Tamales are on the tip of everyone’s tongue when thinking of holiday traditional foods in Southern Arizona, but they are not the only thing to adorn local tables. Traditions from a cornucopia of cultures will be celebrated across the Southwest this holiday season. From tamales to lasagna, Arizona is gearing up for a holiday feast….
“The white liberal and the white supremacist share the same root postulates. They are different in degree, not kind.” This quote by Lerone Bennett Jr. starts Shannon Sullivan’s book Good White People: The Problem with Middle-Class White Anti-Racism. With this quote she takes a strong stance of critical analysis on what it means to be…
White allies are organizing to stand up for people of color. Since the recent election, racial tensions have been high and white people are keen to distinguish themselves from hate groups. White allies are coming together to use their inherent privilege to work towards racial equality. SURJ, or Standing Up for Racial Justice, is a…
Hunger gnaws at Cochise County citizens more than the average American. The poverty rate in Cochise County is 18.7 percent, according to the 2016 U.S. Census Bureau compared to the national rate of 12.7 percent. This difference makes food banks and aid organizations increasingly important in Cochise County communities. Walking around the town of Tombstone…
Toast this: Arizona’s wine industry grew 1,940 percent in 14 years. New wineries are bursting onto the map with vineyards and tasting rooms popping up statewide, concentrated in the southeast growing region. Arizona wine is making a name for itself and pouring onto the national scene from grape to bottle. In 2003 there were five wineries…
