Month: March 2024

Early in life, I learned that in the United States of America, there was once a “one-drop rule” determining whether a person was black (or “colored”

This spring offers a bountiful bouquet of opportunities to view and experience art at the Central Arkansas Library System through exhibitions, events, and classes.

Exhibitions

The exhibition Courtesy of the Collectors: Portraits of African Americans in Photographs,

The recent Academy Awards celebration put me in mind of the many movies filmed in—or made about—Arkansas, if only because while the state has sent forth a number of talented people who have been nominated for—and won—Oscars,

I’m just starting to recover from the three busy days I spent in the Research Room of the CALS Bobby L. Roberts Library of Arkansas History & Art late last year.