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Topdog/Underdog presented by 5th Wall Playhouse November 14-23, 2025 By Suzan-Lori Parks Directed by Richard Powers-Hardt & Felicia Penza The Peoria Center for the Performing Arts 10580 N 83rd Dr, Peoria, AZ 85345 Event Cost/Ticket Price: Student/Senior $29, Adult $34 Winner...

Race Amity Committee of the Baha’is of Scottsdale presents In Search of Bengali Harlem film screening & director talk November 22 at 3:00 pm Scottsdale Baha’i Faith Community Center 6910 E Shea Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85254 (480) 219-3281 In Search of Bengali Harlem...

Black Chamber of Arizona Pinnacle Pathways Gala December 13 6-11:30pm Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Conference Center 9495 W. Entertainment Boulevard, Glendale, AZ 85305 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $260 – $5,340 Join the Black Chamber of Arizona on Saturday, December 13...

Legends of Motown Super Show (Tribute Show) January 10, 2026 Show starts at 8 PM Orpheum Theatre Phoenix, Arizona The Legends of Motown Super Tribute Show is the Hottest Tribute Show in the Nation! For the last 10 years, they’ve been the headlining casinos and theatres on the...

Get ready for a season that includes something for everyone. Chandler Center for the Arts (CCA) invites you to attend the 2025-2026 season of performances. From GRAMMY-winning artists Joss Stone and Ledisi to vibrant dance and theatrical performances from Dorrance Dance, AILEY...

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...

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...

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...

Pacific Concert Group presents the Mega 104.3 Valentines Super Love Jam, coming to Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on Valentine’s Night – Saturday, February 14! Tickets go on sale Friday, November 14 at 10AM! Hear all your favorite hits from the legendary lineup of...

Looking for Hip-Hop, R&B, SOULful Nightclubs in the Phoenix Area? Here’s a list of recommended spots in the Valley of the Sun for the younger and mature crowds: 11:11 Nightclub4280 N. Drinkwater Blvd., Unit 100Scottsdale, AZPhone (480) 213-9500Scottsdale has reloaded...

The “We Them Ones” Comedy Tour is coming back to Glendale on Friday, May 22, 2026! Show starts at 8 PM! Don’t miss Mike Epps, Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly, Chico Bean, Mojo Brookzz, Tony Roberts, Just Nesh, Navv Greene, and Jayski. Click here for tickets and...

The Arizona Jazz Festival on November 7-9 has been canceled due to “unforeseen circumstances” according to the Arizona Jazz Festival website. The announcement was made on October 31. Contact the Box Office at 602-244-8444 or visit AZJazzFest.com for additional...

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,...

The Poet’s Corner | Poetry.Hype A space built for poets. Not a party. Not a showcase. A night for words that hit, hearts that listen, and community that feels real. Join Poetry.Hype and the IamRoot team for The Poet’s Corner, a curated poetry-only open mic inspired by curate...

Good Energy Productions presents Soulful Saturday Live with Tony Exum, Jr. November 29 at 6:30pm William H. Patterson Elks Lodge #477 1007 S 7th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85007 Make the last Saturday of every month “SOULFUL” with cold drinks, amazing scratch-made soul food,...