Arkansas
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Black-owned services draw Facebook fans
The “Little Rock Black Owned Businesses & Services” Facebook group — where small-businesses advertise their goods and services and customers…
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Greenwood Scholarship Recipient to Study Electrical Engineering
Photo Submitted Gavin Holland U of A alumni Sherman Black and Lynnette Reeder Black have announced this…
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A push to revive schools in nation’s fastest-shrinking city • Arkansas Advocate
The momentum to revitalize has never been stronger. The district has regained control after a state takeover. The district’s new…
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Support for Black business expands | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
BOSTON — When Mahdi Hashemian of Cambridge, Mass., was looking for a bicycle for his 7-year-old daughter Zeynab last week,…
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How Black Educators in America’s Fastest-Shrinking City Are Reimagining Teacher Pipelines
This article, published in partnership with the nonprofit education newsroom The 74, is part of a special series focused on…
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Sericia Latrice Battle Cole | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Sericia Cole is one of those people who make Little Rock feel like a small town. To go to lunch…
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How Black Educators in America’s Fastest-Shrinking City Are Reimagining Teacher Pipelines – The 74
The momentum to revitalize has never been stronger. The district has regained control after a state takeover. The district’s new…
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New Digital Series Celebrates Minority Artisans, Entrepreneurs – Arkansas Soul
Epiphany “Big Piph” Morrow is an active hip hop ambassador who has participated in talks, workshops, events and performances in…
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Hall of Fame inducts soldier | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
LITTLE ROCK — For years, Army Lt. Col. Yolonda Summons just knew she was going to be a physician. She…
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Marker to honor Black man lynched in NLR in 1906
A free-standing historical marker will be installed at an intersection in downtown North Little Rock to honor a Black man…
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