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Jesse B. Slayton Sr., born December 6, 1897, was a pioneering force in American media. In 1940, he purchased Atlanta’s WERD for $50,000, making him the first Black American to own and operate a radio station in the US.
#LBE #OnThisDay #OTD #jessebslayton #livedexperience #pioneer #atlanta #werd
December 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Dorothy Height was a pioneering civil rights activist whose leadership shaped 20th century social justice movements. Ms. Height helped guide the 1963 March on Washington, even as women’s voices were often marginalized. Her legacy endures as a model of transformative advocacy. #LBE #dorothyheight
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A fundraiser for the Sunnyside @marketofdreamsflagstaff will be on Saturday, November 15th, 11am to 4pm, 2136 N. Fourth Street. Check out what Jana from Pampered Chef has to offer, and Pampered Chef will donate a portion of every order to the Market of Dreams!

#LBE #sunnyside #marketofdreams
November 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Join us for brunch as we serve those who have served us.
1️⃣ 1️⃣ Tuesday, November 11th 2025
1️⃣ 1️⃣ 11am to 2pm
2️⃣ 1️⃣ 3️⃣ 6️⃣ Sunnyside Market of Dreams / Mercado de los Sueños, 2136 N. Fourth Street, Flagstaff AZ 86004
🔆 Free and open to the community!
#LBE #veteransday
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Join us to celebrate our local artists for September's LBE Artist Spotlight featuring the wonderful Cecily Warden!
✴️Artist Spotlight Reception ✴️
1️⃣9️⃣Friday, 9/19/25
6️⃣▶️8️⃣ 6pm-8pm
2️⃣1️⃣3️⃣6️⃣Sunnyside Market of Dreams, 2136 N. Fourth Street
#LBE #livedblackexperience #artistspotlight #onelove
September 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Ms. Miriam Benjamin was born in Charleston, SC on 9/16/1861. She became the second Black woman in U.S. history to be awarded a patent for her invention, the Gong and Signal Chair on July 17th 1888.
#LBE #miriambenjamin #unhidden #signalchair #inventors
September 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The Sunnyside Neighborhood Association of Flagstaff, Inc. (SNA) presents Fiesta de la Independencia,Sun 9/14, 12-5, Flagstaff Mall. Vendors can apply online at SunnysideMarketofDreams.square.site. Market@SunnysideNeighborhoodAssociation.com
#sunnyside #fiestadelaindependencia #flagstaff #SNA #LBE
September 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Franchesca Ramsey. Her reflective 2018 collection of essays “Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist” details her unplanned role as an activist against racism and online harassment.
#LBE #franchescaramsey #blackwriters #LivedExperience
September 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The Sunnyside Sunflowers in Bloom CommUnity Art Project
invites you to participate!
Tues, 9/16, 5pm -Sunnyside Market of Dreams
2136 N. Fourth Street
Thur, 9/18, 5pm - Sunnyside Market of Dreams
Fri, 9/27, 2:30pm - Hal Jensen Rec Center, 2403 N. Izabel St
#sunnyside #communityart #marketofdreams
August 31, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Free workshop! Tues,8/26/25,12pm-2pm. How to Create Your Own In-Home Child Care Business at the Sunnyside Market of Dreams, 2136 N. Fourth Street, Flagstaff 86004. Presented by First Things First. Register at docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS....

#firstthingsfirst #childcare #flagstaff #sunnyside #lbe
August 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
🟧You're invited!
🟦LBE Sunday Dinner
🟥Sunday, August 24th, 1pm to 3pm
🟪Market of Dreams, 2136 N. Fourth Street, Flagstaff 86004
📣Sunnyside Market of Dreams Artisan Interest meeting is at 2:30pm
This is a community event! Come as you are. 😃
#LBE #community #marketofdreams #CommunitySupport
August 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Indigenous Code Talkers Celebration, Honoring All Indigenous Code Talkers. Mon, 8/11/25, 9am-1pm AZ .Market of Dreams, 2136 N. Fourth Street, FLG AZ 86004. Presented by the City of Flagstaff, Indigenous Commission, NACA, Desert Financial, Arizona Complete Health, and the United States Marine Corps.
August 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. According to KFF, a nonprofit health policy research organization, "[a]dults identify cost concerns...and Hispanic, Black, and Asian adults disproportionately report additional challenges..." #LBE #mentalhealth
July 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Join us TONIGHT (Wed, 6/18/25) to honor the artwork of Ms. Vivienne Clark. 5pm to 7pm, 2136 N. Fourth Street, Flagstaff AZ 86004
⚡Thursday, 6/19: Songs of Survival, 4:30pm to 6pm, Market of Dreams, 2136 N. Fourth Street
⚡Sunday, 6/22: LBE Juneteenth Celebration! 12pm-5pm, Heritage Square, downtown
June 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Our Favorite Books review is from Olivia N., a local first grader. She breaks down why she wants to be a doctor so she can help other kids like her brother. Thank you Olivia!😊🔥

#LBE #bookreview #doctor #sunnyside
June 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
#LBE continues celebrating Juneteenth with Songs of Survival, A Spiritual Journey featuring Cha'Mira & Josh Adams.
1️⃣9️⃣Thursday, June 19th 2025
4️⃣3️⃣0️⃣4:30pm to 6:00pm
2️⃣1️⃣3️⃣6️⃣Market of Dreams, 2136 N. Fourth Street, Flagstaff AZ 86004
#LBE #Juneteenth #flagstaff #sunnyside #songsofourspirit
June 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Opal Lee, affectionately known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," has spent her life turning hope into action. Juneteenth is now recognized not just as a celebration of emancipation, but as a call to remember, reflect, and strive toward a more just future.
#LBE #juneteenth #opallee
June 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Come hang out with us!
🟥LBE Juneteenth Celebration on the Square
🟧Sunday, June 22nd 2025
🟩12pm to 5pm
🟦Heritage Square, Downtown Flagstaff
Live entertainment, cultural performances, craft vendors, and more!
#LBE #juneteenth #celebrate #flagstaff #sunnyside

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June 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"Love is like the sea. It’s a moving thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from the shore it meets, and it’s different with every shore." Zora Neale Hurston authored stories detailing Black life & folklore in the American south.
#LBE #zoranealehurston #ontheshelf #herod #BlackLiterature
June 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
⚡️Attention health care, resource, holistic, physical therapy, mental health, youth sports providers & enthusiasts! Spread the word about your services at the #LBE Health, Resources, and Youth Sports Symposium, Monday 6/16, 1pm to 6pm, Hal Jensen Recreation Center, 2403 N. Izabel Street, Flagstaff.
May 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🔴🟠 Last Call for Vendors! Register online at sunnysidemarketofdreams.square.site. Informational vendors, email TheLBEProject@gmail.com to sign up.
🟩 Sunday, June 22nd 2025, 12pm to 5pm
🟧 Heritage Square, Downtown Flagstaff
⬛️ Entertainment,music
#juneteenth #LBE #flagstaff #celebrate #ThankYouPRIDE
May 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In memoriam, for those we've lost. #MemorialDay #LBE #sunnyside
May 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Join Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet School for Tianguis!
📅Friday, May 2nd, 3pm to 7pm.
📍3401 N. Fourth Street, Flagstaff AZ 86004

#puentedehozho #flagstaff #tianguis
May 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Mvezo, South Africa on 7/18/18. He worked as a lawyer in Johannesburg after studying law at the Univ. of Fort Hare in Eastern Cape. He was elected as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 in a full democratic election. #LBE #nelsonmandela
April 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Dr. George Edward Alcorn, Jr. was born in Indianapolis, IN on 3/22/40. His father’s job as a car mechanic sparked young George’s interest in engineering. He developed the Airborne LIDAR Topographic Mapping System (ALTMS) & helped create the X-ray spectrometer.
#LBE #howarduniversity #georgealcorn
April 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM