Among the pivotal lessons to be heeded from historical figures like Martin Luther King Jr. is the moral imperative to act -- ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Carlotta Walls LaNier about her new children's picture book, "Carlotta's Special Dress," ...

In 1957, Brown Trickey was one of nine African American students who courageously desegregated Little Rock Central High School under federal protection, becoming a pivotal figure in the American civil ...

At the University of Arkansas' annual MLK Vigil, Minnijean Brown-Trickey, of the Little Rock Nine, urged attendees to seek ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Travelers players visited Little Rock Central High School this week to reflect on Juneteenth and learn more about the legacy of the Little Rock Nine. Juneteenth, ...

Jared Sundstrom and Lazaro Montes of the Arkansas Travelers wearing Little Rock Nine uniforms. Members of the Arkansas Travelers stand for the Pledge of Allegiance during a game in North Little Rock ...

In 1957, nine Black students entered Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, an all-white school. A monument was installed on Capitol grounds in Little Rock in 2025. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders ...

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Saturday, two of the surviving members of the Little Rock Nine were honored at the Arkansas Travelers game along with the relatives of other members. “It's really a ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Jefferson Thomas, who as a teenager was among nine black students to integrate a Little Rock high school in the nation's first major battle over school segregation, has died. He ...

LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — 68 years ago, 9 black teenagers made history doing what many didn’t want them to do. They became the first Black students to integrate the former all white Little Rock Central ...