Lauren Marshall

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Arts education conference highlights importance of programs for student success

Advocates gathered at the Herberger Theater Center Monday for a one-day conference centered around the importance of arts education for kids.

Video: Phoenix celebrates first official Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Video by Lauren Marshall Native American groups and Indigenous Peoples’ Day activists celebrated Phoenix’s first official Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday. The holiday, held annually on Oct. 10, officially became a holiday in Phoenix last Wednesday after a unanimous approval...

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Phoenix’s newest holiday

Advocates are celebrating after Phoenix became the largest city in the nation to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day as a holiday. The unanimous vote from Phoenix City Council Wednesday officially recognizes the second Monday in October as Indigenous...

Phoenix may soon adopt Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Indigenous Peoples' Day may soon be an official holiday in Phoenix. In an unanimous vote, a subcommittee recommended City Council approval of a resolution for the commemoration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day to be celebrated annually the second Monday...