Naomi Gingold
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Phoenix, AZ, United States
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Japanese Americans weren't the only US citizens housed in camps
This is why the head of Indian Affairs offered up a Colorado reservation as a site to imprison Japanese Americans during World War II. → Read More
One of America's first Syrian immigrants helped conquer the West — with camels
Back in the 1850s, the US military created a Camel Corps for exploring desert territory and expanding the American frontier. That's how Philip Tedro, aka Hadji Ali, aka Hi Jolly, came to the US. → Read More
Islamic Center In Tucson Vandalized
Early Monday morning, a vandal broke into the Islamic Center of Tuscon and desecrated many copies of the Quran, the Islamic holy book. A vandal ripped copies of the Quran and threw them all over the main prayer room. Nothing was stolen or taken. And no one was hurt. Sergeant Kimberly Bay with The Tuscon police said they’re investigating, but right now it’s not being looked at as a hate crime.… → Read More
What Has Phoenix Police Done For Diversity Since End Of 'Cultural Consciousness' Training?
In 2015, the Phoenix Police Department started doing an extra training on what they deemed "cultural consciousness.” This was in the wake of rising tension and scrutiny all over the country over police officer’s use of force toward people of color. In the midst of that training, the consultant leading it canceled the contract. He did it under pressure, after it emerged that he, Dr. Matthew… → Read More
Phoenix Police Is Starting To Hire Officers That Reflect The City's Diverse Demographics
The Phoenix Police Department has been trying to fill vacancies caused by a hiring freeze. They’ve made some headway. And in a way that department statistics say is more reflective of the Phoenix community at large. Sergeant Jonathan Howard with the Phoenix Police said that since the freeze was lifted, the department has been working hard to get out to every community in Phoenix and say: → Read More
Protesters Gather for Native Nations Rise March in Phoenix
Protesters gathered in Washington, D.C., today for The Native Nations Rise March, a march in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and native nations across the country. Here in Phoenix, activists also gathered to show their solidarity. With chants of “Can't drink oil, Keep it in the soil” and “We are Water. Water is Life," people of all ages and backgrounds marched through downtown… → Read More
As A Black Native American, Arizona Woman Had To Prove She Was 'Native Enough'
Roicia Banks went to graduate school in Texas, and when she was there, people said to her, “Natives still are alive?” Natives, as in Native Americans. Banks, who is from Arizona, is a modern American woman. She is also Native American. And although — until the Dakota Access Pipeline protests — Native Americans as a modern people rarely graced the national headlines or broke into the modern… → Read More
Bitcoin? How about Dash, Phoenix's Rising Cryptocurrency
The cryptocurrency Bitcoin has catapulted into the limelight in recent years. But bitcoin has some problems and other cryptocurrencies have been vying for market share. → Read More
Utada Hikaru upended the Japanese music scene like no one before — or since
Utada Hikaru was the first Japanese musician to do it all. Sing, write and be a pop star. She quickly became one of the country's most successful musicians — a position no one has managed to take from her. → Read More
A Burmese atheist who takes inspiration from George Carlin and Bart Simpson
In Buddhist-majority Myanmar, sometimes it's better to be an atheist than a Muslim. → Read More