The Little Rock Nine: Pioneers in Equality

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The Little Rock Nine: Pioneers in Equality In 1957, a group of nine black students (Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, Jefferson Thomas, Terrence Ro...

Williams caught on video taking drugs from evidence room

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Williams caught on video taking drugs from evidence room Document reveals details of investigation that led to charges for Marion police detective...

ASU Mid-South announces FedEx Purple Runway Scholarship recipients

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ASU Mid-South announces FedEx Purple Runway Scholarship recipients First group of students receives scholarship From ASU Mid-South www.asumidsou...

Milton P. Crenchaw: Outstanding Airman

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Milton P. Crenchaw: Outstanding Airman Milton Pitts Crenchaw, of the original Tuskegee Airmen, was one of the first African-Americans in the coun...

Dr. Samuel Kountz: Pioneer in organ transplantation

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Dr. Samuel Kountz: Pioneer in organ transplantation The medical profession will be forever enhanced by the contributions of the Dr. Samuel Lee K...

Dick Allen: MLB Star Hitter

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Dick Allen: MLB Star Hitter Richard Anthony (Dick) Allen was the first African-American to play for the integrated Travelers baseball franchise ...

Al Hibbler: A Singer Unchained

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Jazz and pop singer Al Hibbler was the first blind entertainer to gain national prominence and was the first African American to have a radio program...

Sonny Liston: Heavyweight Champion Boxer

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Sonny Liston: Heavyweight Champion Boxer Sonny Liston was a professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of his era, h...

Vertie L. Carter, EdD: Educator & Advocate

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Vertie L. Carter, EdD: Educator & Advocate Born into a sharecropping family in 1923, Vertie L. Carter grew up in a two-room shack on a planta...

Brig. General William J. Johnson: Leader of the Guard

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Brig. General William J. Johnson: Leader of the Guard William J. Johnson became the first African-American general in the history of the Arkansas...