It's Black History Month.In this conversation with KJZZ's Tom Maxedon, NPR's "Weekend Edition Sunday" and "Up First" podcast host Ayesha Rascoe talks with him about a new collection of essays she edited, "HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience."This portion of the conversation began with Rascoe discussing how her life was shaped by her time as a student at
On this season-ending episode of "Word," we highlight some of those who appeared during 2023. It's a "Fest Of Us," celebrating literature and the winners of KJZZ's "Tiny Library" drawing.Donna Ives won the kids collection. She's a retired teacher from the Valley. Josiah McNeil won the adult collection. He's a student at Arizona State University.Once again, we employed the
It’s been over 18 years since the Human Services Campus opened in downtown Phoenix to offer resources to people experiencing homelessness. But now it’s changing its name.Starting next year, the nonprofit organization that owns and manages the campus will be rebranded as Keys to Change.The campus itself will go by Key Campus. It was at the center of "The Zone," a multiblock
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Arizona is around $3.70, according to AAA Arizona.That’s more than 30 cents higher than the national average, but is lower than it has been. The average has dropped about a dime in the last week, and about 60 cents in the last month. And, that decrease is coming just as lots of Arizonans will hit the road for
Arizona State University recently announced a national organization that supports Latinx poetry will be housed at its Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing.It’s called CantoMundo and is led by professor Jacqueline Balderrama who said, "The name ‘CantoMundo’ translates to ‘Song World,’ and the idea here is that it celebrates the diverse voices of Latinx communities from