Category Archives: african-american

The Rural Assembly and the Rural Compact.

Today I came across an organization called The Rural Assembly and I am so excited about their work and I think you will be too. The Rural Assembly is a part of the Center for Rural Strategies, an amazing organization … Continue reading

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Up the Ridge, a film about remote Appalachian prisons, racism, and the intentional tension between rural and urban

This very important film was produced out of Appalshop’s hiphop radio program, Holler to the Hood. The film synopsis reads: Up the Ridge is a one-hour television documentary produced by Nick Szuberla and Amelia Kirby. In 1999 Szuberla and Kirby … Continue reading

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Dardanelle Post Office Mural and Arkansas Post Office Mural Project

In conducting some preliminary research about Post Office Murals in Arkansas, I came across this helpful resource: Arkansas Post Office Mural Project The webpage is currently under construction, but still contains helpful information. I discovered that the Dardanelle post office … Continue reading

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Human Rights Watch Posts Information on Racist US Drug War

According to a recent 67 page report published by Human Rights Watch, “although whites commit more drug offenses, African Americans are arrested and imprisoned on drug charges at much higher rates, the reports find.” This report by Human Rights Watch … Continue reading

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