Author Tim Wise will present "Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity" from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., Oct. 6 at the Chandler-Gilbert Community College Performing Center. The event is free.

Michael White didn’t garner interest from local swimming power Brophy when he entered high school three years ago.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will celebrate his 80th birthday on Thursday.

I despise racist people. They, to me, deserve zero respect.

The East Valley has a new neonatal intensive care unit, now open at Chandler Regional Medical Center. The NICU offers 12 private patient rooms for infants born prematurely or who are sick.

Parents of school children in Arizona will be required to fill out new forms showing proof of residency for the upcoming school year.

Chandler Councilwoman Trinity Donovan hosts the latest “Chandler in Focus” to talk about the Hermanas Conference, an event that introduces young Latino women to job opportunities in high tech fields.

The 4th Annual Indian Art market will feature Native American entertainers, food, jewelry and craft vendors Oct. 12-14 on the grounds of A. J. Chandler Park in downtown Chandler.

Sharpen those hula dancing skills, grab the sunblock and grass skirts, and come out to Tempe Beach Park on March 10-11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the Arizona Aloha Festival. Admission is free.

Tempe has extended its award nomination deadline for the 14th Annual Diversity Awards that are issued at its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. The deadline is now Dec. 28. To be eligible, nominees must live, work or volunteer in Tempe and show a dedication to diversity. The city’s Human Relations Committee will recognize six areas, including individual adult, individual youth, community group, educational organization, business and diversity supplier. The supplier category is self-nominated and requires the company to have done business with the city this year.

When will the “Victim Game” stop for Blacks and Hispanics in America? It’s been more than 40 years, almost two Generations and Martin Luther King’s “Dream” is still a dream. Schools are no longer segregated. Colleges and Universities are no longer segregated. Why aren’t blacks, Native Americans and Hispanics doing as well or better than other past and present ethnic and racial groups?

An initiative aimed at educating Tucson residents on Mexican-American studies is set to begin.

WASHINGTON - One of every seven people in the United States is Hispanic, a record number that probably will keep rising because of immigration and a birth rate outstripping non-Hispanic blacks and whites.

Recent Chandler High School graduate Ariana Enriquez has been selected to participate in The Smithsonian Institution’s national Young Ambassadors Program.

The Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with the University of Phoenix/Apollo Group, Inc. to provide two full-ride scholarships to students seeking an undergraduate or master’s degree.

Chandler Regional Medical Center recently expanded its neurological service line to include neurosurgery.

Tempe police are still working to identify a woman after her naked body was found in the street Saturday morning.

Jose de la Isla, guest commentary

October 25, 2004

Mesa sixth-grader Valeria Quezada, 11, cannot tell the truth when she takes a standardized test and faces questions about her race and ethnicity.

The House Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to make it a crime for volunteer workers to pick up early ballots from voters.

A two-day symposium focusing on the future of Arizona’s economy, and specifically how the Latino community will impact that future, is scheduled for May 4-5 at the Phoenix Convention Center.

Three years ago, in the wake of a new Arizona law aimed at those in the country illegally, tens of thousands converged on the Capitol with a message: Today we march, tomorrow we vote.

Tempe police detectives are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who grabbed a 15-year-old student on her way home from school earlier this week.