1. The Black History Commission of Arkansas Hosts “African Americans and Religion in Arkansas” Symposium featuring Dr. Logan Hampton, Rev. Edna Mack-Pettigrew, and Walter Washington
The Black History Commission of Arkansas will host its next symposium Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The theme will be “African Americans and Religion in Arkansas.”
Featured speakers include:
– Dr. Logan Hampton, President of Lane College “Faith of our Fore Parents”
– Commissioner Walter Washington – “Religion from a Millennial’s Perspective”
– Rev. Edna Mack-Pettigrew, Associate Minister, Bethel A.M.E. Church “I Am A Woman, I Am A Minister”
It will be held at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, located at 501 W. 9th Street in downtown Little Rock. Light refreshments will be served.
2. ReMix Ideas Hosting Free Little Rock Night Market on Saturday, June 4th
A family friendly event in bringing the community together through food and music while promoting diversity within the city
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Jun. 1, 2022) – ReMix Ideas, in partnership with Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) and the Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency, is excited to present the Little Rock Night Market at Library Square outside the CALS Main Library in downtown Little Rock on Saturday, June 4th, at 5 to 10 PM.
This free, family-friendly event will be bringing the community together through food and music while celebrating the diversity within our city and encouraging shoppers to buy local.
The public can expect food trucks, local makers and artisan vendors, music featuring Nicky Parrish, Butterfly, Tim Anthony, Mike Walker, DJ Nick Hud, DJ Charles, and much more at the Little Rock Night Market. Additionally, there will be free children’s books to promote the importance of reading thanks to the generosity of CALS.
“It’s more than just a market, it’s a nightlife experience,” said Benito Lubazibwa, founder of ReMix Ideas. “The strategic intent of the Little Rock Night Market is to provide an opportunity for local entrepreneurs, startups, artists, and makers to showcase their imagination and strengthen the local economy by creating a space that encourages shoppers to buy local.”
Bring a friend who loves food, music, and shopping.
Address: 100 S Rock St. in downtown Little Rock
About ReMix Ideas
At ReMix Ideas, our mission is to interrupt cycles of intergenerational poverty and disrupt inequitable systems to create pathways for intergenerational wealth.
3. Application Period Open: Women’s Foundation of Arkansas’s Women’s Economic Hub
4. Celebrate! Maya Project Announces Its Public Lecture Series Featuring Garbo Hearne
Please join the Celebrate! Maya Project’s Lifting our Voices Public Lecture Series, Monday, June 6 at 6 p.m., as we celebrate women doing amazing things, and pay homage to Arkansas excellence.
Garbo Watson Hearne is the director of Pyramid Art, Books & Custom Framing and Hearne Fine Art. Hearne has advocated for the advancement of African American culture through art and literature for over 30 years. Since 1988, Hearne has welcomed and promoted artists and authors from across the state, region, and country to her gallery and bookstore, now located in the historic Dunbar neighborhood.
5. The Arkansas Association of Realtist Hosts “Real Talk: Homeownership in our Community” Seminar (White Hall)
6. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission Hosts Its Juneteenth Experience – A Moment in History
