Volume 4

by Jennifer Bearden[i] Growing up I always envisioned my dream wedding. I spent many years as a young girl dreaming of my wedding dress, the ceremony, the reception, etc. I never imagined the reality of my wedding involving a whirlwind two-day trip to Washington, D.C., a sudden snow storm, or having such an informal ceremony. … Married in Arkansas

by Nicholas Kahn-Fogel In recent years, Western human rights activists, scholars, and politicians have worked to advance homosexual rights in Africa. Understandably, they have tended to frame their arguments in liberal, universalist terms. In 2011, President Obama instructed federal agencies to promote homosexual and transgender rights overseas. Last year, in Senegal, Obama argued that although … Western Universalism and African Homosexualities

We live in a democratic society where voting is a right of citizenship. History shows that democracy works bests when informed citizens exercise their voting right. In an attempt to help inform Arkansas voters about what they will see on the November 4th ballot, the Arkansas Journal of Social Change and Public Service offers the … A Review of the 2014 Arkansas Ballot Initiatives