“When America catches a cold, Black folks catch the flu.” This is a saying many Black people grow up hearing. It means that when America as a whole is in a slump, Black communities tend to suffer more –...
This has been the most reflective Black History Month I’ve ever experienced, which makes me think of a very personal story from my dad’s childhood and its relationship to racial (in)equity. It occurred on May 3, 1964; he was...
As we have entered a new decade, the U.S. Census Bureau is gearing up to conduct the 2020 Census. The census is administered every 10 years to provide an account of demographic changes, appropriate billions of dollars in federal...
This is the second post in our education blog series about what legislative changes we can expect for students and schools in the 2019-2020 school year and beyond. As the new school year quickly approaches, Arkansas’s public schools are preparing...
Today was the bill signing ceremony for SB152 (now Act 189), landmark legislation that will begin the process of reforming the Arkansas juvenile justice system. The lead sponsors on the legislation were Senator Missy Irvin and Representative Charlene Fite....
You are listening to Speak-Up Arkansas with Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. On the second part of the show we will be joined by four of Governor Hutchinson’s juvenile justice advisors, including Betty Guhman with the Office of...
Many Arkansas public schools still use ineffective and discriminatory school discipline policies. As a member of the state’s Task Force on School Discipline, Arkansas Advocates calls for more effective, research-based options to help improve outcomes for kids and schools.
As a result of legislation that Arkansas Advocates and the Arkansas Opportunity to Learn Campaign pushed for in 2013 (Act 1329), the state of Arkansas has since reviewed school discipline practices in schools statewide. From year to year, the...
We’ve seen the “Black Lives Matter” hashtag plastered all over social media for the past several months. But what does this actually mean? It means that ALL lives, including Black lives, matter. It means that when our economy leaves...
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