LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – When discussing the process of desegregation in schools across the country, you can’t negate the impact that the Little Rock Nine played and how Daisy Lee Gatson Bates contributed ...

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 ...

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 ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — An event was held on Thursday at the Governor's Mansion to celebrate Black History Month. Community leaders gathered to honor the lasting contributions of African Americans in the ...

Believe it or not, but there was at least one political bright spot in The Natural State in 2024. “‘Unveiled’ explores the profound impact of Daisy Bates and Johnny Cash on the history of our great ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Unveiled celebrates two Arkansas icons whose legacies reshaped history. "Unveiled" celebrates the enduring legacies of two of Arkansas's most iconic figures. Daisy Bates, who courageously led the ...

A statue of late civil rights pioneer Daisy Bates is one step closer to being completed and replacing an image of a white supremacist currently housed in the U.S. Capitol. The statue of Bates will be ...

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 world becomes a better place when people are willing to take a stand for others. In one of the most contentious ages in Arkansas History, Daisy Bates was a voice for peace and justice during the ...

PASSING THE TORCH: Daisy Bates (left) sits with Janis Kearney (right), Bates’ successor at the Arkansas State Press. Credit: Courtesy Janis Kearney It was a wretchedly hot day when Daddy asked if I ...

Bates, co-founder of the Arkansas State Press newspaper, was a mentor to the nine students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. A statue of late civil rights pioneer Daisy Bates is ...