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The Black Legacy Project has gathered 12 songs in a new record to advance racial solidarity, equity, and belonging while celebrating diverse artists across the country, including musicians from Northwest Arkansas.

The KUAF Listening Lab traveled to the Starshine Narrative Summit in Little Rock last week. One of the conversations recorded focused on Latinas en Bici.

There is about a month left for people to visit Diego Rivera’s America at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Tomorrow, the museum and the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas will host the concert, I Paint What I See, in recognition of Diego Rivera’s art.

The Northwest Arkansas nonprofit Music Moves has not had a permanent music venue. That changes next week with the grand opening of The Music Depot in downtown Rogers.

Wendy Echeverria continues her series focusing on Latina leaders in Northwest Arkansas with another excerpt from the podcast, Inspirando el futuro: Latina Leaders in Northwest Arkansas. This week Echeverria provides a glimpse into the life of Daymara Baker.

On today's show, the Northwest Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Council is launching the State of Black NWA Census project. Also, aging water infrastructure causes millions of gallons of water to be lost, a new episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas and more.

The Northwest Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Council is launching the State of Black NWA Census project.

On today's show, one year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Arkansas organizations help provide access to reproductive health services and assistance for legal medication and surgical abortions. Also, a federal judge strikes down the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, research connects racial discrimination to vaccine hesitancy and more.

A new study through the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) finds people experiencing racial discrimination are more reluctant to get vaccinations.

In this episode of Inspirando el futuro: stories about Latina leaders in Northwest Arkansas, producer Wendy Echeverria takes a deep dive into Veronica Garcia's story: her family's journey in the United States, life as an MBA student and her hopes to become a leader in Hispanic and Latin American communities.