The Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission is hosting a Juneteenth Celebration at Dumas High School.
The Coalition of Black Professionals and the “Anxiety is a Mutha” podcast are hosting a Black Business Expo and the B.O.L.D. Awards in June 18-19 in El Dorado.
The Elaine Legacy Center is hosting its Second annual Juneteenth on Juneteenth event on June 19 at 3pm.
The Forrest City Juneteenth Committee is hosting a League of Extraordinary Dads Luncheon June 12.
The Hot Springs MLK/Juneteenth Committee is hosting a celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Historic Farmers Market on Orange Street.
Arkansas State University is inviting the public to gather on the front steps of the Lakeport Plantation Home in Lake Village June 19 for a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment.
The Carver Alumni Association is hosting a one-day event June 19 at Lonoke City Park to celebrate Juneteenth.
United Community Organization is hosting several events to celebrate Juneteenth including a candlelight vigil, parade and Gospel concert.
Deep fried Twinkies and cotton candy will be available at a Juneteenth celebration in Parkin that’s raising money for the Alzheimer’s Association.
Pine Bluff’s celebration of Juneteenth features praise dancing, storytelling and food.
The Eddie Mae Herron Center and Museum is hosting a Juneteenth community celebration starting at 9 a.m. June 19 in Pocahontas.
There are two Juneteenth celebrations in Russellville this year — one James Park and one at the Depot Park in Downtown Russellville.
Music Moves is partnering with Interform to host Freedom Festival June 20 in downtown Springdale.
Texarkana is celebrating Juneteenth with a Best Sweet Potato Pie Contest, basketball tournament, and a Spades and Dominoes tournament.
June Dinner is a Juneteenth Festival that has been celebrated in Wilmar since the late 1800’s. It’s held on the third Saturday in June.
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s six-year graduation rate reached a record high of 40 percent for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Arkansas State University has selected Perdeta Bush as its new director of Title IX and Institutional Equity.
Quantia “Key” Fletcher is the new director of Mosaic Templars Cultural Center. She served as the museum’s deputy director for the past 8 eight years.
Philander Smith College is being awarded a $2.5 million grant to develop the HBCU Center of Excellence in Digital Education and Rural Workforce Development.
A two-year grant from the Windgate Foundation will support a University of Arkansas Pine Bluff program preparing students to become educators.
A UAMS researcher has received a five-year, $1.27 grant to work toward developing treatment options for acute myeloid leukemia patients.
West Coast rapper Murs is partnering with CACHE to bring a six-month, hip hop open mic and mentorship program to Arkansas.
Applications for the Arkansas Rent Relief Program open today. $173 million in federal funding will help eligible renters pay overdue and upcoming rent and utilities.
The Northwest Arkansas chapter of the NAACP is hosting an online forum to discuss the relationship between Black and Brown people with local police departments.
The Washington County Community Remembrance Project will unveil a memorial marker for three victims of racial terror lynching Saturday.