| Orpheum Theatre Kissing Room - Phoenix Then and Now | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/phxtv/3350 | PHXTV | | 2/14/2025 7:00:00 AM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/3350/Kissing Room thumb.png | https://youtu.be/WXmWzhikrmY | Orpheum Theatre Kissing Room - Phoenix Then and Now | <div class="ExternalClass25AC9D5B63924B68AAC833F0D850B53B"><html>
<p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span style="color:rgb(13, 13, 13);font-family:roboto, noto, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">A little know feature of the Orpheum Theatre, affectionately know as the Kissing Room, is on the second floor. Dedicated to young people the official name of the room is the Rotunda of the Young Moderns. Used for various purposes over the years the room has an interesting acoustic effect. If you stand in the middle and speak in a whisper your voice is amplified by the domed ceiling.</span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p>
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| Eastlake Legacy Mural: A Masterpiece by Artist Giovannie Dixon | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/phxtv/3351 | PHXTV | | 2/13/2025 7:00:00 AM | | https://youtu.be/eYCV8YVXxRc | Eastlake Legacy Mural: A Masterpiece by Artist Giovannie Dixon | <div class="ExternalClass8E446A6B437E4F30AA44795F0CB5BBC7"><html>
<p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span style="color:rgb(13, 13, 13);font-family:roboto, noto, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">The Eastlake Park Legacy Mural, created by artist Giovannie Dixon, is a key piece of the 2024 NCAA Men's Final Four Legacy Project. It pays tribute to 11 influential community leaders and pioneers from the Eastlake Park area. The mural is located at Eastlake Park, at the corner of 16th Street and Jefferson in Phoenix. To learn more about each person featured, visit phoenix.gov/parks/eastlake-mural</span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p>
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| First Affordable Housing Project in Phoenix Named in Honor of Black Explorer - Black History Month | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/phxtv/3352 | PHXTV | | 2/13/2025 7:00:00 AM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/3352/Matthew Henson YouTube Thumbnail.png | https://youtu.be/kdhvLaPqrMY | First Affordable Housing Project in Phoenix Named in Honor of Black Explorer - Black History Month | <div class="ExternalClass468C54E7DA4641AAA8BB61A82AADA4A7"><html>
<p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span style="color:rgb(13, 13, 13);font-family:roboto, noto, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">In the 1930s, Father Emmett McLoughlin saw a need for affordable housing in Phoenix so he helped create the Phoenix Housing Authority. Built in 1940 and named in honor of Matthew Henson, a black explorer said to be the first person to set foot on the North Pole, the first project was the Matthew Henson public housing project. Renovated in 2001, the project features senior living apartments, townhomes, apartments, a youth center, a community center, pool, and playgrounds.</span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p>
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| Fighting Housing Discrimination in 1950s Phoenix - Black History Month | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/phxtv/3353 | PHXTV | | 2/13/2025 7:00:00 AM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/3353/Ragsdale BHM YouTube Thumbnail.png | https://youtu.be/x_swullQAZE | Fighting Housing Discrimination in 1950s Phoenix - Black History Month | <div class="ExternalClass5AF911F871C9466ABC91B5DE1824BCF9"><html>
<p><span style="color:rgb(13, 13, 13);font-family:roboto, noto, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">In the 1950's it was nearly impossible for minorities to purchase a home north of Van Buren Street., Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale set out to change that.</span><br></p>
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| The Green Book - Black History Month | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/phxtv/3354 | PHXTV | | 2/13/2025 7:00:00 AM | | https://youtu.be/6SbIPiScybw | The Green Book - Black History Month | <div class="ExternalClass7FD85E1D8DCA404BABF93189DDA77604"><html>
<p><span id="ms-rterangepaste-start"></span><span style="color:rgb(13, 13, 13);font-family:roboto, noto, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">For 30 years, the Green Book was a travel advisory that gave black Americans advice on places to stay and eat during the Jim Crow era in the United States. The Green Book had listings for the entire country, North, south, east and west. Any area where African-Americans might feel prejudice or even danger. Phoenix had numerous listings in the Green Book as well. Three of those listings are still standing today.</span><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end"></span><br></p>
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