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Alpha Alpha Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Earns Achievement Award

Submitted by Dorothy Finnie, Public Relations Chairman, Alpha Alpha Iota Omega Chapter President Dana Brooks of the Alpha Alpha Iota Omega Chapter led a delegation of 16 Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters to the Far Western Regional Conference in Los Angeles on April 28-May 1,...

How A Saxophone Can Change The World – Marvin Scott of Rosie’s House

By Eden Ashley Umble for PhxSoul.com Marvin Scott has the beatific air and warm smile of someone who loves what he does. As the Program & Community Engagement Director for Rosie’s House, he changes the lives of Phoenix kids through music. An undeniable bright spot in the...

Black FM Radio Music Station Finally Returning to Phoenix Airwaves; KRDP Needs Your Support

KRDP Radio Phoenix™ is the public radio program unit of Desert Soul Media, Inc., a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, which provides trauma-informed multimedia literacy and technical training programs. Starting in summer 2022, Radio Phoenix Jazz, to be broadcast on KRDP 90.7 FM...

“Song of Redemption” by Malika J. Stevely On Sale Now

Inspired by true events. When the remains of an enslaved songstress are discovered in the wall of a Louisiana mansion, her last living relative returns to the plantation home to identify the body, detailing to reporters the accounts that led to the servant’s fate. Click...

West Valley Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Elects Dana Brooks as 2022-24 President

Submitted by Ms. Dorothy D. Finnie, Ivy Leaf Reporter Alpha Alpha Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. recently elected officers to lead the chapter in the West Valley of Maricopa County for the 2022-2024 term. Ms. Dana Brooks was elected President of the Alpha...

Honey Bear’s BBQ on Central Avenue in Phoenix Now Closed; Van Buren Location Still Open

For Arizonans who have not heard, Honey Bear’s BBQ closed the doors for its Central Avenue and Thomas Road location in Phoenix on March 1. Little Miss BBQ will move into the Central Avenue location later this year. Honey Bear’s BBQ on Central was a Black-Owned...

Phoenix to Recognize Juneteenth as an Official City Holiday

(Phoenix, AZ, USA) – Mayor Kate Gallego and members of city council today unanimously approved Juneteenth as a City of Phoenix holiday, in honor and acknowledgement of the history and experiences of African Americans in this country. Juneteenth references June 19, 1865, the day...

2022 Black History Mural Locations in the Phoenix Area

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...

Powerhouse Vocalist Dianne Reeves and The Music Conversation

“Jazz is a spirit, and it’s something that you feel inside.” Submitted by Laura Schairer, Audience Magnets Dianne Reeves, “the most admired jazz diva since the heyday of Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday,” makes her first-ever appearance at Tempe Center for the...