A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_URI::$config is deprecated
Filename: core/URI.php
Line Number: 102
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Router::$uri is deprecated
Filename: core/Router.php
Line Number: 128
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$benchmark is deprecated
Filename: core/Controller.php
Line Number: 83
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$hooks is deprecated
Filename: core/Controller.php
Line Number: 83
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$config is deprecated
Filename: core/Controller.php
Line Number: 83
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$log is deprecated
Filename: core/Controller.php
Line Number: 83
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$utf8 is deprecated
Filename: core/Controller.php
Line Number: 83
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$uri is deprecated
Filename: core/Controller.php
Line Number: 83
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$exceptions is deprecated
Filename: core/Controller.php
Line Number: 83
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$router is deprecated
Filename: core/Controller.php
Line Number: 83
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$output is deprecated
Filename: core/Controller.php
Line Number: 83
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$security is deprecated
Filename: core/Controller.php
Line Number: 83
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$input is deprecated
Filename: core/Controller.php
Line Number: 83
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$lang is deprecated
Filename: core/Controller.php
Line Number: 83
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$template is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 1284
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$agent is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 1284
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Tank_auth::$ci is deprecated
Filename: libraries/Tank_auth.php
Line Number: 27
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Tank_auth.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$session is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 1284
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Tank_auth.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$db is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 397
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Tank_auth.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_DB_mysqli_driver::$failover is deprecated
Filename: database/DB_driver.php
Line Number: 372
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Tank_auth.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$users is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 359
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Tank_auth.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$tank_auth is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 1284
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$form_validation is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 1284
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$content_type_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 359
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$links_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 359
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$page_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 359
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$string_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 359
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$shortcodes is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 1284
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$date_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 359
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$menu_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 359
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$users_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 359
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$banner_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 359
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Public_base.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$headers_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 359
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$mobile_header_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 359
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$thumbs_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 359
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Opengraph::$_ci is deprecated
Filename: libraries/Opengraph.php
Line Number: 39
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Opengraph.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property Pages::$opengraph is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 1284
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$load is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$benchmark is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$hooks is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$config is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$log is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$utf8 is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$uri is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$exceptions is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$router is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$output is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$security is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$input is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$lang is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$template is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$agent is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$session is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$db is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$users is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$tank_auth is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$form_validation is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$content_type_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$links_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$page_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$string_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$shortcodes is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$date_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$menu_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$users_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$banner_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$headers_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$mobile_header_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$thumbs_model is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/index.php
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: 8192
Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Loader::$opengraph is deprecated
Filename: core/Loader.php
Line Number: 932
Backtrace:
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
File: /home/legendsmag/public_html/application/controllers/Pages.php
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Legends Magazine | Preserving African American Heritage
Sometimes, the best ideas don’t come from your dreams, brainstorming or prior life experiences. Sometimes, they come from the mind of a 7-year-old. In early 2023, NBRPA Director Bob Elliott and his wife, Beverely, unveiled the African American Museum of Southern Arizona. However, they don’t take full credit for creating the idea.
For Bob and Beverely, the idea of establishing a museum that was solely dedicated to local African Americans came from their grandson, Jody.
In February 2021, Jody was in first grade and got a school assignment to write a report on an African-American hero of his choice in recognition of Black History Month. Jody asked his grandmother what local museum he could go to to research stories about African-American heroes.
“I had to tell him there’s not one in Tucson,” Beverely told Legends Magazine in a phone interview. “I checked with some friends, and it turns out there was not one in the state of Arizona.”
Sometimes, the best ideas don’t come from your dreams, brainstorming or prior life experiences. Sometimes, they come from the mind of a 7-year-old. In early 2023, NBRPA Director Bob Elliott and his wife, Beverely, unveiled the African American Museum of Southern Arizona. However, they don’t take full credit for creating the idea.
For Bob and Beverely, the idea of establishing a museum that was solely dedicated to local African Americans came from their grandson, Jody.
In February 2021, Jody was in first grade and got a school assignment to write a report on an African-American hero of his choice in recognition of Black History Month. Jody asked his grandmother what local museum he could go to to research stories about African-American heroes.
“I had to tell him there’s not one in Tucson,” Beverely told Legends Magazine in a phone interview. “I checked with some friends, and it turns out there was not one in the state of Arizona.”
As disappointed as Jody was, he looked at his grandparents and said, “I think you guys should start one, and I will help you.”
And that’s what they did.
Putting together a museum with a great collection of artifacts typically takes about five-to-10 years, but the Elliotts managed to receive a wide variety of donated items in just under five months. These items range from different historical artifacts to legacy stories to interactive lessons.
Throughout the museum, you will be able to view items that relate to the CROWN Act, poems, sculptures, a section where you can build your own family tree and much more.
In early 2023, the doors of the African American Museum of Southern Arizona swung open to the public for the first time, marking a huge moment not only for the city's history, but for the state of Arizona as well.
“They told us about 70-to-80 people would show up to the grand opening – 362 people lined up to come to the museum,” Elliot said. “Almost everyone made a small donation as they were leaving the museum.”
Former and current NBA players are finding ways to contribute to the museum as well. Hall-of-Famer Julius Erving will be holding a fireside conversation at the museum soon. In February, current NBA star Harrison Barnes and his wife, Brittany, made a donation to the museum.
“It’s nice to see current players and former players embrace this project and this mission,” Bob said. “The league, the Players Association, the Retired Players Association – having everyone come together is always a good feeling.”
If you would like to donate to the African American Museum of Southern Arizona, you can visit aamsaz.org and click the “Donate Now” button. You can also contact the museum (or Bob and Beverely directly) and say you would like to make a donation.
Bob was a three-time academic and athletic All-American at the University of Arizona. He led his team to a Western Athletic Conference championship and two NCAA Tournament appearances. He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers but spent the majority of his time in the NBA with the New Jersey Nets.
Elliott now serves as a Board of Director for the NBRPA.
