We have to build a bridge of trust strong enough to bear the weight of the truth we have to tell.
– Reverend John Coleman
Hope in the Cities, Richmond, VA
The Institute on Race and Ethnicity was launched July 9-10, 2011, at a celebration and commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Riders coming to Little Rock to desegregate the Trailways Bus Terminal.
This commemoration was the perfect event to launch the Institute on Race and Ethnicity since the Institute is charged with continuing the work of the Civil Rights Movement by researching the racial divide in Arkansas and working with others in the state to promote racial and ethnic justice. Read more →
