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AZ Daily Star: Tucsonans celebrate freedom at Juneteenth event
Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the country, kicked off Saturday, marking 48 years in...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


AZ Daily Star: Once-segregated Dunbar school seen as a hub for black Tucson's community
The Dunbar School was Tucson’s only segregated school for more than 30 years. Desegregated in 1951 with a name change, it closed for good...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


AZPM: Honoring Dunbar School's Past, Reshaping its Future
While segregation in the United States is often associated with the southeastern part of the country, the practice was also common in...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


AZPM: A Brief History of Segregation
By the time Arizona became a state ninety-nine years ago, African Americans had been living in Tucson since 1855. Schools were integrated...
Aug 22, 20241 min read

KXCI: Dunbar Pavilion Tour with Debi Chess Mabie
Today on 30 Minutes, we’re going to take a tour of the Dunbar Pavillion with Debi Chess Mabie. She is the Community Impact Fellow for the...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


Arizona Illustrated: Lasting Legacy
Nearly eighty years ago, the Maxwell family moved to Tucson. Over the decades they helped pave the way for many of the positive changes...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


Arizona Illustrated: Edward Keeylocko
Edward Keeylocko was a Vietnam and Korean War Veteran, Arizona cattle rancher, cowboy storyteller and founder of Cowtown Keeylocko, an 80...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


Press Release: The Dunbar Pavilion Awarded Haury Grant
The Agnese Haury Program of Environment and Social Justice (Haury Program) announces The Dunbar Pavilion as the recipient of the Fall...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


Southwest Folklife Alliance: The Arizona African Diaspora: A Conversation with Rod Ambrose and Barbea Williams
Rod Ambrose and Barbea Williams both came to Arizona from Chicago, Illinois and created lives as artists in the Southwest. Rod is an...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


Southwest Folklife Alliance: Line Dancing with the Tucson Slide Society
Every Thursday evening, DJ “Mista T,” aka Terry Thomas, of the Tucson Slide Society teaches a line dancing class at the Dunbar Pavilion...
Aug 22, 20243 min read


Arizona Daily Star: Tucson's Dunbar Project Earns $100,000 Grant for Health, Well-Being Programming
The Dunbar Pavilion project will use a $100,000 grant to fund programming to support the health and well-being of people of color. The...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


The Arizona Tribune: Tucson’s Dunbar Receives $100,000 Grant
The Dunbar Coalition has received $100000 grant which will be used to fund various programs supporting the health and well-being of...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


Arizona Daily Star: Helping Tucson's Homeless
Orlando Martinez, with Adrian’s Barber Shop, along with other barbers, including those from the Dunbar Barber Academy, provides a free...
Aug 22, 20241 min read

Arizona Illustrated Episode 524: Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis shares memories of her time at the racially segregated Dunbar School in Tucson. Originally Posted: April 8, 2019
Aug 22, 20241 min read

The Buzz: Gentrification and Changing Neighborhoods
The Buzz is a podcast and radio show from Arizona Public Media , hosted by reporter Christopher Conover. On July 24th, AZPM hosted a...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


Dunbar Updates: Take Care Initiative & End of Life Care Partnership
Photo: Desiree leads the Take Care Initiative team in a hasta uttanasana. Take Care Partnership: The Take CareCampaign is a national...
Aug 22, 20241 min read

For Old Time's Sake: Looking Back and Moving Forward at the Dunbar Pavilion
Barbara Lewis, a Dunbar School alumna and vice president of the Dunbar Coalition, and Tani Sanchez, UArizona associate professor in...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


Updated COVID-19 Message from The Dunbar Pavilion
We have been carefully watching the developments associated with the COVID-19 virus. Like you, we are concerned for our friends and...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


University of Arizona Museum of Arts and Archive Of Visual Arts Presents an Online Screening of GRRRL Justice
The University of Arizona Museum of Arts and Archive of Visual Arts is happy to announce that we were able to work with artist Shontina...
Aug 22, 20241 min read
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