Professor Airic Hughes connects the dots between Black geographies and white terrorism in this reprint from Visionairi’s The Preservation.
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Welcome to the Juke Joint: Tickets for Blues Legend, Hall of Famer and Two-Time GRAMMY Award winner, Bobby Rush is an up close experience. Learn more about the Juke Joint Project.
A recently leaked flyer for a since-canceled Little Rock Juneteenth event opens the discussion on poorly-consulted cultural events.
The new Arkansas Black Music Expo will celebrate African American music with local and regional performers from a variety of genres.
A new Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families report recommends aggressive strategies to address the critical state of Black women’s health.
Rev. Shantell Hinton Hill shares her reflections on the loss of two Black women who were in need, yet worlds apart.
A Mosaic Templars Cultural Center exhibit celebrates 50 years of hip-hop and its far-reaching impact on African American culture.
In this personal essay, Olive Vine shares the story of activist Dawn Jeffrey as she explores the concept of the humanity of heroes.
Photographer Aaron R. Turner explores the ideas of home and resilience in the Arkansas Delta in an exhibition on display at Walton Arts Center through Apr. 3.
Destinee Rogers is the eighth head coach of the Arkansas State University women’s basketball team and the first Black woman to hold the position.
“The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Cultural, and the Sonic Impulse” is on view Mar. 12-July 25 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
After years of conversations and the passage of a federal law, a large portrait of Scipio Jones is on display at a Little Rock post office bearing his name.
Lawmakers honored nine colleagues who will be leaving the Arkansas Senate this year including Democratic Sen. Joyce Elliott.
Immigrant designers who participated in INTERFORM sewing courses will have their work displayed on the runway during NWA Fashion Week Mar. 10-12.
The new 10 Minutes Matter initiative encourages Arkansas parents to spend 10 minutes every day reading to their children five and younger.
A new UA Little Rock program will provide child care funding to eligible students as well as access to campus and community services.
“School Girls, Or, The African Mean Girls Play” will be on stage at The Rep in Little Rock March 2-20, 2022.
Two Black Arkansans are serving on the USDA’s new Equity Commission which is making recommendations to address historical discriminatory practices.
In this episode, we talk with two Black women about their experience as judges, the importance of diversifying the courts and how to educate the public about the judicial system.
The work of Memphis painter Carl E. Moore is on display at the Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff through Apr. 30.
In this Op-Ed piece, Leron McAdoo discusses the importance of recruiting and retaining Black male educators who can positively impact the lives of Black students.
UA Little Rock researchers are working on a project to develop resources for faith leaders who want to discuss racial justice with their congregations.
Retired Col. Erica Ingram will be honored at the King Kennedy Awards Feb. 19. She was the first Black woman to be promoted to colonel in the Arkansas National Guard.
FORGE, Inc. — the oldest revolving community loan fund in Arkansas — assists minority entrepreneurs by providing resources to start or grow their business.
The Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative is working to help more Black-led organizations access funding to serve their communities.