Never Forget: The Lynching of John Carter – A Scapegoat For Anger
Little Rock, AR (1927) – On April 12, 1927, an 11-year-old white girl named Floella McDonald disappeared on her way home from the library. Family,...
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Little Rock’s West 9th Street: How Societal Changes, Urban Renewal, and a Highway Lead to the Demise of a Once Vibrant Black Community
For many decades, Little Rock’s West Ninth Street was the heart of the city’s African American community. “The Line,” as the street was sometimes known,...
Mother Wants Teacher Fired After She Forced 5-Yr-Old To Remove Feces From Toilet With Bare Hands
Little Rock, Ark. – The mother of a 5-year-old child is calling for the termination of his kindergarten teacher after she says the teacher forced...
Cop Relieved of Duty After Cellphone Video Shows Him Putting Student in Chokehold
According to the Camden, Arkansas Police Department, an investigation is underway and an officer has been placed on leave after cellphone video showed him placing...
Cop Who Was Fired For Killing Bradley Blackshire Gets His Job Back
The Little Rock police officer who was fired after shooting and killing Bradley Blackshire during a traffic stop last year has been given his job...
White Woman Holds 4 Black Teens Who Were Fundraising For Their Football Team At Gunpoint
At first, the high school football players thought the woman waving the gun was joking. Then she started yelling and cursing, and she forced them...
Remains Found in Arkansas Confirmed To Be Missing 4-Year-Old Maleah Davis
The remains of 4-year-old Maleah Davis have been identified, authorities said Monday. Located in Arkansas on Friday during a search, the remains now have been...
Did This Man Save His Life From Cop Who Had A Gun In His Face?
Edrick Truitt believes he almost lost his life when he was pulled over by a cop who had a gun to his face in Helena-West...
Never Forget: America’s Forgotten Mass Lynching: When 237 Black Sharecroppers Were Murdered In Arkansas
In 1919, after the end of World War I, Black sharecroppers in Arkansas began to unionize. This attempt to form unions, triggered white vigilantism and...
