Civil Rights

Rep. John Walker speaking with reporters outside the federal courthouse in Little Rock on Nov. 22, 2013 after a judge gave preliminary approval of a settlement to resolve the long-running desegregation case involving central Arkansas school districts.

Politics

Arkansas Civil Rights Attorney, State Lawmaker John Walker Dies At 82

Michael Hibblen

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Arkansas civil rights attorney and state lawmaker John Walker has died. He was 82. The Pulaski County Coroner’s Office says he died Monday at his home in…

Justice

Journalist Roy Reed, who covered civil rights movement, dies

Associated Press

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Roy Reed, who covered key events during the civil rights movement for The New York Times before returning to his native Arkansas…

Social Issues

Arkansas Reacts to Orlando Mass Shooting

Brandon Tabor

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Arkansas joins the rest of the nation in reacting to Sunday’s shooting massacre in Orlando, FL at a Gay nightclub. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) called the…

The sign, a private marker placed by the NAACP, and approved by the National Park Service, as it now stands in Army Park.

Do The Words 'Race Riot' Belong On A Historic Marker In Memphis?

Christopher Blank

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On May 1, 1866, Memphis was home to a massacre that killed 46 African-Americans and injured many others. Now a historical marker shows an ongoing rift between white historians and black activists.