In the mail, some reminders of a couple of coming events relevant to these trying times in Little Rock.

There’ll be a discussion on race relations at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Philander Smith College, sponsored by the city Racial and Cultural Diversity Commission.

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May 19, the Little Rock Nine will be in town for issuance of the Central High commemorative coin. The NAACP will hold a panel discussion with the LR Nine, part of the Daisy Bates Education Summit on the topic: “Little Rock Central High School 1957: Honoring the Legacy, Facing the Challenge. Here’s a PDF of news release, just to see if I still can do this.

 

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