Here’s hoping Tremaine Jasper gets some rest, because he’s going to be busy over the next few days.

The owner and managing editor of PHXSoul.com has more Juneteenth events than his schedule can accommodate.

“I’d say within the last five years, you’ve seen an explosion in events … This year, we’ve got about 20 events coming to the Valley,” Jasper said.

Jasper sees this as a good problem to have.

But for me, it’s still a problem.

The Black population across the Valley has been growing so quickly that it’s hard to measure, especially since transplants such as myself are all over the area from Glendale to Gilbert and beyond.

But about 10% of all newcomers to Maricopa County from 2010 to 2020 were Black, making it a hub for something of a new “Great Migration.”

This New Black Phoenix has led to new policymakers at the state, city and school board levels, new churches and church leaders, and a thriving business community.

From my perspective, everybody seems to have two major things in common:

They all want to contribute to make Phoenix........

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