Little Rock hosted the second National Black Political Convention (NBPC) at Robinson Auditorium and Central High School on March 15-17, 1974. The first convention was held in Gary, Ind., in March 1972 ...

Sept. 3 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock. After ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On Friday, many came together to honor the 20th anniversary of the Testament: The Little Rock Nine Monument at the Arkansas capitol. Little Rock Nine member Elizabeth Eckford, ...

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Saturday, two of the surviving members of the Little Rock Nine were honored at the Arkansas Travelers game along with the relatives of other members. “It's really a ...

In a Friday speech commemorating the 20th anniversary of "Testament: The Little Rock Nine Monument" on the state Capitol grounds, Elizabeth Eckford — one of the "Little Rock Nine" — stressed the ...

A man who was at the center of one of the defining moments of the Civil Rights Movement will be the keynote speaker Monday morning at UW-Tacoma's Unity Breakfast at Philip Hall. Dr. Terrence Roberts ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Nearly 70 years after the Little Rock Nine made history by integrating Central High School, their legacy continues to inspire students and the community. Edmond W. Davis, a social ...

Little Rock is no stranger to national attention. All eyes turned to Arkansas’s capital when, in 1957, nine brave Black high school students crossed lines of protesters to effectively desegregate a ...