Today’s Communiqué – 10.11.24

1. “What’s At Stake When We Vote,” by Wendell Griffen


2. You’ve Invited: The 2024 Culture Gala Honoring Tracy Steele


3. D’Andre Seals Suicide Prevention Outreach Project Hosts Resource for Mental Health Wellness


4. Hearne Fine Art Welcomes Marjorie Williams-Smith

BLACK FIELDS: Crops Cultivated by Africans Who Were Enslaved Cotton, Tobacco, Rice, and Sugar

Marjorie Williams-Smith, a native of Washington, DC, received a Bachelor of  Fine Arts degree from Howard University in Washington and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She has exhibited her work regionally and nationally and her work is included in private and public collections including: the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (Little Rock), Mosaic Templars Cultural Center (Little Rock, Arkansas), Historic Arkansas Museum (Little Rock), and the Evansville Museum of Arts, History, & Science (Evansville, Indiana). Marjorie has received numerous awards for her artwork and was honored to create art for the  United States Mint, which served as the design for the Congressional Medal honoring the “Little Rock Nine.” Most recently, she was awarded the Arkansas Governor’s Arts Award for an Individual Artist. 

12″ x 10″ | Silverpoint and graphite pencil

Black Fields: Cotton Bolls and Stems (2024)

on prepared museum board

Artist Talk

Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 2:00pm

Hearne Fine Art (1001 Wright Avenue, Ste C | Little Rock, Arkansas)


5. The Arkansas Minority Health Commission and Arkansas Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association Present ‘Ask The Doctor’ featuring Dr. Ronda Henry-Tillman, M.D.


6. You’ve Invited: Small Business Resource Lunch & Learn


7. Delta Presents Alumni Association Hosts Its Community Health Forum