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During his tenure as governor, Winthrop Rockefeller appointed more African Americans to state positions than ever before. This included William “Sonny”…

The centennial of former governor Winthrop Rockefeller’s birth in May is followed by the centennial of former governor Sid McMath’s birth in June. McMath…

Little Rock and North Little Rock are home to three of the oldest seats of African American higher education in Arkansas. Arkansas Baptist College was…

Little Rock and North Little Rock are home to three of the oldest seats of higher education in Arkansas. North Little Rock’s Shorter College, an African…

The black power movement, a new burst of African American activism that emerged in the late 1960s, has some intriguing links to Arkansas. Eldridge…

Although Arkansas is often portrayed as a moderate, even progressive state in terms of its race relations, indicative statistics can sometimes tell a…

Although Arkansas is often portrayed as a moderate, even progressive state in terms of its race relations, indicative statistics can sometimes tell a…

Ulysses Scott (U.S.) Bond was born in Madison, Arkansas, in 1897, the tenth of eleven sons of Scott Winfield Bond and Magnolia Bond. U.S. Bond worked with…

This month at its commencement ceremony UALR will award an honorary doctorate to Marvell civil rights activist Gertrude Jackson. Black women like Jackson…

This month at its commencement ceremony UALR will award an honorary doctorate to Marvell civil rights activist Gertrude Jackson. Black women like Jackson…