Scott Bourque

The death of 46-year old George Floyd in Minneapolis this week has sparked several protests in the Phoenix area and around Arizona. While Floyd was top of mind for protesters nationwide, activists in Phoenix marched for a different man — 28-year-old Dion Johnson, who died after being shot by an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper Monday.

Activists from the National Organization for Women (NOW) gathered at the state Capitol to protest what they call inhumane conditions for women and girls held in migrant detention centers in Arizona.

Members of the Phoenix Sikh community donated 550 trees, worth more than $60,000, to the city of Phoenix. Nov. 12 marks the 550th anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. Guru Nanak is known for establishing tenets of Sikhism, including environmental stewardship. The Sikh faith is the fifth largest in the world. There are more than 500,000 Sikhs in the United States, and more than 4,000 in the Phoenix area. “Guru Nanak very much believed in the oneness of the earth, the

For the past three months, about 8 million people in the disputed territory of Kashmir have been under a “lockdown” imposed by the Indian government, according to Amnesty International. The organization says Kashmiris have been subjected to curfews, phone and internet shutdowns, arbitrary detention, deadly force against protesters and a lack of medical coverage.

The new Fry’s store will eliminate a food desert in one of the fastest-growing parts of the Valley. The supermarket also fills a gap that had hampered efforts to bring more residents and businesses downtown.