The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law will host civil-rights activist Gloria Browne-Marshall at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23. Continue reading “UALR Bowen School of Law invites students to attend upcoming event”
An Arkansas town has embraced an open dialogue about race and ethnicity that participants hope can serve as a strong example to the rest of the nation. Continue reading “UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity helps bring unity to Camden”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institute on Race and Ethnicity will be renamed in honor of retiring Chancellor Joel E. Anderson, who was instrumental in the establishment of the institute in July 2011.
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The Institute on Race and Ethnicity at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock was honored with three awards from the Arkansas Historical Association.
Remaining African American History Month events include:
- Black Inventors/Student Invention Program: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, in Ledbetter A, B, C. This program highlights important contributions made by African American inventors. It is also a creative opportunity for UALR students to showcase their talents by competing in a student invention competition. Winning inventions will receive monetary awards. Contact the Office of Campus Life to sign up.
- “Black & Brown Lives: Justice Over Social Divides”: 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at the Clinton School of Public Service Sturgis Hall. Speakers will draw on their own professional experiences as “teaching artists” and community organizers to discuss movements and initiatives that are local to both Chicago and the South.
- Excellence in Service Award Presentation: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 27, in the Arkansas Capitol Building. Winthrop Rockefeller, Ozelle Sutton, and William Walker will be recognized for their contribution of service toward racial equity and unity. A student shuttle will be available.
For more information and to sign up for events, please contact the Office of Campus Life at 501.569.3308.
Little Rock-area residents and visitors have a new way to explore the city’s rich civil rights history.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institute on Race and Ethnicity and Little Rock city officials unveiled the Arkansas Civil Rights History Tour app Monday during a ceremony at UALR.
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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 “Politics and Law” to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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On Saturday, Sept. 19, Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History Dr. John Kirk, director of the UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity, will conduct a book signing as part of the ACANSA Arts Festival. The signing is scheduled to occur before the performance of “Blood at the Root” — a play based on Jena 6-related events in Louisiana — at the Argenta Community Theater.
Kirk also will be featured at 8 a.m. Saturday on KATV Channel 7’s Daybreak along with Leatrice Russ Glenns, the sister of Carnell Russ, whose death Kirk wrote about in the Arkansas Times and Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Kirk plans a longer article on the topic this fall in Arkansas Historical Quarterly.
In addition, Kirk and Glenns are scheduled to appear on KTHV Channel 11’s morning show on Thursday, Sept. 24, to discuss the Russ case and to promote Carnell Russ Community Unity Day Sept. 26 in Star City. Kirk will speak during the event, as he has the past four years.
At 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Institute on Race and Ethnicity, Sanderia Faye will conduct a book reading/signing of her first novel, “Mourner’s Bench.” The book is based on events in Gould, Arkansas, during the civil rights-movement era. The institute is located in Suite 202 on the second floor of the Ottenheimer Library on the UALR campus.
The new director of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Institute on Race and Ethnicity is a native of Great Britain who garnered international acclaim for his research and writings on race and the civil rights movement — with a particular focus on Little Rock.
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A UALR graduate student has received a scholarship from the greater Little Rock chapter of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA), an organization dedicated to the advancement of black public leadership in local and state governments.
Reteisha Byrd, a master of public administration graduate student from Helena-West Helena, was given the distinction during the NFBPA “Marks of Excellence” ceremony held Saturday, April 4, at the Clinton Presidential Center.
Byrd is the second MPA student from UALR to be awarded this scholarship over the last two years.
Byrd is a graduate assistant and is currently working with Assistant Professor of Public Administration Michael Craw on a project evaluating the impact of Little Rock’s neighborhood and property owner associations on crime, blight and redevelopment.
The project is funded by UALR’s Institute on Race and Ethnicity and Institute of Government.
“Reteisha’s help has proven very valuable in moving this evaluation project forward, and her ability to learn new software quickly and work independently have been important assets,” said Craw.
“It was wonderful to receive this award,” said Byrd. “I am very appreciative of the recognition from the chapter.”