The Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justices annual membership meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. on February 10th at Unitarian Universalist Church, 1818 Reservoir Road, in Little Rock.
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The nonprofit Americans for the Arts just released a study on the economic impact of arts and culture on communities, including in Indiana. Among the 300 cities in 50 states and Puerto Rico surveyed are the collective arts organizations within The Arts Council of Indianapolis, Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne and the City of Carmel. Miah Michaelsen, executive director of the Indiana Arts Commission, said the economic impact the arts have in their respective communities is undeniable. .
A free-standing historical marker will be installed at an intersection in downtown North Little Rock to honor a Black man who was lynched at the site in 1906, according to the Arkansas Peace & Justice Memorial Movement.