UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture Launches Online Exhibit Commemorating Arkansas’s First African American Optometrist
The Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has launched a new online exhibit exploring the life and achievements of Dr. William Townsend, a civil rights leader in Arkansas who was the first African American licensed to practice optometry in the state.
UA Little Rock receives grant to commemorate history of Arkansas civil rights leader William Townsend
The Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a grant to explore the cultural and political sphere of Dr. William Townsend, an Arkansas civil rights leader and the first African American licensed to practice optometry in the state.
UA Little Rock professor helps pass bill to honor Civil Rights Attorney Scipio Jones
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock history professor helped U.S. Rep. French Hill in his effort to pass legislation to honor Arkansas lawyer Scipio A. Jones.
UA Little Rock to host 7th annual Hoops for Kids Sake
The Arkansas House and the Arkansas Senate will battle it out – not in the legislative chambers – but on the basketball court at the Jack Stephens Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to raise money for a good cause.
UA Little Rock to host legislative charity basketball game
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host the fifth annual Hoops for Kids Sake at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the UA Little Rock Jack Stephens Center.