R.E.A.L. (Reflective, Equitable, & Affirming Lived experiences) TALK Session, also known as an racial affinity space, is an intentionally crafted, facilitator-led conversation for individuals with a shared racial identity. This virtual event will offer multiple concurrent racial affinity experiences. Affinity spaces are affirming and equitable solutions for organizations and institutions seeking to co-create cultures of […]

Four Black men, who happen to be scholars, will come together to participate in a moderated, candid discussion--first amongst themselves, and then with the audience--about racial healing, history, and the law. featuring: Kwami Abdul-Bey of Arkansas Peace & Justice Memorial Movement (author of “THE TABLES HAVE TURNED: A Street Guide to Guerrilla Lawfare & co-author […]

The UA-Clinton School of Public Service Center on Community Philanthropy will host the 2023 Advancing Equity Award ceremony and the inaugural convocation for the Racial Healing Certification Program on Thursday, January 19, 2023 - in commemoration of National Day of Racial Healing. The Advancing Equity Award is presented to organizations using innovative solutions to address […]

UA-Little Rock, UALR-Downtown, UA-Clinton School of Public Service, the Racial Barriers Committee, the APJMM Pulaski County Community Remembrance Project and From Noose to Needle AR will co-host this community dialogue that will begin with a listening session on “Scars Brought into Focus: The Silver Screen of the Mind * Images * Memories (A True Horror […]

With the current politically-motivated wave of attacks on Black History under the guise of "an anti-CRT movement," it is very important to understand the past so that connections can be made to the present. This dialogue will feature: Kwami Abdul-Bey of Arkansas Peace & Justice Memorial Movement (author of “THE TABLES HAVE TURNED: A Street […]

Civic Saturday is a civic analogue to a faith gathering designed to rebuild belief in our civic institutions and in each other by bringing friends and strangers together to nurture a spirit of shared purpose. It is a place to connect around the values and practices of being an active citizen, to reckon with and […]

H.E.R.2 Spot (Healing Empowering & Ratchet Restoration) is like a morning convo with your favorite sister, a lunch with a great mentor, as you prepare for a sophistirachet evening of fun with the girls. Drenched with coffee-colored melanin of gorgeous shades and hues, showered with BlackGirlMagic this conversation is a kickstart and wind down to […]

Out of Hand Theater ATL joins with the Arkansas Peace & Justice Memorial Movement to begin offering Equitable Dinners specific to Arkansas, using the Equitable Dinners Atlanta model that brings together people of all backgrounds to have vital conversations on how this history connects to systemic issues today – and inspire positive action for moving […]