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FRANK Talks: Racial Literacy & Social Media – Chandler

Chandler Hamilton Library 3700 S. Arizona Ave, Chandler, AZ, United States

Is This Racist? Racial Literacy and Social Media Dr. Kathy Nakagawa, Arizona State University, School of Social Transformation Many parents and educators avoid conversations about race and racism with their children and students, yet young people are regularly exposed to images, stories, videos and statements that reflect racial societal attitudes. This exposure often comes through […]

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Swing into History – Sun Lakes

Ed Robson Branch Library 9330 E. Riggs Rd., Sun Lakes, AZ, United States

Swing Into History With the exception of the most ardent collectors and older generation, the influence and legacy of the big bands is largely forgotten despite their overwhelming popularity and significant role in early radio. Join Larson as he revisits the sounds America listened and danced to for more than three decades. Learn how iconic […]

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Women of the Arizona State Prison

Monte Vista Village Resort 8865 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, AZ, United States

Winnie Ruth Judd, Eva Dugan, Dr. Rose Boido, and Eva Wilbur Cruz all shared one thing in common. They were all incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison in Florence.  These women were players in both the sensational stories that made national headlines and local stories that made Arizona history. Who were these women and how […]

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All Hat and No Cattle: The language of the American West – Buckeye

Buckeye Public Library - Downtown Branch 310 N. 6th Street, Buckeye, AZ, United States

All Hat and No Cattle: The language of the American West Every day we use words and phrases whose roots lie in our western heritage. Words like “brand,” “maverick,” and “dude,” along with phrases like” climb down off your high horse” and “passing the buck” all grew out of the culture and experiences of those […]

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Film + Talk: The Prison in Twelve Landscapes – Tucson

The Loft Cinema 3233 East Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, United States

Join us for a free film screening and discussion with Grace Gámez from the American Friends Service Committee. The Prison in Twelve Landscapes is a film about the prison and its life in the American landscape: from a California mountainside where female prisoners fight raging wildfires, to a Bronx warehouse full of goods destined for […]

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Growing Up Chicana in Morenci, Arizona – Sedona

Church of the Nazarene 55 Rojo Dr, Sedona

Growing Up Chicana in Morenci, Arizona Through a slide presentation of the town before its destruction in the late 1960s, readings from Suffer Smoke and Water from the Moon, and oral history interviews, Díaz Björkquist portrays the lives of girls and women of Morenci in their own voices. It is a historically accurate picture of life […]

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Use of Meteorites Among Native American Cultures – Sedona

Keep Sedona Beautiful 360 Brewer Road, Sedona, United States

Meteorites Among Ancient Native American Cultures The occurrence of meteorites on archaeological sites in North America has been known since the early 19th century. From the Hopewell culture in the eastern United States, to the Polar Eskimo, to the Indians in the American Southwest and northern Mexico, meteorites have been found on these ancient sites. […]

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Written in Thread: Arizona Women’s History Preserved in their Quilts – Glendale

Foothills Public Library, Glendale 19055 N. 57th Ave., Glendale, AZ, United States

Written in Thread: Arizona Women’s History preserved in their Quilts Written in Thread: Arizona Women’s History preserved in their Quilts traces the history of Arizona through women who recorded pieces of their lives in their needlework.  The colorful patterns of women’s quilts added a spot of brightness to their homes and their lives. They also celebrated […]

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The Food of Arizona: Many Cultures, Many Flavors – Bullhead City

Mohave Community College - Bullhead City Hargrove Library 3400 HWY 95 - 700 Building, Bullhead City, AZ, United States

The Food of Arizona: Many Cultures, Many Flavors Consider the taco, that favorite treat, a staple of Mexican and Mexican American cooking and an old standby on an Arizonan’s plate. The corn in the tortilla comes from Mexico, the cheese from the Sahara, the lettuce from Egypt, the onion from Syria, the tomatoes from South […]

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Film + Talk: The Prison in Twelve Landscapes – Phoenix

Burton Barr Central Library 1221 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

Film + Talk: The Prison in Twelve Landscapes Thursday, March 9th - 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Burton Barr Central Library - Pulliam Auditorium 1221 N. Central Ave. - Phoenix, AZ 85004 In partnership with the American Friends Services Committee and Phoenix Public Library and the Phoenix Public Library. RSVP: www.prisonlandscapes.eventbrite.com Join us for a free film […]

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