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Allison Rodriguez of ABC 15 asked me about the life and history of Dr. W.C. Hackett – proprietor of the Booker T. Washington Hospital in Phoenix. Check it out!

Keetra Bippus of The State Press interviewed me for an article about diversity efforts at Barrett, the Honors College over the past few years. Check it out!

I met with an ASU student interested in the history of Maryvale. We recorded our conversation as a podcast interview. I gave a rundown on how urban policy failure impacted community development in the area. Check it out!

The #beyondjuneteenth committee at the University of Arizona invited me to discuss Black Pioneers as part of a panel on Black history and Black futures. It was such a joy to share some of my preliminary manuscript research with this audience and contribute to an ongoing celebration of Black life in Arizona.

I met with William Pitts from 12News to discuss the history of Maryvale. He asks me how policy history can help improve the community. Check it out!

Alexis Moulton of The State Press interviewed me about ASU Downtown and Michael Crow’s legacy of gentrification. I mention civic colonialism, one of the key developments in my research, to explain how urban policy was used to displace local communities to make room for development. Check it out!

The City of Phoenix asked me to provide some background on Juneteenth in anticipation of the newly-established municipal holiday. Check it out!

Allison Rodriguez, from ABC15 News, met with me to discuss Ayra Hackett- one of the leading African American citizens of the early 20th century in Phoenix.