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Umpqua Bank Multi-City Legacy Builder Homebuyer Tour Date: June 7-30, 2025 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM The Forum 2301 S. Stearman Drive Chandler, AZ 85286 3 States • 14 Cities • 30+ Free Events More than just a tour to recognize National Home Ownership Month—this is a movement to...

The Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation proudly announces its first-ever Celebration of Achievement Gala, set to take place on Thursday, July 3, 2025, from 6-10 p.m., in Phoenix, at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown. This premier black-tie event will bring together distinguished guests,...

Finding Calm in Chaos – Meet The Black Therapists in AZ July 12 at 11am Holiday Inn 3220 S 48th St Phoenix, AZ 85040 Explore stress, access, and strength in three powerful panels led by Black therapists. For Adolescents & Teens, gain tools to manage stress and emotions....

🎥 10th Annual Ultimate Boat & Jetski Weekend 2025 📸 Presents 3 Days Of Fun !!!! 5 Memorable Parties in Lake Havasu City, Arizona Hotel Check In – 3pm on August 1 Meet & Greet Quality Inn Suites Pool Party – August 1, 3pm-7pm Havasu Ballroom All White Party...

Don’t miss Mandii B and WeezyWTF from the Decisions Decisions Podcast on the NO HOLES BARRED Book Tour at The Van Buren in Phoenix on August 7! Who’s ready for a night of unfiltered fun? Get your tickets here:...

🎶 An unforgettable night of soul is coming to Phoenix! 🎶 Catch Zo! & Tall Black Guy LIVE — featuring the incredible Debórah Bond — at The Archwood at Eastlake. ✨ Get ready for smooth grooves, deep vibes, and a night that feeds your soul. 📍 The Archwood at Eastlake, 1401 E....

Nathan Chester & The Old Souls Motown Revival August 24 at 3:00 P.M. Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N Arizona Ave Chandler Az 85225 Event Cost/Ticket Price: All-in ticket pricing: $38 \ $48 \ $58 Nathan Chester & The Old Souls Motown Revival is a dynamic musical...

Cactus and Culture presents Phoenix Mercury Suite Mixer August 28 at 7pm PHX Arena 201 E Jefferson St Phoenix, AZ 85004 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $130 Join Cactus and Culture for a one-of-a-kind mixer in the luxury suites of PHX Arena for the Phoenix Mercury vs. Chicago Sky game,...

Multi-platinum, multi-diamond-selling, 3x Grammy-winning music superstar, entertainer, and entrepreneur Nelly is set to hit the road in 2025 with his highly anticipated Where The Party At Tour, celebrating the 25th anniversary of his debut studio album, Country Grammar. The tour...

Yeehaw! The Arizona Black Rodeo featuring national African American rodeo competitors is returning to WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N Pima Road, Scottsdale, on August 29-30! Join enthusiastic rodeo fans from all over Arizona at the “hottest show on dirt” inside a...

Join the Cactus and Culture Corner at AZ Black Rodeo August 30 7pm Show Westworld of Scottsdale 16601 N Pima Rd Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $46.38 Join your friends in the Cactus and Culture Corner at the Arizona Black Rodeo. Cactus and Culture will have a...

A Ready Minded Youth Group Program & A Ready Minded Youth Foundation. Visit armygroup.org Now! The A Ready Minded Youth FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization that offers vocational education to youth and young adults 14-22. The A.R.M.Y. Foundation has restored the electives...

Experience the stunning “Numbers and Trees” exhibition by Charles Gaines, now at Phoenix Art Museum! This captivating exhibition debuts the complete series of the most recent body of work by renowned conceptual artist Charles Gaines. The monumental gridworks, each...

We’re raising money to reach THREE extremely important goals! 1. We want to improve the look and feel of our Website so you can have a better experience while using PhxSoul.com. 2. We want to hire several journalists to help PhxSoul.com tell more of the great stories about...

The Arizona Jazz Festival which was originally scheduled to take place on March 21-23 at the West Valley Events Complex in Glendale is being rescheduled to November 7-9, 2025! According to the organizers of the Arizona Jazz Festival, many of the artists who were scheduled to...

PhxSoul.com™ Takes Home One of the Inaugural Honors Submitted by Ready Set Go Foundation and the East Valley Black Elected Officials The city of Mesa was alive with a spirit of unity and celebration as thousands gathered for the East Valley MLK Celebration, a day dedicated to...

The Fall 2024 Arizona Jazz Festival on October 25-27 at the West Valley Event Complex in Glendale was an overall success! The Arizona Jazz Festival featured the following artists: October 25 – Erykah Badu, KEM, Stokley, Gerald Albright, Tony Toni Tone, Mike Phillips, Julian...

What a 15-year-old taught me about resilience and transformation When I became a mentor at New Pathways for Youth, I knew I wanted to make a difference, but I never imagined how much it would change my own life. My mentee, was 15 when we first met. She had big dreams of becoming...

By Dr. Signa Oliver for United for Democracy By the time I was in fifth grade, I was convinced that I would one day be a U.S. Supreme Court justice — no one could tell me otherwise. That same audacity has since led me into rooms, into roles, and onto national stages that often...

By Rev. Dr. Cathy Clardy Patterson for United for Democracy As African Americans, we live in the balance of this country’s promises: ‘government of, by, and for the people’ and ‘equal justice under law.’ We live in the precarious present, straddled between our history of absolute...

The third-annual HBCU All-Star Game on April 7 in Phoenix started out as an an elite college basketball showcase featuring the nation’s most dynamic and talented basketball players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. However, it ended up being one of the greatest...

Hundreds of Arizona residents showed up and showed out for the Grand Opening of Lush Cafe and Lounge in Tempe on Saturday, March 9!  The evening featured LIVE performances by R&B star Bobby Valentino and Alexis Janae and her band!  Tables were completely sold out at the...

The Black Rodeo USA Association and The Arizona Informant newspaper hosted an exciting weekend of bull riding, tie down roping, steer wrestling, steer undecorating and barrel racing on September 1-2 at WestWorld of Scottsdale! The atmosphere was electric at the Arizona Black...

On March 14, 2023, HISTORY was made in the City of Phoenix during Women’s HERstory Month! Kesha Hodge Washington became the first African American City Councilwoman in Phoenix after receiving 56 percent of the vote in the District 8 Runoff Election. As of March 17, the...

Submitted by Cynde Cerf, Chandler Center for the Arts When artist Ashli St. Armant created North: The Musical it was in response to her sons lacking knowledge about the Underground Railroad. Surprisingly, the topic was included in discussions at school during Black History Month....

In an effort to raise awareness about the many contributions that Black inventors, scientists, activists, athletes, artists and musicians have made throughout the world, Gizette Knight, founded the Black History Mural project in Phoenix in February 2021. This year in 2022, Knight...

Jean and Marcus Baylor aim to create an uplifting concert experience Submitted by Cynde Cerf, Chandler Center for the Arts When first meeting Jean and Marcus Baylor, the husband-wife duo of The Baylor Project, you are struck by their easy, comfortable demeanor. They finish each...

If you’re looking for an intimate lounge with great vibes and some of the best libations in the Valley of the Sun, look no further than The Boom Boom Room in Phoenix! The Boom Boom Room is Black-owned! The Boom Boom Room is located at 1544 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix and is...

“Rehearsals are like putting on a bunch of coats,” said Black Theatre Troupe actor Kwane Vedrene in a recent phone conversation. “You are putting coats on because you are too cold, layering them on, then you get too hot, so you take some off. Hopefully by the time of the first...

The story of the missing Arizona man Daniel Robinson has touched the hearts of many people around the world. Recently, PhxSoul.com talked with David Robinson II, Daniel’s father, about his son’s mysterious disappearance. “As a father, I have the duty to find out...

The former pastor’s kid has found success on Broadway, the R&B charts, and beyond Submitted by Cynde Cerf, Marketing and Communications Coordinator Mykal Kilgore has always had music in his life. As a pastor’s kid, singing was a part of who he was, and then, later, there was...

Soulful sax man Jermaine Lockhart recently sat down with PhxSoul.com multimedia journalist Jonathan Tease to discuss his highly successful, international jazz music career! Lockhart performed LIVE with singer/songwriter Kim Weston at The Nash in Phoenix on July 23. The night...

World Vibe Radio One (WVRO) is a professional Internet-based radio station created by Gerald Anthony Kelly. Originally launched in Chicago, Illinois on June 1st, 2005, World Vibe Radio One moved to the Phoenix, Arizona area in September of 2010 hoping to bring a new form of soul...

Watch Video Interview with City Councilman-Elect OD Harris The City of Chandler made history in early August 2020 when residents elected a Black man and woman to fill two of the three open City Council seats. With nearly 25,000 votes, Christine Ellis became the first Black woman...

CNBC Make It Also Features PhxSoul.com in Follow-Up Article PhxSoul.com is absolutely honored to be recognized by The Arizona Informant and Roc Nation as a Recommended Black-Owned Business! See the ad below from the July 1, 2020 issue of The Arizona Informant newspaper. CNBC Make...

PhxSoul.com really enjoyed having the opportunity to speak on the panel for @arizonasfamily’s #CriticalConversations Town Hall on June 16. The Town Hall hosted by Arizona’s Family provided many local politicians, officials and people with the opportunity to...

It’s been more than a week after the shooting death of 28-year-old Dion Johnson by an Arizona Department of Public Safety Trooper on a highway in Phoenix and the community is left with more questions than answers. Just to recap (based on law enforcement statements) what...

The anger and frustration in America over racism, police brutality, injustice and unfair politics has reached a boiling point. The murder of a Black man, George Floyd, by four Minnesota police officers on May 25 tipped off a wave of protests in American cities and towns. The...

Submitted by Serah Blain, Spectrum Experience Four years ago, when Arizona’s only Black legislator, State Senator Leah Landrum Taylor, announced she was leaving the legislature, the Arizona Republic lamented: “Arizona could be one of only a handful of states with no Black state...

PhxSoul.com has created an Online Business Directory that showcases Black-owned companies, organizations, restaurants, and churches located in the state of Arizona. Our goal is to increase awareness among Arizona residents (and visitors to the Grand Canyon State) about...

Nightlife and entertainment venues for SOULFUL people who are 35 years and above are plentiful here in the Valley of the Sun! Here’s a list of PhxSoul.com’s top nightlife and entertainment recommendations for grown folk in the Phoenix area who want to hear R&B,...

JahLikeFunny presents 12 West Comedy Night July 2 at 7:00pm (Doors) 12 West Brewing – Downtown Mesa 12 West Main Street Mesa, AZ 85201 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $10.00 Welcome to 12 West Comedy Night at 12 West Brewing – Downtown Mesa! Get ready for a night full of...

Kobalt Comedy Night July 3 at 6:30pm Kobalt 3110 North Central Avenue #175 Phoenix, AZ 85012 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $10.00 Welcome to Kobalt Comedy Night at Kobalt! Get ready to laugh your socks off on July 3 at 6:30 PM (Mountain Standard Time). Join us for a night filled with...

SWDNN Presents Klean & Klassy: Dress To Impress Welcome To Phoenix Get ready for an upscale night of style, sophistication, and celebration! 🏟️ Venue: Stadium Sports Bar & Lounge 📅 Date: Saturday, July 5, 2025 ⏰ Time: 9:00 PM – 2:00 AM 📍 Address: 50 West Jefferson Street,...

R&B All Day July 6 at 4:00 PM Stadium PHX 50 West Jefferson Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 Join Brunch•ish & 88Z MGMT for R&B All Day at STADIUM! Enjoy nonstop R&B vibes, great energy, and VIP experiences. No cover until 5 PM with RSVP Ticket. VIP tables available—text...

Jess Hilarious is hitting The Showroom at Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass in Chandler on Saturday, July 12! Show starts at 8PM. With her razor-sharp wit, bold storytelling, and the kind of real talk that’ll have you cry-laughing in your seat, this is the...