Phoenix Police Fires Officers From Viral Video, Facebook Post Incidents
Chief Jeri Williams fired three officers this week, including the one at the center of the viral video involving a family accused of shoplifting.
View ArticleAZ Patriots Leader Arrested for Identity Theft, Tells Cops She's 'Above the Law'
Harrison "booked a hotel room in California using the name of her ex father-in-law and utilized 45,000 of his “reward points,” Surprise police said.
View ArticleSheriff Penzone Ordered to Report to Judge as MCSO Lags in Combating Racial Bias
The meeting comes after a rocky month in which doubts surfaced about the office's commitment to building trust with the Latino community.
View ArticlePima Cop on Leave and Under Criminal Investigation for Tackling Limbless Teen
Deputy Manuel Van Santen is on administrative leave following the disturbing video of him tackling a limbless teen. A criminal probe is also underway.
View ArticleASU Group Calls Annie Leibovitz Photo 'Racist,' Prompting ASU to Remove It
ASU needs to issue an official apology and acknowledgment that "students felt uncomfortable and bullied by a blackface photo," the group said.
View ArticleJudge Scolds Sheriff Paul Penzone for Leaving Community Meeting
“That is a flat lie,” Snow said. “It is a misstatement to the Latino community members present.”
View ArticleDucey-Appointed Nursing Board Member Said 'Minorities' Are 'Trying to Change Us'
The governor's spokesperson said Arizona law does not grant him the authority to fire Gillette for her inflammatory comments.
View ArticleAnti-Gay Tempe Pastor Says Australia Bushfires Are God’s Revenge for Banning Him
This is just the latest in Tempe pastor Steven Anderson's hateful rhetoric, which has targeted the gay community and Jewish people, among others.
View ArticleTrump Lingers on Past Wins, Taunts Democratic Opponents at Phoenix Rally
President Trump spent the rally touting his past wins, patting his local Republican allies on the back, and taunting his Democratic opponents with a barrage of nicknames and insults.
View ArticleViral Video Shows Woman Blocking Black Men From Leaving Scottsdale Mercedes...
"She put her hands on the car, yelling at us... I immediately put my camera up." — Gary Wilson
View ArticleScottsdale Councilman Apologizes to George Floyd's Family for Mocking 'I...
"Phillips' comments ... do not represent the values of our Scottsdale community," Mayor Jim Lane said.
View ArticleConfederate Monuments on Arizona State Land Will Be Moved
"...We believe it unwise to repair them where they are located..."
View ArticlePhoenix Charter School Students Take Action to Show Black Lives Matter
"I didn’t realize the power we had. People noticed us and that’s what we wanted to achieve." - Brandon Harris.
View ArticleAthena Salman Pushes Back on Paul Krugman, Says Hate Was 'Norm' After 9/11
"My family still suffers psychological trauma to this day."
View ArticleOne Family, Three Months, Four Dead: For Latinos, COVID-19 Scars Remain
Around half of all COVID-19 cases Maricopa County has ethnicity data for are Hispanic or Latino people.
View ArticleScottsdale Is a 'No [N-Word] Zone,' Local Realtor Says on Video
Paul Ng has been charged with disorderly conduct.
View ArticlePhoenix Justice of the Peace Candidate Called Black Athletes 'Idiot N**s'
"Hockey is the only league that isn't bitching, because they are all white ..."
View ArticleRacial Tension Stoked the Deadly 1942 Phoenix Thanksgiving Day Riot
A look back at the bloody Thanksgiving Day Riot in Phoenix between a Black Army regiment, military police, and local law enforcement.
View ArticleThe Far-Right Arizona Revolution Screaming Up Out of Trump's Presidential...
The reality-denying, right-wing fringe of Arizona is organizing.
View ArticleRepairman Said He'd Beat Black Veteran in Avondale 'Like a F***ing Slave'
The veteran, who is Black, is now going to counseling with his son, who saw the incident.
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