The Color of Coronavirus: Black Arkansans Face Higher Risk of Death from COVID-19
“When America catches a cold, Black folks catch the flu.” This is a saying many Black people grow up hearing. It means that when America as a whole is in […]
Black History Month 2020: Reflections on a Sunday Morning in 1964
This has been the most reflective Black History Month I’ve ever experienced, which makes me think of a very personal story from my dad’s childhood and its relationship to racial […]
The U.S. Census and Racial Equity
As we have entered a new decade, the U.S. Census Bureau is gearing up to conduct the 2020 Census. The census is administered every 10 years to provide an account […]
New school discipline laws aim to help all kids stay safe and engaged in learning
This is the second post in our education blog series about what legislative changes we can expect for students and schools in the 2019-2020 school year and beyond. As the new […]
Major Juvenile Justice Reform Signed into Law
Today was the bill signing ceremony for SB152 (now Act 189), landmark legislation that will begin the process of reforming the Arkansas juvenile justice system. The lead sponsors on the […]
ICYMI: Racial Disparities Remain in Arkansas School Discipline Practices
As a result of legislation that Arkansas Advocates and the Arkansas Opportunity to Learn Campaign pushed for in 2013 (Act 1329), the state of Arkansas has since reviewed school discipline […]
Why #BlackLivesMatter – in Arkansas too
We’ve seen the “Black Lives Matter” hashtag plastered all over social media for the past several months. But what does this actually mean? It means that ALL lives, including Black […]