April 18, 2019 – Guests: Jay Hartman and Morris Williams, Jr. of the Pi Omicron chapter of Omegas of greater Little Rock & Bill Johnson, Development Director of Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation | The 7th Annual Omega Prostate/Colon Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk will be Saturday, April 27th at the Big Dam Bridge (Murray Park), 7600 Rebsamen…… MORE
April 11, 2019 – Guests: Carol Johnson, J.D., M.A., Executive Director of Arkansas Fair Housing Commission | Arkansas Fair Housing Commission hosts its annual Fair Housing/Fair Lending Conference, “Building the Next Generation of Diverse Arkansas Communities,” April 16th-19th at the Downtown Marriott Hotel in Little Rock. The conference constitutes Arkansas’ single largest fair housing educational outreach program and…… MORE
April 04, 2019 – Guests: Dr. Bala (Dr. Appathurai Balamurugan), State Chronic Disease Director & Medical Director; and Latoya Slaughter, Nurse Coordinator | The Office of Minority Health & Health disparities at the Department of Health is on a mission to increase public awareness about heart disease and stroke among African Americans & Latinos in…… MORE
March 28, 2019 – Guests: Dustin Barnes, Communications Coordinator for the North Little Rock School District; O’Shayla Muldrow, High School Student; and Alex Stafford, Eight Grader | The North Little Rock School District is currently registering student during its School Choice through May 1st, 2019. Students outside of the NLR School District, excluding those in Pulaski County School District are…… MORE
George Cotton, UAPB Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement, announced that the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will host the second annual Juneteenth in the Bluff: Arts & Culture Festival on Friday, June 20th 5p.m. to 11p.m. in Pine Bluff’s downtown Delta Rhythm and Bayous Cultural District at 3rd & Main Streets. The festival, sponsored…
Reverend Willie Wade and Diablo Coleman invite the public to the Hot Springs Juneteenth Celebration taking place this Saturday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at 112 Orange Street in Hot Springs. The celebration will include a historical reflection on the origins of Juneteenth and a keynote address from Reverend Dr. Chris Jones. This year’s…
Fitzs Hill with Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) a private Baptist-affiliated, historically Black college in Little Rock. Founded in 1884 as the Minister’s Institute, ABC was initially funded by the Colored Baptists of the State of Arkansas. It is the only historically Black Baptist college west of the Mississippi River. Summer and fall semesters are coming…
Maria Hollowell, president of the Little Rock NAACP, along with event chair Carla Williams and Michael Nellum of Phi Beta Sigma, inviting the community to the NAACP End of School Year Bash. The event takes place next Saturday, May 31, from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM at Watson Elementary School. Families can enjoy free food,…