PHOENIX
Phoenix city officials, residents and prominent members of the Black community will honor late civil rights icon, city leader and longtime Arizona resident Calvin Coolidge Goode in the coming weeks.
Goode died on Dec. 23 from an illness not related to COVID-19. He was 93.
A virtual memorial service is scheduled for Tuesday. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, it will be livestreamed online by the Historic Tanner Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Facebook.
Next week, the city will celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday with a virtual award ceremony honoring the newest honoree of the Calvin C. Goode Lifetime Achievement Award.
Phoenix city officials, residents and prominent members of the Black community will honour late civil rights icon, city leader and longtime Arizona resident Calvin Coolidge Goode in the coming weeks. Goode died on Dec. 23 from an illness not related to COVID-19. He was 93. A virtual memorial service is scheduled for Tuesday. Because of […]
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One of Calvin C. Goode s sons, Vernon Zina Goode, poses with members of his family at the open casket viewing of former Phoenix Vice Mayor and city councilman Calvin C. Goode on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Phoenix, Ariz. (AP Photo/Cheyanne Mumphrey)
PHOENIX Phoenix city officials, residents and prominent members of the Black community will honor late civil rights icon, city leader and longtime Arizona resident Calvin Coolidge Goode in the coming weeks.
Goode died on Dec. 23 from an illness not related to COVID-19. He was 93.
A virtual memorial service is scheduled for Tuesday. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, it will be livestreamed online by the Historic Tanner Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Facebook.
Democratic Electors cast ballots in Arizona for first time since 1996
Arizona s election electors cast their votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday. Who are Arizona s electors?
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PHOENIX â Historically, casting Arizonaâs electoral votes has been a routine part of the process to complete the general election. However, thereâs nothing routine about 2020 Election and Mondayâs vote had plenty of drama, passion, and conflict.
Arizonaâs 11 electors convened after multiple legal challenges, protests, and calls for legislative interference. They did their constitutional duty framed by deep mistrust between those who stand by and those who discredit the state s election process. Tensions between the groups led to the vote taking place in a secret location away from its traditional home at the State Capitol. The 11 electors sat in a large room, masked, and distanced as they voted fo