Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

From war to racism: a refugee tale

From war to racism: a refugee tale

Mihdi Afnan May 11, 2016

Noorullah Dawari and his family stood patiently in the checkout line at a Tucson Walmart when a white woman behind them snarled, proclaiming that there are too many of “them” in this country. Her...

Pictured here is a first grade class at Dunbar in 1951. Many African American students from around the community attended the school.

Roses that grew from concrete: The Dunbar School

Mihdi Afnan April 21, 2016

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...

The Fort Lowell Museum main building sits at the edge of Fort Lowell Park. This building used to house the officer and all his servants.

How Fort Lowell Sowed the Seed of a City

Mihdi Afnan March 18, 2016

  Camp Lowell's solider enjoyed themselves in the night life of downtown Tucson in 1866. But seven years of wine and women led military officials to call for a halt to this. In 1873, Camp...

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