It was a wretchedly hot day when Daddy asked if I would like to spend the second half of my summer working as Daisy Bates’ clerk.
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Brown v Board: Progress but still an unfulfilled promise
As President Joe Biden and civil rights leaders marked the 70th anniversary of that historic ruling, we should recognize the bittersweet history and take note of the unfulfilled promise.
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First draft: A Q&A with architect Sarah Bennings
Sarah Bennings, a graduate of Little Rock Central High School, is the project lead for the $60 million project that will add two new buildings to Central’s campus.
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The Central question: Can Arkansas’s governor make Black history disappear?
Arkansas politicians’ ongoing attack on an AP African American Studies class tees up scholars with fresh lessons on racism and censorship.
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Little Rock Nine member celebrates a new scholarship for AP African American Studies students
Elizabeth Eckford showed up to thank Central High teacher Ruthie Walls and other educators working to keep an embattled African American history class rolling amid the conservative onslaught.
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School districts call state ed department’s bluff, keep AP African American Studies on the books
Arkansas school districts weren’t cowed by the state’s bungled last-minute attack on a new course focused on African American history and experiences.
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LRSD sticks with AP African American Studies, other districts stay mum
The statement from the Little Rock School District suggests they’re not too worried teachers will end up behind bars for teaching about African American history and experiences.
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College Board and others push back on Arkansas’s last-minute ditching of AP African American Studies
The first bell of the school year had already rung when the Arkansas Department of Education released its official statement, dashing any hopes that a class focused on African American history and experiences could go on without becoming a culture war and political battleground.
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Little Rock Central High School to add science building and field house
The new science wing will replace portable buildings that have been on the campus since 2000.
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The rest of the country continues to be floored by how wretched Arkansas is now
The evergreen question is: What insane thing did our state government do today that people outside the Natural State aren’t going to be able to wrap their heads around?