Tucson judge certifies class action status for transgender birth certificate case
The decision was released Thursday, Aug. 10.
"Profits over people:" protest ends Pima County meeting about new jail
The meeting lasted about four minutes.
Judge blocks AZ law, transgender girls now allowed to compete on women's school sports teams
The preliminary injunction comes as some school districts start heading back.
Diversity, Belonging and Celebration: Queer AF rocks Pride Month.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: How Southern Arizona Senior Pride serves Tucson's LGBTQIA+ elders; Marilyn Heins MD shares some lessons learned from losing her husband to Alzheimer’s Disease; and, Stories that Soar! brings some summer heat.
Hobbs signs executive orders protecting and expanding access for LGBTQ+ Arizonans
The two executive orders will bar state resources from being used to support conversion therapy and protect access to gender-affirming care for state employees.
Sierra Vista Celebrates Juneteenth
The 8th annual event was hosted by the Sierra Vista African American Community Coalition
Breaking Barriers: how Tucson's Juneteenth created community since before statehood
As Tucson's official Juneteenth festival marks 53 years, historians look back on a celebration that dates back to the late 1800s.
Airplane Crash from 1948 is Revisited and Researched
A professor and author is trying to find the families of all 32 victims.
"Billie! Backstage with Lady Day" at Invisible Theatre.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Revisiting a cookbook that represents Tucson's Black community; remembering the last of the Universal Monster performers, Ricou Browning; and a poem about what a kit a cat can be by Rick Wamer.
Meet a Sierra Vista civil rights pioneer
For Dorothy Coston-Tompkins, it’s about service, investing in people, and creating spaces and opportunities for everyone to have their voices heard.
Sierra Vista school district honors longtime member, educator for decades of service
Connie Johnson has been a schools and civil rights leader in the area since the late 1960s.
Transgender youth face fewer rights in the new year
The new laws will take affect Jan. 1 and include restrictions on issues like gender-affirming care.
Yamiche Alcindor receives the 2022 Zenger Award for Press Freedom from the UA School of Journalism.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Adiba Nelson talks with the founders of the new African American Museum of Southern Arizona at the University of Arizona
Nogales-born Tuskeegee Airman George Biggs honored at Davis Monthan Air Force Base
Major Biggs, also the son of Buffalo Soldier Levi Biggs, flew combat missions in Korea and Vietnam
Local Holocaust survivors share their message for the next generation
Also on Arizona Spotlight: A conversation with the director of Arizona Theatre Company's "Nina Simone: 4 Women"; and conversations with Pam Fessler and Henry Barajas, who will be featured at the Tucson Festival of Books.
