Race + Diversity

This Saturday morning, community members and car enthusiasts will gather for the second-ever Unity Cruise to the Capitol event. Hundreds of lowrider cars will make their way from Encanto Park to the state capitol for a celebration of lowrider culture and the legacies of two Chicano community pillars.

From Larry Itliong, a Filipino activist who worked with Cesar Chavez, to the Japanese internment camps during World War II, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians have all played key roles and made contributions to Arizona history.

The 1798 law President Donald Trump dusted off to justify the swift deportation of Venezuelan gang members hadn’t been invoked since World War II – when it was used to justify internment camps for Japanese Americans.

Navajo tribal officials say the Trump administration has rescinded its removal of the online legacy of the highly decorated Code Talkers.

Rodeo conjures a very specific image: cowboys riding horses and hurling lassos. But for many others, rodeo is also a place to explore their gender identity and a source of community for queer people.

Grassrootz was founded by Ali Nervis back in 2019, in a hallway of the Afri-Soul Marketplace, a Black business incubator and shop. Today, it’s a bookstore, juice bar and co-working space that’s full of life.

The U.S. Department of Defense says it's restoring online content about a Pima Indian from Arizona seen in one of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century. An effort is underway by the Trump administration to delete material promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.

Navajo tribal officials say the U.S. government has backed off plans to eliminate the Navajo Code Talkers from its websites.

A bill before the state Legislature would ban encampments on college and university campuses. The bill’s principal author says it’s a reaction to last spring’s wave of protests related to the war between Israel and Hamas.

Scottsdale will end its annual Juneteenth celebration and cut other programs as it implements a city council-approved plan to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.