
The BAD and the UGLY ...
While we were in the crowd, most of us had no idea that President Obama and Gov. Brewer exchanged some heated words at the airport just minutes earlier.
From all accounts, she started the BAD and the UGLY when she asked Obama if he read her book in which she trashed him. She also has a history of dogging him about illegal immigration - an issue that started long before Obama took office.
Bottom line, Gov. Brewer is not one of the President's favorite people and he let her know how he felt.
She exchanged words with him because she was surprised that Obama fired back at her and she had the nerve to point her finger at him! A CLEAR SIGN OF DISRESPECT!!
It's about time that our President gave his critics a piece of his mind. People have been taking shots at him for far too long and he has to get tougher with them in order to gain their respect. They still may not like his policies but they'll be a lot more careful about blasting him publicly!
I'm truly disgusted with Jan Brewer and I've got a feeling that African American leaders are going to be calling for her to step down much like Sheriff Joe Arpaio. PhxSoul.com will support that effort!!
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House of Miracles, Inc. (HOMI) is a transitional facility for adult men in the early stages of recovery from drugs and alcohol and who are interested in living a clean and sober life.
HOMI provides the resources and tools to help the former addicts and alcoholics stay on the course of sobriety.
The environment offered at HOMI will help those in need transition and rebuild your life which is a necessary component to being a productive citizen.
House of Miracles, Inc (HOMI) is accepting all types of donations.
For more information, call 623-931-2690, e-mail PeacefulLivingHouse@msn.com or visit houseofmiraclesinc.org.
Area Codes Basketball, started in 2008 by Chad Groth, is a national scouting and recruiting service provided to over 300 college basketball programs throughout the country from programs at the Division I, DII, DIII, NAIA and NJCAA level.
Players in grades 7th and 8th are invited to register now for the Girls Middle School Basketball Showcase 2012!
Sunday, February 12
PHOENIX COLLEGE
1202 W. Thomas Road
PHOENIX, AZ
This is the TOP exposure event of the year!
EVERYONE PLAYS 3 GAMES
DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS FEBRUARY 4, 2012
For registration forms and more information, visit areacodesbasketball.com.
Free 1st Annual African-American Conference on Disabilities
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
7:30 AM to 4 PM
Where: Disability Empowerment Center (DEC) of Arizona, Nina Mason Pulliam Conference Center, 5025 E. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85034
The mission is to reach out to individuals in underserved communities to provide information related to employment, mental health, special education, legislative advocacy, as well as programs and services that are available within the DEC.
Space is limited, register and request accommodations, alternate formats, or sign language interpreters prior to the event at http://africanamericanoutreachconference.eventbrite.com.
For assistance with registration, and/or for questions, contact David Carey at davidc@abil.org or call 602-443-0723. Registration deadline is Tuesday, February 21, 2012.
Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N Arizona Avenue, Chandler AZ
Friday, February 17, 2012
6:00pm Pre-show entertainment, vendors, soul food dinner (pre-paid reservations)
8:00pm Performance
Desert Dance Theatre presents "Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman" for its 20th Season on Friday, February 17, 2012 at the Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ. In partnership with Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, the pre-show doors open at 6:00pm for pre-show entertainment, vendors, soul food dinner (with pre-paid reservation) in the Foyer. The main stage presentation begins at 8:00pm, featuring honorary guest speaker, former Chandler Mayor Coy C. Payne, the first African-American elected mayor in Arizona who served from 1990-94. Then the evening will proceed with music and dance performances by local community talent and special guest artists, Axe Capoeira Arizona.
This program is sponsored by the City of Chandler - Special Events Program as a Chandler Centennial Event; and also made possible by a grant received from the Larry Fitzgerald First Down Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation; and supported by the Chandler Unified School District.
$15 Adults, $12 Seniors, $10 Students, $8 Groups 10+/ADC/APA/AzDEO, $5.00 Friends of DDT)
CCA Box Office 480-782-2680 or http://www.chandlercenter.org
School Matinee Performances: Thursday, February 16, 2012 (9:45am & 11:30am) Seating available by reservation only. Call 480-962-4584 for reservation information or go to the Sister Moses page to download reservation forms.
Questions? Contact Desert Dance Theatre, 480-962-4584
The 'Lift Every Voice Black Art Showcase' will open on February 3, 2012 from 6-10 p.m at Civic Space Park, 424 N. Central Ave., Phoenix.
Please contact oso.tia@gmail.com or feliciapenza@gmail.com for more information.
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