LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – When discussing the process of desegregation in schools across the country, you can’t negate the impact that the Little Rock Nine played and how Daisy Lee Gatson Bates contributed ...

Bates, co-founder of the Arkansas State Press newspaper, was a mentor to the nine students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. A statue of late civil rights pioneer Daisy Bates is ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and Musician Johnny Cash will be honored with statues at the U.S. Capitol, representing the state of Arkansas. Bates' statue will be installed this ...

Believe it or not, but there was at least one political bright spot in The Natural State in 2024. “‘Unveiled’ explores the profound impact of Daisy Bates and Johnny Cash on the history of our great ...

A statue of civil rights leader and journalist Daisy Bates, who served as a mentor to the Little Rock Nine during the 1957 desegregation of Central High School, will make its debut at the U.S. Capitol ...

Fmr. Baptist Health CEO and President Russell Harrington dies at 81 Former Baptist Health President and CEO, Russell D. "Russ" Harrington, Jr., has passed away at 81 years old, the Hospital announced ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Founded in 1886, Shorter College is a private, faith-based, two-year liberal arts college located in North Little Rock. A product of the AfricanMethodist Episcopal Church, Shorter ...

A statue of late civil rights pioneer Daisy Bates is one step closer to being completed and replacing an image of a white supremacist currently housed in the U.S. Capitol. The statue of Bates will be ...

Arkansas lawmakers have decided to replace statues at the U.S. Capitol due to little recognition of obscure historical figures. The new statues will represent civil rights leader Daisy Bates and ...

The US Capitol will soon officially welcome two new, iconic figures. A statue of Daisy Bates, a civil rights journalist and activist who is perhaps best known for her role as a mentor to the Little ...