Local Lifestyle

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced on September 21 that criminal charges will not be filed against the Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper in connection with the shooting death of 28-year-old Dion Johnson on a Phoenix highway on May 25. Just to recap...

Basketball Hall of famer George “Iceman” Gervin and his sister, Texas State Rep. Barbra D. Hawkins, are the founders of George Gervin Prep Academy (GGPA), a Kindergarten – 8th grade charter school in South Phoenix. GGPA charter school offers private school...

Watch Video Interview with City Councilman-Elect OD Harris The City of Chandler made history in early August 2020 when residents elected a Black man and woman to fill two of the three open City Council seats. With nearly 25,000 votes, Christine Ellis became the first Black woman...

Submitted by Audience Magnets PHOENIX – The Black Theatre Troupe’s 2020-2021 season Telling Our Stories will mark the 50th year the company has celebrated the Black experience. Since their 1970 debut production of Lonnie Elder’s nationally acclaimed drama of social and political...

With her overriding passion for bringing underrepresented groups into the tech field and a deep understanding of the importance of the arts to develop creative, critical thinkers, the Chandler Cultural Foundation welcomes Sherida McMullan to its Managing Board. The recommendation...

CNBC Make It Also Features PhxSoul.com in Follow-Up Article PhxSoul.com is absolutely honored to be recognized by The Arizona Informant and Roc Nation as a Recommended Black-Owned Business! See the ad below from the July 1, 2020 issue of The Arizona Informant newspaper. CNBC Make...

PHOENIX – Bridget Pettis is stepping away from the WNBA, with her most recent role as assistant coach of the Chicago Sky amidst increasing health concerns for players and social unrest around the country. Pettis will instead put her focus on her community in Phoenix, where she...

Chandler Cultural Foundation, the non-profit managing Board for the Chandler Center of the Arts, has appointed LaTricia Harper Woods as a new member. Woods has an extensive 25-year career in strategic planning and implementation of community engagement, public relations, public...