Today’s Communiqué – 11.12.21

4. Marion A. Humphrey, Sr. Supports Judge Alice Gray for Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge, Division 12 Reelection

5. We Are Here Literary Talks With Black Publishers Wade & Cheryl Hudson Just Us Books To Celebrate Black Literature

6. Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society Arkansas Chapter & Preservation African American Cemeteries, Inc. Presents ‘Stories from the Soil’ Featuring Dr. Wilbert Gaines

7. Korto Momolu Presents Fall/Winter ’21 – THE FREEDOM COLLECTION

8. Join Mayor Frank Scott and Mayor Lottie Shackelford for a Book Signing & Discussion w/Kevin Dedner, Author of The Joy of the Disinherited

9. Zen Studio Hosts Outdoor Yoga + Canned Food Drive Benefitting Arkansas Food Bank

10. Bethel A.M.E. Church Celebrates Its 158th Church Anniversary Featuring Guest Speaker Virgil Miller, Little Rock City Board of Directors Ward 1

11. Clinton National Airport To Promote Small and Minority Business Opportunities

12. The Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission Hosts Its Drive Through Food Giveaway

13. Little Rock Reclamation Authority’s Women of Water Presents Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, Scientific Lead, Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine

1. Pulaski County Redistricting 2021 Maps Reveal

2. Little Rock to Host White House Community Confidence Tour

MEDIA ADVISORY

Nov. 10, 2021

Contact: Stephanie Jackson | (c) 501 539 3960 | [email protected]

Spencer Watson | (c) 501 804 4822 | (e) [email protected]

Little Rock to Host White House Community Confidence Tour

WHAT:

A press conference will be held as part of the White House’s Community Confidence Tour visiting Little Rock. The day-long visit will include roundtable discussions, a pediatric vaccine clinic and informal meetings with parents, teachers, and community leaders to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 from a health equity perspective and how the pandemic has impacted community violence.

There will be b-roll and sound opportunities at the vaccine clinic immediately following the press conference. Vaccine doses will be provided and administered by the Arkansas Department of Health Office of Health Equity and Kavanaugh Pharmacy.

WHO:

· Mayor Frank Scott, Jr.

· Dr. Cameron Webb, White House Senior Policy Advisor for Equity

· Theron Pride, Deputy Associate Attorney General

· Dr. Aaliyah Samuel, Deputy Assistant Secretary—Local, State and National Engagement

· Little Rock Board of Directors

· Cesar Ortega, CityServe

· Superintendent Mike Poore, Little Rock School District

· Chief Keith Humphrey, Little Rock Police Department

· Jacque McCuen, Little Rock School District Health Services

· Dr. Dionne Jackson, Chief Equity Officer

WHERE AND WHEN:

· Stephens Elementary School

· 3700 W. 18^th Street, Little Rock

· 10:45 a.m. Monday, Nov. 15

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3. Community Activists Respond To Mayor’s Racial Discrimination Investigation Report (Pine Bluff)

PRESS ADVISORY

November 11, 2021

CONTACTS:

Kymara Seals | [email protected] | 501-940-3467
Michael McCray | [email protected] | 870-543-0024

Vivian Flowers | [email protected] | 870-413-8615

PINE BLUFF, AR — The Pine Bluff Social Justice Activists, faith leaders and other community leaders will hold a brief but important press conference on Friday, November 12, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. on the steps of the east side of the municipal complex.

Who: Social Justice Advocates, faith and other community leaders.

What: Open Records Request & Press Conference.

Where: Pine Bluff City Hall Steps on the East Side (Municipal Building Complex) .

Why: To respond to the purported “investigative report” on racism and discrimination claims at the Pine Bluff Street Department.

When: Friday, November 12, 2021 at 11:00 A.M.

Remarks and documentation will be presented in response to the Mayor’s report of the investigation into racism, discrimination, and retaliation at the Pine Bluff Street Department. Community advocates make open records request for preliminary investigative report, supporting documentation and evidentiary support.

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4. Marion A. Humphrey, Sr. Supports Judge Alice Gray for Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge, Division 12 Reelection

5. We Are Here Literary Talks With Black Publishers Wade & Cheryl Hudson Just Us Books To Celebrate Black Literature

6. Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society Arkansas Chapter & Preservation African American Cemeteries, Inc. Presents ‘Stories from the Soil’ Featuring Dr. Wilbert Gaines

7. Korto Momolu Presents Fall/Winter ’21 – THE FREEDOM COLLECTION

Click Here For Tickets To The Saturday, November 13 @4:00pm Show

8. Join Mayor Frank Scott and Mayor Lottie Shackelford for a Book Signing & Discussion w/Kevin Dedner, Author of The Joy of the Disinherited

Click Here To Register