African American Pioneers of Arizona (Phoenix)

Ocotillo Library & Workforce Literacy Center 102 W. Southern Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

Featuring compelling documentaries based on interviews, this presentation shares stories about prominent African Americans who contributed to the life and culture of Arizona.  Such luminaries include the late Dr. Eugene Grigsby, Betty Fairfax, Judge Jean Williams, Rev. Warren Stewart, Councilman Calvin Goode, and Carol Coles Henry.  Each individual’s life is contextualized using prominent events that […]

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Celebrating Black History – Phoenix

Ocotillo Library & Workforce Literacy Center 102 W. Southern Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

This is an interactive workshop that explores influential and little known African American contributions and the road they paved to make it possible for African American leaders we have today such as Oprah Winfry, Michael Jordan, and Maya Angelou. Dr. Tamika Sanders is an entrepreneur who decided to become an educator to help address the […]

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FRANK Talks: Immigrants and the American Dream – Phoenix

Ocotillo Library & Workforce Literacy Center 102 W. Southern Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

Immigrants and the American Dream: We the People Today and Tomorrow Dr. T.J. Davis, Arizona State University, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies The United States of America has long touted itself as a land of immigrants and has grown phenomenally from migration since its beginnings in an ever expanding global economy. Yet the […]

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