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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Mark your calendars for an unforgettable evening of music, culture and community as the Scottsdale Jazz Festival returns on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Scottsdale Civic Center. Now in its 14th year, the Scottsdale Jazz Festival aligns with UNESCO’s...

Glendale-Peoria Alumni Chapter (GPAC) of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. presents 2nd Annual Maskuerade Casino Night Extravaganza May 3 6-10 PM Rio Vista Recreation Center 8866 W Thunderbird Rd. Peoria, AZ 85381 Event Cost/Ticket Price: $100 per Person Join the Glendale-Peoria...

Rooted & Restored: Black Women Reclaiming Embodiment, Nature, and Matrilineal Healing Friday, May 9, 2025 Time: 5:00 p.m. Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N Galvin Pkwy Phoenix, AZ 85008 This gathering will center Black women in deep connection with nature, embodiment, and the...

Block Your Calendars & Add To Your Group Chats Now Booking – The 17th Annual Memorial Day Getaway A HBCU & Black Alumni Weekend May 22-27, 2025 Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic 6 Days and 5 Nights All Inclusive Vacation Experience @ The Mega All Inclusive Lifestyle...

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...

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...