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

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

“People make choices, and we make choices all the time,” Brown-Trickey said. “I think a lot of people are standing by doing ...

On Sept. 4, 1957, 14-year-old Carlotta Walls LaNier wore a black dress with white and teal letters and numbers squiggled across it. She held her head high as she walked with her schoolmates, ...

"When I woke up in 1957 and 58, I can't tell the difference between waking up in 2026." Minnijean Brown-Trickey said.

A few years ago Carlotta Walls LaNier spoke to her grandson Jalen McClean’s kindergarten class. As Jalen, now a fifth-grader, advanced through school, LaNier would visit his classes to share her story ...

A new book for young readers recalls a tense moment in U.S. history. It's the end of the summer in 1957. Children are headed back to class, and Carlotta Wall's Uncle Em gives her a $20 bill to buy a ...