Sophia Nourani is a producer and reporter. She is a graduate from the University of Arkansas with a BA in journalism and political science. Sophia was raised in San Antonio, Texas.
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A coalition of grassroots groups is racing to collect nearly 91,000 signatures by July 3 for two Arkansas ballot measures — one protecting direct democracy rights, one focused on public education.
The Arkansas Folklife Festival — a free, three-day celebration of the state's six cultural regions — comes to Riverfront Park in North Little Rock June 26-28, headlined by Bobby Rush and Lucinda Williams.
Padma Viswanathan, who teaches in the UofA MFA in Creative Writing and Translation, discusses her shortlisted translation of Ana Paula Maia's Brazilian novella "On Earth As It Is Beneath."