November 30, 2011
World Premier Screening of Sharon La Cruise’s  ”Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock”
November 14, 2011
On November 14, 2011, The UALR Institute on Race andEthnicity hosted a public forum to discuss the legal issues behind a recentdecision of the Cherokee Nation to revoke citizenship from CherokeeFreedman, descendants of Africans who were enslaved by Cherokee people. Over 60 community people, students, and faculty attended the forum, which was co-sponsored by the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law, Black Law StudentsAssociation, and the Little Rock Racial and Cultural Diversity Commission. Representatives from the Office of the Attorney General, Arkansas Arts Council, and the City of Little Rock were present. Panelists discussed historical, political and legal issues surrounding events. Attendees gave the event high marks and expressed an interest in receiving information about future programs.
November 8, 2011
Michelle Alexander, Professor of law and author, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, November 8, 2011, BlessTheMic, Season Seven: The Sisters Speak lecture series, Philander Smith College Read more –>
November 3, 2011
Race, Law and Justice Scholar Panel, November 3, 2011, North Carolina Central University (NCCU), Raleigh-Durham, NC, co-sponsored with the NCCU Political Science Department.
September 25, 2011
In light of the popularity of the best-selling book and film, “The Help,” UALR’s Institute on Race and Ethnicity and Pyramid Art, Books, and Custom Framing co-sponsored a community discussion, “The Help: Black and White Women’s Relationships: Past, Present, and Future,” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at Pyramid at 1001 Wright Ave., Suite C.
With more than 50 people in attendance, the discussion was energized and meaningful.
