Black History

Three members of the Little Rock Nine reflected on the 69th anniversary of Central High School's desegregation and urged people to stay civically engaged.

Tommie Flowers Davis gathered signatures to protect the Fayetteville neighborhood she grew up in. The City Council unanimously approved the Black Historic District on Aug. 4.

A new documentary premiering in Bentonville tells the story of Aaron "Rock" Van Winkle, a formerly enslaved man whose lumber built homes and landmarks across Northwest Arkansas, including Old Main.

Debbie Beck of the Eddie Mae Herron Center in Pocahontas showed festivalgoers quilt patterns once used to guide people escaping slavery north to freedom.

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.