AR: Human Rights/Racial Justice
Arkansas Gets Serious About Fighting Antisemitism
Arkansas, like many other states, has not been immune to the recent wave of antisemitic acts and rhetoric, and the state is fighting back through …
Arkansas College Works to Retain Black Students In Higher Ed
A new report from the Lumina Foundation called "Level Up" report showed a steady decrease in enrollment and completion rates among Black students nati…
National Day of Racial Healing Means Weeklong Events for AR
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s holiday, and tomorrow is the seventh annual National Day of Racial Healing. It's a call to action for racial …
Group Develops Ways to Combat Rural Child Hunger
Save the Children's Rural Child Hunger Research and Innovation Lab aims to help communities design and test new, creative ways to reduce rural child …
Report: Black Women's Health in AR in "Critical State"
Black women's health in Arkansas and beyond is in a dire situation, according to a new report, which showed more collaboration is needed to address …
Study: Guaranteed Income Can Help Improve Child Brain Development
By Katie Fleischer Broadcast version by Emily Scott Reporting for the Ms. Magazine -Arkansas News Service Collaboration It's no secret that extra …
ACLU Appealing Dismissal of Challenge to AR Redistricting Map
The ACLU of Arkansas is appealing a decision by a federal judge who dismissed a challenge to a new state House map, saying the plan hurts Black …
MLK Day Caravan in AR to Focus on Inclusivity, Voting Rights
Today, activists in Little Rock host a "drive-through" interfaith prayer breakfast on Martin Luther King Junior Day, to honor the legacy of the civil-…
Lawsuit: New AR House Map Weakens Black Voting Power
A redistricting challenge in Arkansas gets its first court hearing this month. The lawsuit claims the Arkansas Board of Apportionment's new voting-…
Federal Lawsuit Challenges AR 'Failure to Vacate' Statute Against Renters
MALVERN, Ark. -- Arkansas is the only state in the country with what's known as a "failure to vacate" statute, which criminalizes the failure to pay …
Report: Tyson Foods' Control Over Poultry Industry Hurts Workers, Farmers
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Tyson Foods is one of the largest poultry producers in the country, and a new report showed the Arkansas-based company's …
COVID Vaccinations Up in AR as Delta Variant Spreads
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansans are well aware the state is seeing one of the nation's worst outbreaks of the delta COVID variant - but it's also …