Housing discrimination, including disastrous government-supported redlining, is hurting south Phoenix neighborhoods more than 50 years after it was struck down as illegal and predatory.
Before Brown v. Board of Education, there was Phillips v. PUHS. Valley 101 tells the story of a local civil rights activist who helped desegregate schools.
GOLDEN STANDARD AWARD: GIZETTE KNIGHT
This past year brought many challenges, including a global pandemic and the fight for social equality. But through these hardships, leaders have emerged to help their community continue to move forward and rise stronger than before.
Gizette Knight is the CEO of Reality Dreams LLC. She created the organization to raise capital through entertainment, awareness and fellowship, then use that money to help improve impoverished communities and assist those who are less fortunate.
This week, the Phoenix Suns honored Knight for her work in the Phoenix community as their first Golden Standard Award recipient of 2021. The Golden Standard Award recognizes Black philanthropists throughout the Valley who are promoting equality and excellence during Black History Month.