LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — It's Daisy Bates Day here in the state and Daisy Bates Elementary chose to honor the civil rights activist in their own way. While the school is no stranger to the story of Daisy ...

In Arkansas, the third Monday in February has a name that isn't shared by any other state: George Washington's Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day.Bates was an Arkansas journalist and civil rights ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark — Across the nation, people are remembering George Washington's birthday on this President's Day. As an integral part of our American history here in Arkansas, people are also ...

An activist, newspaper publisher and journalist, Daisy Bates dedicated her life to challenge and enforce education equality during the Civil Rights Movement. Not only did Bates document and lead the ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — On May 8, 2024, Arkansas Civil Rights icon Daisy Gatson Bates took her place among some of our nation's heroes at Statutory Hall in Washington, D.C. About five years ago, ...

It amazes me how much focus there is on African-American history in the months of January and February, with programs and events relating to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday and African-American ...

The US Capitol will soon officially welcome two new, iconic figures. A statue of Daisy Bates, a civil rights journalist and activist who is perhaps best known for her role as a mentor to the Little ...

A statue of Daisy Gatson Bates was unveiled in the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on May 8. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Sen. Tom Cotton were among those who spoke at the event. Scroll ...

Fifty years after the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., the role of activist Daisy Bates is still being debated. Bates... Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine Just over 50 years ...

A statue of civil rights activist Daisy Gatson Bates will be unveiled at the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on May 8. The U.S. Capitol building will soon be home to a new statue of Daisy ...

February is all about celebrating black history, and throughout the month we'll be honoring influential African Americans whose stories you might not yet know. Some are pioneers in their field, some ...