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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Rep. Dr. Gerae Peten and Rep. Reginald Bolding marching together at the March For Black Women In Phoenix, Ariz. on Sept. 30, 2017. (Photograph by Jenna Miller/AZ Capitol times)

African-American presence in Arizona politics

Justyn Thomas May 1, 2018

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...

State's African American leaders remembered in Black History Month

State’s African American leaders remembered in Black History Month

Jaime Odom February 2, 2015

There was no Selma march. No historical speech from Martin Luther King Jr. No rallies that drew national attention. But deep in Arizona’s past is a litany of stories about the roles African Americans...

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