Black History

The Fort Smith Museum of History presents "History Alive: Her Story" Saturday at 1 p.m., featuring 10 women from the region's past, including Mame Stewart Josenberger.

Randy Dixon of the Pryor Center joins Kyle Kellams to trace Jesse Jackson's decades of ties to Arkansas, from civil rights rallies to the Clinton years and beyond.

Historian Janet Allured discusses the life of Theressa Hoover, a Fayetteville native who led United Methodist Women for over 20 years and broke barriers for Black women in faith.

Historian Ashley Farmer discusses her book "Queen Mother," tracing Audley Moore’s decades of activism in Black nationalism, reparations and organizing — and why her story still resonates today.

The annual symposium hosted by the Black History Commission of Arkansas and the Arkansas State Archives is tomorrow at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock. Shaping the Future of Education: Black Education Then & Now will include a presentation from Matthew Caston, educator and historian about Southland College.

On today's show, remembering Southland College, an Arkansas school that made history in the shadow of the Civil War. Pus, a conversation with author Johnny Compton about his new horror novel "Dead First."

A preview of the Feb. 7 symposium from the Black History Commission of Arkansas in Little Rock, as historian Ralph Wilcox explains the origins, reach and fragile legacy of Rosenwald schools across the South.

University of Arkansas Honors College will offer a 2025 seminar on Nelson Hackett, whose 1841 escape from slavery in Fayetteville shaped debates on abolition across the U.S., Canada, and Britain.

On today' show, we learn that Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is sharing more indigenous artwork through a landmark acquisition. We also hear how the University of Arkansas is sharing an important part of Fayetteville and American history. Plus, a new edition of "The Other Way" with Becca Martin Brown.

The city of Fayetteville is moving forward with a resolution to cooperate on racial equity trainings, despite a state law challenging diversity, equity and inclusion policies by local governments.