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PARC Treasurer Jim Jochim sits down with Allison Hurtado to discuss the Phoenix Loop 202 project at the Ahwatukee Foothills News office on Monday, May 13, 2013.
African American panel of ‘firsts’ visits DV
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Brian Johnson/AFN Earl Oats, one of the first African Americans to attend Tempe High School, described some of the challenges he faced when he first moved to Tempe 40 years ago. Oates, a former business owner, offered this advice to students attending a special event Feb. 17 at Desert Vista High School:
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Brian Johnson/AFN A distinguished group of African Americans offered their perspectives on being Black in Arizona in the 1960s during a special event held Feb. 17 at Desert Vista High School. They included: Corey Woods, Tempe City Councilman; Mary Bishop, the first African American woman to hold an adjunct professorship position as ASU College of Education; Dr. Betty Greathouse, the first African America assistant dean of the Graduate College at ASU; Earl Oats, one of the first African Americans to attend Tempe High School; retired Judge Cecil Patterson; and Dr. Fredrick Warren, one of the first African American homeowners in Tempe. Said Woods:
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Brian Johnson/AFN Students from Desert Vista High School and other schools in the East Valley were in Ahwatukee last week to listen to a distinguished panel of African Americans who described their experiences of living in Arizona during the Civil Rights era. Feb. 17, 2011
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Brian Johnson/AFN Students from Desert Vista and other East Valley schools were in attendance Feb. 17 when a distinguished group of African Americans offered their perspectives on being Black in Arizona in the 1960s. They included: Corey Woods, Tempe City Councilman; Mary Bishop, the first African American woman to hold an adjunct professorship position as ASU College of Education; Dr. Betty Greathouse, the first African America assistant dean of the Graduate College at ASU; Earl Oats, one of the first African Americans to attend Tempe High School; retired Judge Cecil Patterson; and Dr. Fredrick Warren, one of the first African American homeowners in Tempe. Said Woods:
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