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The Future Is Now Initiative (TFINI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in the Phoenix metropolitan area dedicated to supporting grandfamilies—grandparents, great‑grandparents, and others—who have taken on the full responsibility of raising their grandchildren due to parental...

Written by Laura Schrairer Audience Magnets CHANDLER, AZ –The Chandler Center for the Arts’ (CCA) 2026–2027 season launches in October 2026 following a major interior renovation designed to enhance the audience experience in the theater. The renovation includes new...

Art & Soul Presents Eric Roberson Beautifully All Over The Place Tour August 20 Doors at 6pm Show at 7pm Walter Studios Downtown Phoenix 747 W Roosevelt St Phoenix, Az 85007 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $85.00 Premier Seats $75 General Reserved Seats $45 Art Bar Lounge...

LifeStruction Inc. presents Fedoras and Florals Brunch August 22 at 10:30AM to 2:30PM Holiday Inn & Suites Phoenix Airport 3220 S 48th Street Phoenix, AZ 85040 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $50.00 Join us for Fedoras & Florals: A Lifestruction Brunch Affair on Saturday, August...

The Greater Phoenix Urban League Young Professionals present PHX Wellness Fest August 30 at 3:00PM Player 15 Group HQ 475 E Lincoln St Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phoenix, it’s time to invest in YOU. The PHX Valley Wellness Fest is a FREE community health experience coming to the...

Jon Taylor / Assistory Outreach Services present 4th Annual Assistory Awards Breakfast September 4 9 am-11:30 am Parsons Leadership Center for Girls and Women at Camp South Mountain 1611 E. Dobbins Road Phoenix, AZ 85042 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $85.00 This awards breakfast is...

Yeehaw! The Arizona Black Rodeo featuring national African American rodeo competitors is returning to WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N Pima Road, Scottsdale, on September 4-5! Join enthusiastic rodeo fans from all over Arizona at the “hottest show on dirt” inside a...

HBCU Game Watch & Pool Party Sheraton Mesa Hotel at Wrigleyville West Mesa, Arizona Saturday, September 5 4 PM – 10 PM Be a part of this Labor Day Weekend event where Morgan State University makes a historic appearance for a HBCU school playing a BIG 12 conference...

Comedians representing cities and states from across the country to battle of funny, wit, skill, for hometown pride and a Cause! DETROIT vs. CHICAGO BATTLE OF THE PUNCHLINES Comedy Gives Back … With a Punchline! $4,000 CASH CHAMPIONSHIP. The winning team to returns and...

Danny Zelisko Presents Grammy Award Winning Blues singer and guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, returning to Celebrity Theatre on Thursday, September 17. Tickets are on sale at DZPLIVE.com. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “a rare 21st century guitar hero and the undisputed future...

Leslie Jones is a three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee as well as a Writer’s Guild Award and NAACP Award nominee for her work on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. Don’t miss her LIVE appearance on September 19 at Mesa Arts Center. Her show starts at 8 PM (MST). Jones electrifies...

Soulstice Natural Hair and Beauty Expo October 10 11 am to 4 pm Glendale Civic Center 5750 W Glenn Ave Glendale, AZ 85301 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $20.00 Experience a celebration of women, style, and self-care at the Soulstice Natural Hair and Beauty Expo. Whether you’re looking...

Join the Arizona Guide Right Foundation along with the Phoenix Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. for the elegant 71st Annual Black and White Masquerade Ball held at the prestigious Arizona Grand Resort & Spa. This in-person event will take place on October...

Arizona Theatre Company presented Ain’t Misbehavin’ on February 21-March 8 at Tempe Center for the Arts.   See Our Full Interview with Ain’t Misbehavin’ Director Dell Howlett PhxSoul.com interviewed Ain’t Misbehavin’ director Dell Howlett on the power...

PhxSoul.com joined community residents and Emmett Till family members at the unveiling of the Emmett Till Black History Mural at Greater Bethel AME Church, 7040 S 40th St, Phoenix, on February 26. Artist @maggiekeanezart was recognized for the outstanding Emmett Till mural that...

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...

📣 Applications Are Now Open! The Office of Education Engagement and Outreach at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, invites aspiring physicians to apply for the 2026–2027 Undergraduate Plummer Scholars Academic Year (UPS-AY) Program! This FREE virtual program equips...

Join R&B legends Jodeci as they celebrate 35 years of their #1 multi-platinum debut album, “Forever My Lady,” at Arizona Financial Theatre on Friday, October 30. This exclusive concert event will be an incredible evening paying homage to JODECI and their iconic...

PHOENIX, ARE YOU READY! Something BIG is coming to the Valley! Get ready for the unforgettable All-Star Weekend experience in Phoenix, Arizona, from February 18-21, 2027. You don’t want to miss the exclusive parties, celebrity events, VIP experiences, and nonstop...

Get ready for an unforgettable night of laughter as Martin Lawrence brings the Y’all Still Know What It Is! Tour to the Wild Horse Pass Showroom at the Gila River Casino in Chandler on August 20 & 21, 2026. Experience one of comedy’s greatest performers live in an...

AZ Black Women’s Business Expo August 22 – Starts at 11AM Embassy Suites by Hilton Phoenix Tempe 4400 South Rural Road Tempe, AZ 85282 The AZ Black Women’s Business Expo is a vibrant celebration of Black women in business, designed to uplift, connect, and...