1. “A Call To Action Concerning U.S.-Israeli Genocide In Gaza,” by Wendell Griffen
2. NEWS: Women’s Leadership Network receives $50,000 grant through Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collective
CONWAY, Ark. (July 28, 2025) – The Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) has been awarded a $50,000 grant through the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative (ABPC), with funding provided by the Ms. Foundation for Women. The grant will support WLN’s mission to empower women across Arkansas by advancing initiatives focused on economic growth, leadership development, and health equity with a special focus on ensuring women of color are connected to statewide opportunities and resources.
The $50,000 grant will be distributed over two years, with $25,000 allocated each year.
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3. Community Voices of Brush Island Host Back to School Supply Giveaway
4. Emmanuel Baptist Church Hosts Its Back-to-School Festival
5. Pyramid Art Books and Custom Framing: “A Not Average Coloring Clinic w/Tudi Wilson + Rescheduled – AMEN Corner Community Read w/Ryan Davis
A NOT AVERAGE COLORING BOOK: A CELEBRATION OF BLACK WOMEN, NATURAL HAIR, AND SELF-WORTH, by Tudi Wilson
BLACK WOMAN AFFIRMATIONAL COLORING CLINIC & BOOK SIGNING
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2025 | 11:00 AM
With a background as a chef and a passion for artistic expression, Tudi Wilson is dedicated to crafting experiences that leave a lasting impact on the hearts and minds of those who struggle to find the right words or the courage to express themselves. Her mission is simple: to create something that speaks for those who don’t know what to say and how to say it.
Through her work, she reminds everyone that you matter, you are valuable, and you deserve nothing less than queen treatment from anyone. Grab your coloring tools, spread the word, and join us for a clinic in self-love and acceptance! Add a copy of this inspirational and affirmational coloring book to your collection for just $15.00!
“The Amen Corner,” by James Baldwin
Community Discussion led by Ryan Davis (In-person and via Facebook)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2025 | 4:00 PM
For years, Sister Margaret Alexander has moved her Harlem congregation with a mixture of personal charisma and ferocious piety. But when Margaret’s estranged husband, a scapegrace jazz musician, comes home to die, she is in danger of losing both her standing in the church and the son she has tried to keep on the godly path.
In his first work for the theater, James Baldwin brings all the fervor and majestic rhetoric of the storefront churches of his childhood along with an unwavering awareness of the price those churches exacted from their worshipers. “The Amen Corner” is a play about faith and family, about the gulf between Black men and Black women, and Black fathers and Black sons. It is a scalding, uplifting, sorrowful, and exultant masterpiece of the modern American theatre.
6. Central Arkansas Sphinx Foundation and the Pi Lambda Alphas Host Back To School Event
7. The Lupus Foundation of Arkansas Hosts Its Annual Jazz Concert (Hot Springs)
