1. Mosaic Templars Cultural Center Hosts Exhibit Opening & Reception For The Arc of Justice – The Life and Legacy of Scipio A. Jones
2. The Arkansas Military and First Responders Academy Hosts Its Virtual Informational Session
3. Shorter College To Host Free Covid-19 & Flu Vaccine Event (North Little Rock)
4. Art Porter Music Education Hosts ‘For The Love of Art’ Jam Session
5. City of Wrightsville Hosts Its Valentines Gala
6. Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture
Release No.: 021423
Contact: Reginald Jackson, State Public Affairs Specialist
(501) 301-3133(w) 501-352-7761(c)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 14, 2023 –Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making funding available for agricultural producers and forest landowners nationwide to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climate-smart practices. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provided an additional $19.5 billion over five years for climate smart agriculture through several of the conservation programs that USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) implements. NRCS is making available $850 million in fiscal year 2023 for its oversubscribed conservation programs: the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).
7. Preservation of African American Cemeteries Presents Project 365 – The Big Reveal Black History Month Seminar
8. National Lawyers Guild Arkansas Chapter Hosts Free “Legalize Your Ride” Car Clinic
LITTLE ROCK, AR–On Saturday, February 18, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., the National Lawyers Guild of Arkansas (NLG-AR) will partner with the Central Arkansas DSA to offer a FREE “Legalize Your Ride” Car Clinic to assist any Arkansan needing to get their headlights, taillights, etc., repaired.
“Our goal is to help curtail police stops and searches, particularly those in minority and low-income communities,” said NLG-AR Board President Connor Thompson,”We will also educate residents on their rights when such stops do occur.”
The FREE “Legalize Your Ride” tail-light repair, basic vehicle inspection, and know your rights event will be held in the parking lot of Second Baptist Church Downtown, located at 222 East 8th Street in Little Rock.
9. The Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus Announces Its 2023 King Kennedy Award Honorees
10. Pyramid Art, Books & Custom Framing Hosts Book Signing & Discussion with “Lewis & Lillie: Because They Met” Author Jesse Gatewood
Jesse Gatewood’s life growing up in the Arkansas Delta during the mid-1900s was unsurprisingly complex with many African Americans fighting to overcome blatant racism and discrimination. This book chronicles some key moments in Jesse’s life that propelled him to attain success during early to late adulthood amidst tumultuous times while starting out at an academic disadvantage without access to quality education. Jesse shares his story about growing up as a son to Lewis and Lillie and the impact they had on his life, along with the abundance of influential individuals–like Coach Chandler–who helped him to objectively choose his path.
JESSE GATEWOOD was born the oldest of nine to Lewis and Lillie Pearl Gatewood. His father pulled the family from a sharecropper’s existence to living “in town,” where his mother was a hairdresser. Gatewood graduated from the segregated George Washington Carver High School in Lonoke and attended Grambling College in Louisiana (now Grambling State University), where he earned a degree in health and physical education.
Sunday, February 19th ǀ 3:00pm ǀ 1001 Wright Avenue Little Rock (501) 372.5824
11. Art Porter Music Education Presents ‘For the Love of Art’ Musical Extravaganza
12. The Arkansas Minority Health Commission and Arkansas Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association Present ‘Ask The Doctor’ featuring Dr. Anthony Fletcher, M.D.
13. UAMS TRI Community Engagement Wants To Hear From Breast Cancer Survivors
14. The American Association of Blacks in Energy Announces Scholarship Application
AABE National & Regional Scholarship – the deadline for students to submit is Friday, March 10, 2023. I encourage each of you to read the overview of the scholarship at this same link to familiarize yourself with the eligibility requirements. Furthermore, in addition to the national and regional scholarships, the Arkansas Chapter of AABE also awards a local scholarship. The single application applies for all three scholarships. We typically award the local scholarship to the top three candidates from Arkansas. These three candidates are then forwarded on to compete for the regional scholarship. Each regional winner is then forwarded on to compete for the national scholarship.
