/news-archive/tag/african-american-history-month/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:09:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2017/02/01/history-professor-1960s-desegregation-little-rock-schools/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:09:07 +0000 /news/?p=66200 ... History professor to discuss 1960s desegregation in Little Rock schools]]> The lecture, 鈥�Some Degree of Separation: Education in Little Rock in the 1960s,‘” will be held Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Ottenheimer Auditorium in the Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 E. Third St. in downtown Little Rock. Refreshments will be served at 7 p.m., and the talk is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. The lecture involves an examination of the experiences of those directly involved in the situation, including a student, a civil rights leader, and a school board member. 鈥淎fter federal courts ordered the desegregation of Little Rock鈥檚 schools, a new generation of white leaders arose who accepted a small degree of desegregation if it saved the public schools and prevented more extreme policies,鈥� Ross said. The event, which is free and open to the public, is part of the University History Institute’s Evenings with History Series. For more information, contact the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock History Department at 501.569.3235 or Jess Porter at jcporter@ualr.edu. ]]> /news-archive/2016/02/26/ualr-to-honor-3-in-african-american-history-month-event/ Fri, 26 Feb 2016 22:19:39 +0000 /news/?p=63577 ... 糖心Vlog传媒LR to honor 3 in African American History Month event]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will hold an Excellence in Service Award presentation on Saturday to honor three individuals for their contributions toward racial equity and unity. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 27, in the Arkansas Capitol Building. Two student shuttles will be available to take participants to the event and back. The vans will begin loading at 9 a.m. in the circle loop of East Hall and at the Village. Former governor Winthrop Rockefeller and civil rights pioneer Ozelle Sutton will be recognized, as will former director of the Arkansas Department of Workforce Education, William Walker, who will be in attendance. Distinguished Professor of History Dr. John Kirk, director of 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 Institute on Race and Ethnicity, will serve as the 聽keynote speaker. Kirk鈥檚 research focuses on the history of the civil rights movement in the United States, the South, and Arkansas, as well as post-New Deal history. He has published five books and written in a wide variety of journals, edited book collections, and popular history magazines including 鈥淏BC History,鈥� 鈥淗istory Today,鈥� and 鈥淗istorically Speaking.鈥� For more information, contact the Office of Campus Life at 501-569-308.]]> /news-archive/2016/02/12/ualr-african-american-history-month/ Fri, 12 Feb 2016 20:17:24 +0000 /news/?p=63477 ... 糖心Vlog传媒LR kicks off African American History Month]]>

听听听听听Black Inventors/Student Invention Program: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, in Ledbetter A, B, C. This program highlights important contributions made by African American inventors. It is also a creative opportunity for 糖心Vlog传媒LR students to showcase their talents by competing in a student invention competition. Winning inventions will receive monetary awards. Contact the Office of Campus Life to sign up.

• 听听听听鈥淏lack & Brown Lives: Justice Over Social Divides鈥�: 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at the Clinton School of Public Service Sturgis Hall. Speakers will draw on their own professional experiences as 鈥渢eaching artists鈥� and community organizers to discuss movements and initiatives that are local to both Chicago and the South.

• 听听听听听Excellence in Service Award Presentation: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 27, in the Arkansas Capitol Building. Winthrop Rockefeller, Ozelle Sutton, and William Walker will be recognized for their contribution of service toward racial equity and unity. A student shuttle will be available.

For more information and to sign up for events, please contact the Office of Campus Life at 501.569.3308.]]>