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January 4, 2023
Bates, Arkansas State Press co-founder, was a mentor to the students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
December 9, 2022
Arkansas native Jaylen Smith has made history as the youngest Black mayor ever to be elected in the country.
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November 17, 2022
Charles Robinson, interim chancellor since August 2021, was elected as the University of Arkansas' first Black chancellor.
November 8, 2022
Voters in five states are deciding on Election Day whether to approve recreational marijuana, a move that could signal a…
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October 5, 2022
Arkansas gubernatorial Democratic nominee Chris Jones closes the gap against Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders ahead of the midterm election.
August 22, 2022
Three Arkansas law enforcement officers were suspended Sunday following social media outrage over a video that shows a suspect being…
Little Rock Nine Anniversary
July 21, 2022
The Little Rock Board of Directors has voted to temporarily halt the granting of permits for the area made famous…
July 18, 2022
The National Association of Colored Women's Clubs will celebrate its 126th anniversary in Little Rock this month.
June 29, 2022
The Latimore Tourist Home was one of the places that provided overnight accommodations to Black Americans traveling in the South.
June 14, 2022
Guyana-born Brigadier-General Leland Tony Shepherd has made history as the first Black man to command the Arkansas Army National Guard. 
June 2, 2022
Opera in the Rock's season begins in September with its "Masked Gala," featuring acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves.
June 1, 2022
Beverly Burkett and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Small Farm Program want to keep those Black farms in…
May 23, 2022
Here's what to watch in Tuesday’s 2022 primary elections in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas and Minnesota.
May 12, 2022
Deborah McBride, the late inmate’s mother, said her teenage son had a normal life expectancy before dying in jail last…
May 5, 2022
It took trips over state lines, navigating roads and laws, for a South Dakota mother of two to get abortion…
Flyer for Juneteenth event
April 28, 2022
I love Black Twitter. I love the way it can mine a wheelbarrow worth of golden humor from a mountain…
April 20, 2022
An Arkansas couple married for 82-years has been honored for being the longest-married couple in the state. 
Portrait Of Run-DMC At Grammy Awards
April 19, 2022
A traveling pop-up art exhibition, 'And the Beat Don't Stop: 50 Years of Hip-Hop,' is open at Little Rock's Mosaic…
April 14, 2022
Informed of a shooting, Sheriff Rick Hickman sought details about its location. "Oh, really?" he reportedly said. "Black people then."
March 28, 2022
Nelson Hackett fled Fayetteville, Arkansas, on horseback in July 1841 seeking freedom in Canada, but he was extradited.