At the University of Arkansas' annual MLK Vigil, Minnijean Brown-Trickey, of the Little Rock Nine, urged attendees to seek ...

Among the pivotal lessons to be heeded from historical figures like Martin Luther King Jr. is the moral imperative to act -- ...

"When I woke up in 1957 and 58, I can't tell the difference between waking up in 2026." Minnijean Brown-Trickey said.

“People make choices, and we make choices all the time,” Brown-Trickey said. “I think a lot of people are standing by doing ...

On Sept. 4, 1957, 14-year-old Carlotta Walls LaNier wore a black dress with white and teal letters and numbers squiggled across it. She held her head high as she walked with her schoolmates, ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In 1954, the Supreme Court made a landmark decision, ruling that segregation was illegal after hearing arguments in the Brown v. Board of Education case. This marked the formal end ...

In 1957, Brown Trickey was one of nine African American students who courageously desegregated Little Rock Central High School under federal protection, becoming a pivotal figure in the American civil ...

In many ways, west Little Rock is its own city, a place experiencing the kind of growth in the retail, restaurant and ...

A few years ago Carlotta Walls LaNier spoke to her grandson Jalen McClean’s kindergarten class. As Jalen, now a fifth-grader, advanced through school, LaNier would visit his classes to share her story ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Carlotta Walls LaNier about her new children's picture book, "Carlotta's Special Dress," ...