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Under the leadership of its 45th president, Shorter College is experiencing an unprecedented renaissance that rejuvenates the two-year technical school’s campus and the surrounding urban neighborhood. Founded in 1886 by the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Shorter is the nation’s only private, two-year HBCU. That partnership with the AME church was highlighted on Feb. 9 […]
By De’Stani Clark — The PBS team began with a quest to explore the architectural wonders of Taborian Hall. However, as the cameras started rolling, the narrative took an unexpected turn. For decades, Little Rock’s West Ninth Street was the heart of the city’s African American community, home to businesses, schools and fraternal organizations. The […]
Teach Plus, a national teacher leadership organization has selected 31 teachers from around Arkansas for its 2023-2024 Policy Fellowship cohort. The Policy Fellows will focus on a range of issues of importance to Arkansas’ students and teachers, including teacher leadership and development, early literacy, and teacher recruitment and retention. “The selection of these outstanding educators […]
Adaiah Simms – Allow me to introduce Mr. Dorian Henry II, a junior from the vibrant city of Austin, Texas. Dorian’s unwavering passion for the arts has led him to embark on an academic journey at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). Earlier this summer, Henry was one of ten advanced students from […]
