PHOENIX – From 1971 to 1973, Horace Eddy Owens represented Maricopa County in the Arizona Legislature. Three years later, he co-founded the Arizona Black Dispatch with three others to replace the defunct Phoenix Black Dispatch. A headline on the first...
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Thursday, February 25, 2021
Thursday, February 18, 2021
PHOENIX – Professor Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert will present a talk, "Hopi Runners: Crossing the Terrain between Indian and American" as part of the State of Arizona Research Library’s 2021 Arizona Author Series. The talk is at 1 p.m., Wednesday, February 24,...
Thursday, February 18, 2021
PHOENIX – A partnership with the Sedona Historical Society and the State of Arizona Research Library has resulted in over 20 years of the Red Rock News and Sedona Red Rock News newspapers now being available online. The still-running newspaper covered news...
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
PHOENIX – Following a historic 2020 election cycle, Arizona is now reporting more than 4.7 million registered voters in the state.
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Thursday, February 11, 2021
PHOENIX – From the 1920s through the 1940s, three infantry divisions out of Fort Huachuca in Arizona published newspapers to keep the troops and their families apprised of the work they were doing on and off the battlefield. African American men comprised...
Thursday, February 4, 2021
PHOENIX – Global and national events like the Great Depression and World War II affected the Black communities of Tucson as they did the rest of the country. Published from 1926 through 1934, The Arizona Times covered news of the economy and issues facing...
Thursday, January 21, 2021
PHOENIX – Dr. Eduardo Obregón Pagán will present a talk, "So, Why Do We Need Another History of the Pleasant Valley War?" as part of the State of Arizona Research Library’s 2021 Arizona Author Series. The talk is at 1 p.m., Wednesday, January 27, and will...
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
PHOENIX – The COVID-19 pandemic has prevented students from visiting the Arizona Capitol Museum in the 2020-21 academic year, and during this time museum staff have developed an interactive virtual field trip. The museum has been sharing Arizona’s ...
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
PHOENIX – Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs will host the first meeting of the 2021 Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission at 11:15 a.m. on January 14.
In 2000, voters passed Proposition 106 amending the Arizona Constitution, and creating...
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
PHOENIX – The Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, has approved more than $66,000 in grants for various library construction and renovation projects. The grants were made possible by the Arizona State...
