Arkansas

Arkansas’ capital city elects black mayor for first time

December 5, 2018 By Andrew DeMillo

A banking executive and former highway commissioner became the first African-American elected to lead Arkansas’ capital six decades after it was the center of a school desegregation crisis.

Organize the South! Arkansas workers make the case

October 24, 2017 By C.J. Atkins

When the AFL-CIO decided not to take up a call for a Southern organizing strategy at its convention, it passed over an important opportunity.

This week in history: Little Rock Central High School integrated

September 25, 2017 By Special to People’s World

A group of nine African-American students, enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was initially prevented by Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus. Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower intervened with federal troops to accompany the...

“Dayveon”: Growing up poor and Black in rural Arkansas

September 15, 2017 By Michael Berkowitz

Dayveon, the central character in Amman Abbasi’s new film, is a study in contrasts. He lives amidst great beauty and great danger.

Arkansas is planning an execution spree

March 22, 2017 By John Bachtell

Arkansas is planning to execute eight death row inmates over a span of just 11 days in April. Why the rush? The state’s supply of execution drugs is expiring.