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ROOTED: 8-Week Confidence & Empowerment Group for Girls (Ages 8–13) Starts March 30 8079 N 85th Way Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $299 ROOTED is an 8-week culturally affirming confidence and empowerment group for girls ages 8–13, hosted at Integrated Mental...

The Roommate Show Dates: Apr. 11 – 26 ATC at Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe This comedy follows an empty nesting Midwestern woman who takes on a lodger to help with expenses. But when the East Coast stranger arrives with a past shrouded in...

Maricopa County Branch NAACP 2026 Freedom Fund Dinner and Community Awards Program April 24 at 7:00 PM Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel 100 N. 1st Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $200.00 Please join us as the Maricopa County Branch NAACP host its Annual...

The Trapped Prince Stage Play Showtimes: Fri April 24th at 7:30 pm Sat April 25th at 3 pm and 7 pm Phoenix Center for the Arts 1202 N 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $37. Group sale pricing available The Trapped Prince is a stage play in the tradition of...

Phoenix Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. presents Delta Sigma Theta R&B Concert Raffle & Michael Movie Showing 1 Chapter, 2 Fundraisers! R&B Lovers Tour Raffle Ultimate Night Out Concert Package Go see Keith Sweat, Joe, Dru Hill,...

Future Stars, Inc. presents 11th Annual Hands On STEM Fair April 25 at 10:00am – 2:00pm Faye Gray Recreation Center 5745 S. 20th Street Phoenix, AZ 85041 A day of fun learning, the 11th Annual Hands On STEM Fair will have over 15 different STEM activities for the youth to...

Rollow Vision Unhinged! April 25 at 8pm. Cactus Jack’s Live Music 4747 E Elliot RD Phoenix/Ahwatukee, AZ Event Cost/Ticket Price: $25 in advance or $30 at the door Event Details: Ready to see the strongest comedy show in Phoenix? 😂 PULL UP PHOENIX IT’S HAPPENING on...

Funky de Mayo May 2 at 7:30 pm Rhythm Room 1019 East Indian School Road Phoenix, Arizona 85014 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $20.00 Get ready to funk up your Cinco de Mayo celebrations with Funky De Mayo! It’s an in-person bash packed with Smooth R&B vibes provided by...

Read and Reward is a free summer reading program for 3rd to 4th grade boys in the Phoenix metropolitan area hosted by PASTOR W. ERIC CROOMES MINISTRIES. Read and Reward celebrates progress and builds confidence through recognition and incentives. Read and Reward is open to:...

Accomplished jazz guitarist Pat Metheny is coming to Chandler Center for the Arts on May 9 with his band Side-Eye III+. After winning numerous awards, Metheny brings up-and-coming talent on tour with him, giving them the platform to be discovered. Don’t miss the “Best Jazz...

The Phoenix Alphas presents… Alpha Day Party 2026 A portion of the proceeds will benefit the March of Dimes – March for Babies Metro Phoenix Saturday, May 9th, 2026 Location: Club Downtown 702 N Central Ave., Phoenix, Arizona 85004 | Downtown Phoenix Doors open @1:45pm...

SOLID MIND PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. presents POETRY IS LIFE Saturday, May 30 DOORS OPEN @ 7PM PHOENIX COLLEGE. JOHN PAUL THEATRE 1202 W THOMAS ROAD PHOENIX ARIZONA 85013 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $35 GENERAL ADMISSION $60 VIP This production reflects on the life of a...

Phoenix, don’t miss Wale x Smino at The Van Buren in downtown Phoenix on June 1! The tour comes in support of Wale’s eighth studio album Everything Is A Lot. Tickets on sale now — get yours today here:...

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...

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...

GRAMMY Award-winning icons Chris Brown and USHER today, officially announced dates for The R&B Tour, a 2026 co-headlining stadium run across North America. Uniting two of the genre’s defining hitmakers, the tour will deliver a must-see run of performances across the U.S. and...

Legendary hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan announced their return to the road this summer with Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber Tour, with special guest Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, bringing one of the most influential groups in music history back to stages across North America due to...

Multi-platinum, GRAMMY® Award-winning supergroups Salt-n-Pepa and TLC are joining forces for a landmark co-headlining tour across North America, with special guest En Vogue. Produced by Live Nation, the TLC & Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue – IT’S ICONIC tour marks the first time...

Phoenix Film Festival – Spotlight on the African American Community April 9 – 19, 2026 Showtimes and events vary Harkins Scottsdale 101 7000 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix Event Cost/Ticket Price: Single tickets start at $19 The Phoenix Film Festival is proud to present a wide...

Jack & Jill of America, Inc. presents Crown & Culture: Sun Valley Night of Excellence April 18 at 6:00pm Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N Galvin Pkwy Phoenix, AZ 85008 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $190.00 Come together with friends and family to appreciate our roots and embrace...

WHITNEY JONES MUSIC & CENTERED.PHX present Soulful Soirée — Live in the Courtyard April 18 at Show Time 6 – 7:30pm Phoenix Center for the Arts — Courtyard 1202 N 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $35 – $349 An intimate night of Contemporary...

Arizona State University will host ASUPROX, the region’s leading music industry conference, April 18–19 at Fusion on First in Downtown Phoenix, convening artists, entrepreneurs, technologists and industry leaders for two days focused on the future of music. Organized by Arizona...