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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...

Jonathan Tease, reporter for PhxSoul.com, talks with Cary Lackey of The Law Office of Cary Lackey, P.C., about the political and racial climate that has been fueling the violent murders of young, unarmed Black men such as Ahmaud Arbery. PhxSoul.com felt that it was important for...

Article and Photos Submitted by Tony Skinner The second-annual Arizona Roots Music Festival at Rawhide Western Town and Event Center on February 22-23 was the ray of sunshine on an otherwise cloudy, gloomy and cold weekend in the Valley of the Sun. The festival was produced by...

Review submitted by Jonathan Tease Recently (February 2020), I had the pleasure of seeing “Master Harold…” and the Boys at the Herberger Theater Center in downtown Phoenix. The show runs through March 1 and I highly recommend going to see it while you can. Prior to...

Story submitted by Jonathan Tease for PhxSoul.com Dr. Warren Stewart, Sr. is the senior pastor at First Institutional Baptist Church (FIBC) in downtown Phoenix. During the late ’80s and early ’90s, Dr. Stewart leveraged his connection to the community to help lead and organize...

Submitted by George Charles III “Vision without faith creates an identity crisis.” What started out as a conversation among members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. became the talking point to a reality of a vision seen through eyes of one who believed what seemed impossible...

By Michelle Coro Ivy Leaf Reporter/Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Celebrating the importance of education at the annual Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., scholarship luncheon, eight young women were handed certificates and access to more than $20,000 to cultivate their learning...

Submitted by Collette Watson “I remember a time when I didn’t have lunch money. My mom didn’t have money to give me. So she handed me a bag of watches. My mom was a hustler.” Wednesday night in Tempe, eight local figures shared true personal stories at a monologue storytelling...