Elizabeth Eckford of the "Little Rock Nine" will speak in Coral Springs at an event where all proceeds benefit Honor Flight South Florida, a local volunteer organization that flies aging veterans to Washington, D.C., to visit memorials at no cost.
SoMardi Gras, SoMa 501 Little Rock Inc. s annual New Orleans-style parade, rolls down Little Rock s Main Street at noon Saturday. The parade, with a "superheroes and villains" theme, starts at 24th and Main streets and proceeds to 12th Street, where it will transition into a SoMa block party, with live New Orleans-style music.
Kwanzaa, the seven-day holiday created by activist Maulana Karenga and based on African harvest festival traditions, kicked off Dec. 26 at Little Rock s Pyramid Art Books & Custom Framing with a celebration of Umoja (unity), the first principle of the Nguzo Saba.
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Teachers, students and supporters from all over Arkansas gathered Sunday at the state Capitol to demand teacher raises, while Arkansas Democrats in the Legislature are planning to file a bill this week to raise teacher salaries with or without Republican support.