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Northwest Arkansas Black Heritage is working with the city of Fayetteville to develop a Black Histroric District in Fayetteville. The organization's director Sharon Killian and the project consultant Emma Wilson joined Ozarks at Large's Daniel Caruth to discuss the project and an event they are hosting tomorrow at Crystal Bridges.
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Last November, the Fayetteville School Board voted to accept a $1.86 million dollar cash offer from the Potter's House to buy the former Jefferson Elementary school campus, located in the heart of south Fayetteville's African-American district. The deal is expected to close in the coming months. The board considered eight prospects, including the nonprofit NWA Black Heritage which offered $1 dollar to acquire the property to anchor its planned Black Cultural Corridor.