14 plaques to be added to Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail
Fourteen names will be added this week to the Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail, a project of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institute on Race and Ethnicity.
UALR institute announces 14 new Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail honorees
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institute on Race and Ethnicity has announced the names of the honorees for the 2015 Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail. This year’s theme is … UALR institute announces 14 new Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail honorees
Congressman, former Freedom Rider, speaks to packed crowd
The UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity and Mosaic Templars Cultural Center hosted Congressman John Lewis, who spoke to a packed house on Sunday, April 27.
Big Six Civil Rights Leader U.S. Rep John Lewis in Little Rock April 27
Congressman John Lewis, one of America’s most iconic and prominent civil rights leaders, will be a featured author at this year’s Arkansas Literary Festival.
White House Deputy Director to discuss award-winning film Thursday
The UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity will host Dr. Ivory A. Toldson, deputy director for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, at 4 p.m. Thursday, … White House Deputy Director to discuss award-winning film Thursday
Lewis to receive Oakley Award
The Association for Gravestone Studies will present the Oakley Certificate of Merit Award to University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor of history Dr. Johanna Miller Lewis, along with three … Lewis to receive Oakley Award
Diversity Council to address suicide among African American youth Oct. 31
The first Diversity Council “Brown Bag Lunch and Learn” of the fall semester will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, in room G of the Donaghey Student … Diversity Council to address suicide among African American youth Oct. 31
Watch Sundance winner, ‘Drug War Movie’
A viewing of the documentary “The House I Live In,” known as the “Drug War Movie,” will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in the Student Services Center … Watch Sundance winner, ‘Drug War Movie’
Business and civil rights leaders to be honored 50 years later
Ozell Sutton, the first black newspaper reporter to work for a white-owned newspaper in Arkansas, will be honored for his role in the 1963 desegregation of downtown Little Rock businesses.
My Summer as an Intern
Spending your summer working may not seem like the greatest option, but four UALR students who interned on campus found the experience both fun and enriching.