Summer learning is underway in Arkansas, and there s a unique opportunity for a history lesson open to high schoolers in Pulaski County. The Arkansas Peace and Justice Memorial Movement is encouraging Pulaski County students in ninth through 12th grades to participate in its Racial Justice Essay Contest. The winner will be part of a memorial marker installation ceremony the first Saturday in October. .
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The American Civil Liberties Union held a rally at noon Thursday on the steps of the State Capitol in Little Rock to "call attention to the several discriminatory and unjust pieces of legislation flowing from the Capitol building," according to a news release from the group.
The Arkansas Peace and Justice Memorial Movement will host its fifth annual National Day of Racial Healing on Tuesday, following Martin Luther King Jr. s Birthday holiday.