1. UAMS Center for Research, Health and Social Justice Distinguished Speaker Series Welcomes Dr. Derek Griffith’s Lecture – “Excuse Me. Can You Tell Me How To Get To Social Justice?”
2. Shorter College Releases Its Shorter Reporter
3. Arkansas Association of Black Psychology Professionals Commemorates Black History Month
4. UAMS Center for Research, Health, and Social Justice, Presents Its Black Health Block Film Festival Celebrating Social Justice Reform
5. The 2nd Annual BIOMERGD (Blacks, Indigenous, and Other Minority Ethnicities with Rare and Genetic Diseases)Virtual Conference
6. Justice of the Peace Kristina Gulley and the Minority League of Northern Pulaski County Celebrates Black History Month
7. The University of Central Arkansas Reynolds Performance Hall To Present “Warriors Don’t Cry” (Conway)
1. UAMS Center for Research, Health and Social Justice Distinguished Speaker Series Welcomes Dr. Derek Griffith’s Lecture – “Excuse Me. Can You Tell Me How To Get To Social Justice?”
2. Shorter College Releases Its Shorter Reporter
3. Arkansas Association of Black Psychology Professionals Commemorates Black History Month
4. UAMS Center for Research, Health, and Social Justice, Presents Its Black Health Block Film Festival Celebrating Social Justice Reform
| Soul Food Junkie Thursday, February 24, 6PM CST |
| Award-winning filmmaker Byron Hurt offers a fascinating exploration of the soul food tradition and its popularity despite the known dangers of high-fat, high-calorie diets. Inspired by his father’s love affair with soul food, Hurt discovers that the relationship between African-Americans and soul food is deep-rooted and culturally based. *Pre-show discussion by health experts and lovers of soul food. FREE Click Here To Register |
| Mary Lou Williams: Lady Who Swings the Band Friday, February 25, 6PM CST |
| Recipient of the Outstanding Independent Documentary at the Black Reel Awards and winner of the HBO Competition Award at Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, this film details the life of Mary Lou Williams, timeless jazz innovator, mentor, pianist, and composer. From child prodigy to “Boogie-Woogie Queen”, Williams shaped the sounds of 20th century America. FREE*Pre-show discussion with Chauncey Dunham, CEO of A Dante Production, and Chris Clarke, jazz musician, and composer, and featured musician in The Music of Kansas City. FREE Click Here To Register |
| Jazz Through the Ages Live Concert Saturday, February 26, 7PM CST |
| A Dante Production presents featured artists Chris Clarke & Friends and Jacque Pearce will perform the musical history of jazz at the Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center.$30 in advance, $35 day of the show. Ticket sales 386.676.3375 Ormondbeach.org/268/box-office OR go to www.adanteproduction.com Or online viewing on Feb. 27 at 5 PM CST on www.danteproduction.com. $10 Click Here To Register |
| Chisholm: Unbought and Unbossed Monday, February 28, 6pm CST |
| Recalling a watershed event in US politics, this Peabody Award-winning documentary takes an in-depth look at the 1972 presidential campaign of Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress and the first to seek nomination for the highest office in the land. FREE Click Here To Register |
| Mully Tuesday, March 1, 6PM CST |
| This award-winning documentary tells the story of Charles Mully, whose unlikely stratospheric rise to wealth and power leaves him questioning his existence. Against the better judgment of family and community, he sets out to enrich the fate of orphaned children across Kenya. Mully risks everything and sets in motion a series of events that is nothing short of astonishing. FREE Click Here To Register |
| Not in My Neighborhood Wednesday, March 2, 6pm CST |
| Winner of the Best Documentary Award at the American Black Film Festival, this film tells the intergenerational stories of how ordinary citizens respond to the policies, processes, and institutions driving contemporary forms of spatial violence, colonization, and gentrification in Cape Town, New York, and Sao Paulo. *Pre-show discussion with Dr. Mignonne Guy, Chair of African American studies, and citizens concerned about how gentrification impacts health and wellbeing. FREE Click Here To Register |
5. The 2nd Annual BIOMERGD (Blacks, Indigenous, and Other Minority Ethnicities with Rare and Genetic Diseases)Virtual Conference
6. Justice of the Peace Kristina Gulley and the Minority League of Northern Pulaski County Celebrates Black History Month
7. The University of Central Arkansas Reynolds Performance Hall To Present “Warriors Don’t Cry” (Conway)
PRESS RELEASE
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
CONTACT: Amanda Horton, [email protected] or (501) 450-3682
Reynolds Performance Hall to present ‘Warriors Don’t Cry’
CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Reynolds Performance Hall will present “Warriors Don’t Cry” at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, 2022.
Inspired by Melba Pattillo Beals’s Little Rock Nine memoir “Warriors Don’t Cry,”this production is a catalyst for deeper discussion about social responsibility, civil discourse, social media, community engagement and freedom.
Reluctant to cope with one more tragedy in a school, young activist Ya Girl is ready to call it quits on leading her million-plus Instagram followers in the fight for social justice. When Melba Pattillo Bealssteps out of history and into Ya Girl’s phone to share the story of her battle to integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957, Ya Girl learns to see herself in Melba—and in all the young warriors who came before her to raise their hands and make a difference.
The performance will end with a presentation by the Writeous Poets, a youth performance spoken-word collective from Little Rock Central High School along with a Q&A session from Stacy James McAdoo, founder of the group and the 2019 Arkansas Teacher of the Year.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children. UCA students will be admitted for free. Tickets may be purchased online at uca.edu/Reynolds, at the Reynolds Box Office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or by calling UCA Ticket Central at (501) 450-3265 or toll-free at (866) 810-0012.
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