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. Continue reading “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 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. Continue reading “UA Little Rock receives grant to commemorate history of Arkansas civil rights leader William Townsend”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate is leading the education and preservation of African American history in Arkansas through his work at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Alum Brian Rodgers Brings African American History to Life at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center”
As a celebration of Black History Month, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Student Government Association will hold a virtual conversation with prominent Black leaders in Arkansas. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to hold virtual conversation with Mayor Scott, Sen. Elliott, and Jannie Cotton”
As an undergraduate student, Lauren Wilson, a native of Crossett, Arkansas, said the time she spent at her university’s multicultural center made a huge impact on her life. Continue reading “Love of Helping Students Leads to Inspiration for New Assistant Director of Multicultural Center”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a fireside conversation with Spencer Paysinger, former NFL linebacker and Super Bowl champion, on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to host Fireside Chat with NFL Star Spencer Paysinger”
Dr. Brian Mitchell, assistant professor of history at UA Little Rock, will serve as one of three presenters in a virtual symposium about the migration of Black Americans in Arkansas. Continue reading “Mitchell is featured speaker in Feb. 6 symposium on African American Migration in Arkansas”
Arkansas is well known for its location on the Trail of Tears, the pathway the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole tribes traveled through the state in the 1830s to new lands in the Indian Territory in modern-day Oklahoma. Continue reading “UA Little Rock class investigates Arkansas’s ‘other Trail of Tears’”
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate student is shedding light on long-overlooked contributions black communities in Arkansas made to the World War I effort. Continue reading “UA Little Rock researcher uncovers history of black activism during World War I”
Stanford-educated international emcee, speaker, and community builder Epiphany “Big Piph” Morrow will bring his unique one-man show, “The Glow: The Hopes and Ambitions of a Rhymer,” to UA Little Rock on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 6:30 p.m. Continue reading “Epiphany Morrow brings ‘The Glow’ to UA Little Rock”