Social Justice

KJZZ's "Policing the Police" series examines the U.S. Department of Justice civil rights investigation of Phoenix by section, as well as the city's efforts to self-impose reforms. This report focuses on the finding by the DOJ that Phoenix police unlawfully restrict free speech.

It made national headlines when Surprise mom Rebekah Massie was arrested at a city council meeting in August. To put it into context, The Show spoke to Gregg Leslie, executive director of First Amendment Clinic ASU.

The Hilton Family Holocaust Education Center will be in the heart of downtown Phoenix and comes at an important time, according to Rabbi Jeffrey Schesnol.

The editorial board of the Arizona Republic says a consent decree and federal oversight is the only path to reform for the Phoenix Police Department.

Northern Arizona University’s Martin-Springer Institute will receive a planned gift endowment to support its efforts to educate people about the Holocaust.

Opposing bathroom bans, anti-trans healthcare policy and “don’t say gay” bills, LGBTQ+ community members met in Phoenix to discuss what’s at stake in November for their movement.

For more than three decades, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has provided federal aid to people harmed by the atomic testing program. Many of those affected in Arizona are tribal members, and the Navajo Nation reveals its next steps to revive RECA, which sunsetted on Monday.

The Indian Citizenship Act was passed by Congress a century ago Sunday. It helped pave the way toward accessing the ballot box across Indian Country, but that constitutional right still wasn’t guaranteed for tribes in Arizona until decades later.

This Monday, the Navajo Nation Council is entering an emergency session to vote on a resolution that would be hand-delivered to U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Capitol Hill before the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA, sunsets on June 10.

For someone who’s unhoused and has an animal, it can mean making difficult decisions when it comes to seeking shelter or even accessing health care.