Youth

Motherland Jams Bellydance February Self-Care Event February 23 at 5:00pm Setay Dance & Fitness 7430 S. 48th Street Phoenix, Arizona Event Cost/Ticket Price: $25-$35 Come learn the ancient African art of bellydance in a nurturing environment, then enjoy a catered dinner!...

AFRICA to AMERICA FASHIONISTA – featuring The Future We Want to See Youth Expression Showcase March 2 5-9 PM CARL HAYDEN HIGH SCHOOL 3333 W. Roosevelt Phoenix, AZ Carl Hayden’s Black Student Union and Arizona Talking Drum Performance Studio Network brings to you its...

The Arizona Black Rodeo rolls into Rawhide Western Town and Event Center in Chandler on March 9 and will feature local and national African American rodeo competitors. There will be two shows 1 PM and 7 PM with bull riding, tie down roping, steer wrestling, steer undecorating,...

Motherland Jams Spring Break Dance Camp March 11-15 SETAY Dance & Fitness 7430 S. 48th Street Phoenix, Arizona Event Cost/Ticket Price: $125 Give your child a unique Spring Break experience this year! This is a dance-intensive camp that also sprinkles in math, science,...

Disney’s highly acclaimed a cappella group, DCappella, launched its first-ever North American tour on January 22 at the Florida Theatre in Jacksonville, FL. The multi-city trek is set to hit 40-US markets including a stop in Phoenix. The tour features a contemporary production of...

Jack and Jill of America, Phoenix Chapter Presents the 20th Biennial Beautillion March 30, 2019 Social Hour and Silent Auction at 6pm Ballroom doors open at 6:45pm for seating Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd, Chandler The Beautillion program focuses on...

Black Wall Street Arizona, Inc. presents Diaspora Day Arizona April 20 12-5 PM Steele Indian School Park 300 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix This FREE event is open to the public. It is a celebration of all cultures within the African Diaspora! Come enjoy food, drinks, activities,...

Submitted by Michelle Coro, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. What little girl doesn’t like the idea of getting a new dress designed just for her? That’s the idea behind the many volunteers who gathered at the Phoenix Urban League in downtown Phoenix on January 21 to match, cut,...

SOUNDS Academy is a non-profit music education organization that teaches, mentors, and provides musical experiences and opportunities for underserved youth. Students receive individual lessons, group classes, and perform on the violin, viola, cello, guitar, and piano. Instruments...

One of our great, local Black community traditions – the Arizona Black Rodeo – returns to the Rawhide Western Town & Event Center on the Gila River Indian Community every spring. Thousands of Valley residents pack the stands for two shows on one magical night at...

From an outsider’s point of view, Chandler may look like paradise. Well-manicured lawns, nice spacious homes, restaurants, office buildings and great parks. But something ugly is happening inside the school system and local residents attended a Chandler Unified School Board...

In order for our children to survive and excel in today’s world, it’s extremely important for them to have responsible, caring and knowledgeable adult role models in their lives. PhxSoul.com feels that it is extremely important to help Black youth find ways to build...

Submitted by Crystal Lewis Brown The Phoenix AKARAMA Foundation and Delta Beta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., presented $22,500 in scholarships during a luncheon on May 21 at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix. The 10 scholarship recipients were graduating...

By now, we’ve all heard about what happened at Desert Vista High School in the Phoenix suburb of Ahwatukee (if you haven’t heard, click here). Many people were outraged, some defended the stunt as a dumb prank, some even called it “Freedom of Speech.” Many...

Editor’s Note: You must have been living under a rock if you have not yet heard about the six girls at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix who posed for a photograph on their Senior Day in January with the word N-I-*-*-E-R spelled out on their shirts. Needless to say, the...

Perforated Fiber is the autobiographical story of two brothers who describe their life of desperation, poverty, dysfunction, drug abuse, alcoholism and murder within their family, as they lived in the ghettos and semi-rural areas of Connecticut and Massachusetts in the late 1970s...

Looking for a COOL indoor place for your younger children to play during these HOT Arizona summers? Jubeelieve Indoor Playland in Avondale is the perfect location for tiny tots to run, jump, slide, and just be the adorably playful kids they are. Jubeelieve Indoor Playland is...