1. The Arkansas Minority Health Commission and Arkansas Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association Present ‘Ask The Doctor’ featuring Dr. Anthony Fletcher, M.D.
2. Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools + The Innovation Hub Host Its 2nd Annual Engaging Conversations: Public Service Through Advocacy Series
Wednesday, February 22nd ǀ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
204 E. 4th Street, North Little Rock
3. Alex Foundation and Friends of John H. Johnson Museum to Present Architecture at Parkview
Architectural historian, Mason Toms to lead discussion
Halley, Ark. – Alex Foundation and Friends of John H. Johnson Museum will observe Black History Month at Parkview High School, John Barrow, 2501 John Barrow Road, Little Rock, Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 9 a.m.
The observance will include a discussion led by architectural historian, Mason Toms on the John H. Johnson Museum, a replica home museum of John H. Johnson’s childhood home. The home museum’s vernacular design is an architectural style designed based on local needs, availability of construction materials and reflecting local traditions. Found throughout the Arkansas Delta, vernacular architecture originally did not use formally schooled architects, but relied on the design skills and tradition of local builders. Several architectural features are important to the Delta region, including the porch, which not only reflects the Delta climate’s high temperatures and humidity, but also the influences of Caribbean and African architecture.
Born Johnny Johnson in 1918 in Arkansas City, Johnson and his family lived in abject poverty during the segregated Jim Crow era until at the age of 15, when his mother saved enough money to move the family to Chicago. Johnson later became the founder and publisher of Johnson Publishing Company and created the iconic Jet and Ebony magazines. For over more than 70 years, the pages of Ebony shared the stories of African Americans (75 Years of Ebony Magazine | National Museum of African American History and Culture (si.edu).
Toms will share Johnson’s $11 million, eleven story headquarters building, built in 1972 in Chicago’s premier business district. Johnson’s headquarters was the first Chicago Loop building exclusively designed and constructed by an African American-owned corporation and designed by an African American architect.
Toms will also introduce STE+AM (science, technology, engineering, architecture and math) and its connection and relevance to the built environment.
About Alex Foundation
Alex Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 Desha County based nonprofit organization that introduces students to architecture and design through a multiple disciplinary and multiple intelligence approach to learning. For more information, visit www.alex-foundation.org.
About Friends of John H. Johnson Museum
Friends of John H. Johnson Museum is a 501 (c) Desha County based nonprofit organization that curates the life and legacy of John H. Johnson. For more information, visit www.johnhjohnsonmuseum.org.
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5. UAMS TRI Community Engagement Wants To Hear From Breast Cancer Survivors
6. VCK Democratic Women & Gateway Community Association Hosts A Conversation With The Drs. Jones
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