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Living Legends Event – Presented by the NCNW Metropolitan Sun of Arizona Section Get your tickets for an unforgettable Living Legends Event, hosted by the Metropolitan Sun of Arizona Section, National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). This special occasion will honor trailblazers...

Xi Nu Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. presents Sun’s Out Set It Owt Day Party Saturday, May 31 1-6:00pm Stadium Sports Bar and Lounge 50 W Jefferson St, STE 280 Phoenix, AZ 85003 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $25 Come vibe with the Bruhz of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,...

Phoenix, don’t miss Coco Jones’ “Why Not More” World Tour at The Van Buren in downtown Phoenix with Lady London on June 11! Tickets on sale now – get yours today! Click here for more details: http://concerts.livenation.com/event/190062510ED036FA Event subject to...

Good Energy Productions presents Nothing But The Sax June 21 at 6:30pm Shrine Auditorium 552 N 40th Street Phoenix, AZ 85008 Event Cost/Ticket Price: Tickets – $40 and above Enjoy an evening with three national recording smooth jazz saxophonists jamming on the same night,...

Multi-platinum, multi-diamond-selling, 3x Grammy-winning music superstar, entertainer, and entrepreneur Nelly is set to hit the road in 2025 with his highly anticipated Where The Party At Tour, celebrating the 25th anniversary of his debut studio album, Country Grammar. The tour...

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...

What a 15-year-old taught me about resilience and transformation When I became a mentor at New Pathways for Youth, I knew I wanted to make a difference, but I never imagined how much it would change my own life. My mentee, was 15 when we first met. She had big dreams of becoming...

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...

Chandler Center for the Arts recently conducted an insightful Q&A session with the extraordinary Caroline Borole, the talent behind PROUD Tina: The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner. This exclusive interview delves into Caroline’s passion for Tina Turner and sheds light on what...

Just in time for the “Holiday Season” & New Year, the opportunity to encourage/build an early appreciation for reading, the author of the well-received “The Sensational Letter S” (2016), now comes this salute and celebration of youth – “Discovering the SAUNK in (U) You!” An...

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...

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....