Low population, high unemployment, low median income and a lack of representation in government has left many African-Americans in Arizona out without a voice. “There are a lot of industries and areas that do not have a lot of people that look like us,” said Natalynn Masters, the second African-American to become University of Arizona…
Black students at the University of Arizona were told of a last-minute housing change right before fall finals week. The students living in the football stadium dormitory learned when they returned from winter break that it was just another promise broken. They were told their items would be moved because of stadium construction, but…
Ed Keeylocko, 85, is living his legend of the Wild West. With cactus green eyes, red hair and black skin, Keeylocko is a minority of minorities, but he never let this stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming a cattle rancher in the Southwest….
Racial profiling happens. It happens inside a classroom, at the market and in the streets. And to those to whom it happens, the hurt is real. Here are five stories. Chelsea Kiki With her husband driving, and the brand-new scent of the car freshener coming from the little tree hanging inside their car, Chelsea Kiki and…
Just north of downtown, a wrought-iron fence surrounding a simple white building gives no clue of the historical importance of what’s inside. A barber academy in a small classroom and a dance academy in a standard school auditorium don’t hint at anything special, either. But behind an office door labeled “Staff Only” in the back of the…
