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'Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus'

Award planned for five former Little Rock School Board members

The Christian Ministerial Alliance has announced it will give the Rev. Williams Robinson Justice Award today to five members of the Little Rock Schoo Board removed by the state Board of Education Jan. 28, 2015.
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Black legislative leaders in Arkansas endorse Hillary Clinton

Sen. Linda Chesterfield (D-Little Rock) and state Rep. Charles Armstrong (D-Little Rock), the chair and vice-chair of the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus, are endorsing Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president.
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Black Caucus discusses state takeover of schools, resource officer citation and arrest power

Lively discussion this morning at the weekly meeting of the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus, with members discussing House Bill 1733, which would set up "Achievement School Districts" that could be operated in conjunction with an outside non-profit. Also discussed today was a bill that would allow school resource officers to issue citations and criminally arrest students, which some members said would pervert the original intent of the school resource officer position and led to more juveniles in what they termed the "school to prison pipeline."

Hundreds at Capitol vigil for Trayvon Martin case

Hundreds of people turned out at the Arkansas Capitol Monday for a vigil sponsored by the Arkansas Black Legislative Caucus as a response to the verdict in the Trayvon Martin case.
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Black Caucus to hold vigil in response to Trayvon Martin verdict

In response to the Trayvon Martin verdict, the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus will hold a Vigil for Justice at 8:30 p.m. tonight at the Capitol.
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