CONWAY, Ark.
(January 13, 2021)—The Hendrix College Office for Diversity and Inclusion
invites the Hendrix community to engage with a statewide week-long schedule of
events designed to share truth, deepen relationships, and build trust so
citizens can have difficult conversations about how the social construct of
race has perpetuated structural violence in Arkansas.
The 2021
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Day of Service Virtual Celebration set for Monday,
Jan. 18, is presented by the Arkansas MLK Commission. The commission encourages
communities to embrace alternatives to violence and discover their common
humanity, and offers programs designed to promote the tenets of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. and honor his life and legacy.
Last year,
Governor Asa Hutchinson became the first governor in the nation to issue
a proclamation declaring the day following Martin Luther King Jr. Day to be
a day of racial healing. On Jan. 19, 2021, the State of Arkansas will observe
the sixth annual National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH). Descriptions, dates, times,
and registration links for planned activities associated with NDORH are available
at the
NDORH 2020 Eventbrite page. Events include:
Day Zero
(Monday, Jan. 18)
6:00 p.m.:
The University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College will host MLK DAY 2021
featuring Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
Day One
(Tuesday, Jan. 19)
9:30 a.m.:
Press Conference and public reveal of gubernatorial and mayoral proclamations,
followed by public debut of mayoral recital of state proclamation ending with Governor
Hutchinson
12:00 p.m.:
University of Arkansas-Clinton School of Public Service's Center on Community
Philanthropy will announce the recipients of the 2021 Advancing Equity Award
2:00 p.m.: National
Livestreaming Event hosted by Baratunde Thurston and sponsored by W.K. Kellogg
Foundation
5:00 p.m.:
The Collegiate Art of Racial Healing: H.E.A.L.E.D. through Hip Hop: We as a
people have found creative expression a part of our freedom just as much as
marching and rioting. From Spirituals to blues to Hip Hop, music has been a
hidden code of communication and healing. In this session, Dr. Alexis Davis
will guide us through the healing properties of Hip Hop and end with an
interactive activity.
8:00 p.m.
Shelter-in-Place Virtual Film Series NDORH 2021 Mini-Festival: “Imaginary
Walls: A Documentary About Healing Racism”
Day Two
(Wednesday, Jan. 20)
12:00 p.m.:
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' College of Public Health will host
a special Racial Healing Space
5:00 p.m.:
Lifting Their Names ceremony honoring the memory of the 47 unarmed Arkansans
who died in police custody from 2015 to the present.
7:00 p.m.: Shelter-in-Place
Virtual Film Series NDORH 2021 Mini-Festival: APJMM Pulaski County Community
Remembrance Project presents World Premiere of Little Rock native Korey
Isbell's film “Vilified” about the 1927 lynchings of Lonnie Dixon & John
Carter in Little Rock, followed by a panel discussion with descendants.
Day Three
(Thursday, Jan. 21)
6:00 p.m.
APJMM Pulaski County Community Remembrance Project & University of
Arkansas-Clinton School of Public Service will co-sponsor virtual community
discussion on racial healing and restorative justice
8:00 p.m.:
Shelter-in-Place Virtual Film Series NDORH 2021 Mini-Festival: “Divided We
Fall: Unity Without Tragedy”
Day Four
(Friday, Jan. 22)
9:30 a.m.:
Press Conference on steps of Arkansas State Capitol to (1) announce the 28-day
Arkansas Racial Equity Challenge, (2) introduce proposed legislation to
establish a statewide Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Commission, and
(3) submit petition to fully exonerate ALL defendants of the Elaine Race
Massacre
7:00 p.m.: Shelter-in-Place
Virtual Film Series NDORH 2021 Mini-Festival: “How to Love Your Enemy: A
Restorative Justice Story”
About Hendrix College
A private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix
College consistently earns recognition as one of the country’s leading liberal
arts institutions, and is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools
That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. Its academic quality and
rigor, innovation, and value have established Hendrix as a fixture in numerous
college guides, lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876, Hendrix has been
affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. To learn more, visit www.hendrix.edu.