Black History

Fayetteville cut the ribbon on Ralph "Buddy" Hayes Park last week, honoring the musician and community leader once known as the "Mayor of Dickson Street."

The Northwest Arkansas Juneteenth celebration returns Saturday for its 30th year. The free event runs 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Upper Ramble in Fayetteville, with live music headlined by Avian Alia.

Dorothy Canter has spent nearly a decade pushing for a national park honoring Julius Rosenwald and the schools he built for Black children across the segregated South. Here's where the campaign stands.

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.