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Phoenix black history month
If Don Draper had been black
black history month
February 27, 2012
Prior to the reforms of the 1960s, meaningful involvement in the advertising industry was largely closed off to black people. At that time, only...
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Goodyear resident Col. Richard Toliver hails change since MLK's time
black history month
February 23, 2012
Much has changed since Col. Richard Toliver and his family escaped from the Ku Klux Klan in the backwoods of Alabama in 1942. And he’s helped...
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Nordstrom joins with Be The Match for Black History Month
Nordstrom Be The Match
February 2, 2011
In an effort to raise awareness of the need for more African American blood marrow and umbilical cord blood donors, Nordstrom announced its new ...
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The debate over why we need a Black History Month continues
Arizona Black History Month
January 15, 2011
Groups around the Valley are making plans for Black History Month. The Greater Phoenix Black Chamber of Commerce has moved its annual banquet (A...
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Phoenix schools celebrate Black History Month with Jesse Jackson videos
black history month
January 8, 2011
Every school that Chicanos Unidos Arizona contacted in the Maricopa County Unified School District said they would be celebrating Black History...
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Don Cornelius Dead: Suicide 'Soul Train' creator's cause of death?
Don Cornelius suicide
February 1, 2012
Sadly, Don Cornelius is dead. Reportedly, suicide is behind the Soul Train creator's cause of death. Police say he was found at his Sherman...
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Black History of the Moulin Rouge, Las Vegas
black history month
February 1, 2012
It seems really sad, that someone, as much loved as Sammy Davis Jr. was by the world, he would be segregated because he was a black person, pre...
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Black History Series – W.C. Handy, “Father of Blues”
Black History
January 31, 2012
Schools across the nation celebrate February as Black History Month. In this series of articles, teachers and students are presented with a unique...
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Black History Series – Maya Angelou
The Week Ahead
January 28, 2012
February has been designated as Black History Month. Teachers have a unique opportunity, through this series, to inform their students about...
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Recognizing four-star General James, as Las Vegas students study Black History
General Daniel Chappie James
January 29, 2011
Appointed Commander of NORAD on August 29, 1975, Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr. was the first black four-star general in United States...
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