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Harvey Matthews was born in the River Road community. He stands with Macedonia Baptist Church First Lady, Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, also president of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition. She has led the fight to preserve and prevent further desecration of the cemetery.

Slavery descendants fight to memorialize a cemetery in Maryland

Development has forced many historically Black communities around the country to uproot and disperse. Cemeteries often remain the only proof that those communities existed.

Hold Your (Literary) Horses! An Exceedingly Equine Herd Of Books

From classic Westerns to racy romances, horses carry so many beloved books. Here are 10 four-legged tales to take you all over the globe.

John Thurston announces run for state treasurer

Today on The Outline: Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston announces a run for the state treasurer next year. Also, financial technology leaders meet in Little Rock for the Vencent Fintech Summit. Plus, a UAMS researcher receives a grant to continue Alzheimer's research.

Another Weekend, Another Music Festival Begins

Artosphere Festival gets underway this weekend throughout northwest Arkansas, but that's only a portion of the wide variety of live music available in the next week.

Joseph Shapiro

Joseph Shapiro is a NPR News Investigations correspondent.

Manatees are large marine mammals native to Florida that spend their time grazing on sea grass in shallow coastal areas. Since January, recorded manatee deaths have been nearly triple that of the same period for each of the past five years.

As Seagrass Habitats Decline, Florida Manatees Are Dying Of Starvation

The mammals were removed from the endangered species list in 2017, but algae blooms and overdevelopment have killed 46,000 acres of seagrass, leaving manatees without enough to eat.

In the fall of 2017, left, Stream Tracker volunteer John Hammond found this creek near Fort Collins, Colo., to be dry. A year later, it was flowing again.

How Pokemon Inspired A Citizen Science Project To Monitor Tiny Streams

How do we accurately forecast the amount of water that will be available any given year? It's not easy. But some Colorado scientists think they're onto a possible solution — inspired by Pokemon.

This is one of 12 rain forest landscapes by Abel Rodriguez, part of his ink-and-watercolor series <em>Ciclo anual del bosque de la vega</em> (Seasonal changes in the flooded rain forest).<strong> </strong>

A Self-Taught Artist Paints The Rain Forest By Memory

He'd never drawn before. Then he was asked to depict the Colombian rain forest he knew so well. Naturalists cherish the ink-and-watercolor works of Abel Rodriguez. And so do art lovers.

Groundwater Is Drying Up Fast Under Western States, Study Finds

The Colorado River Basin, which supplies irrigation and groundwater for most of the West, is drying up faster than expected. Part of the problem is a drought-driven over-reliance on groundwater.

A span for the new Broadway Bridge is under construction along the north bank of the Arkansas River, with the old Broadway Bridge in the background.

Broadway Bridge To Close Wednesday For Demolition, Many Fear Impact On Traffic

Final preparations are being made before the Broadway Bridge between Little Rock and North Little Rock closes Wednesday. It will then be demolished,...

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