Fast Facts

Northwest Arkansas Black History Month Events

Today, 11:30 a.m.: Lunch and Learn — Black Minds Matter, Mermaids, 2217 N. College Ave., Fayetteville

Friday, 12:30 p.m.: Black History 101: Mobile Museum and Lecture, Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House, 491 N. Razorback Road, Fayetteville

Monday, 7 p.m.: NWA NAACP Founder’s Day Celebration, ALLPS

School of Innovation, 2350 Old Farmington Road, Fayetteville Tuesday, 2 p.m.: Contempt of Court: The Turn-of-the-Century Lynching that Launched a Hundred Years of Federalism, UA School of Law, 1045 W. Maple St., Fayetteville

Feb. 17, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Race in Arkansas: 2018 Benton Co. Black History Month Event, NWACC Shewmaker Center, 1 College Drive, Bentonville

Feb. 18, 2:30 p.m.: Early Black Settlers and Their Progeny in Washington County, St. James United Methodist Church, 7 N. Willow Ave., Fayetteville

Feb. 22, 6:30 p.m.: The Revolutionary Act of Transmitting Our Stories, Giffels Auditorium, University of Arkansas

Feb. 24, 11 a.m.: Black History Month Parade, St. Paul’s Episcopal

Church, 224 N. East Ave., Fayetteville

Feb. 24, 6-8 p.m.: Black History Showcase, Ozark Montessori Academy, 301 Homcomb St., Springdale

Feb. 25, 2:30 p.m.: Celebration Day, Dwelling Place, 1855 N. Porter

Road, Fayetteville

Feb. 26, 6-8 p.m.: Black Authors’ Book Fair, ALLPS School of Innovation, 2350 Old Farmington Road, Fayetteville

Information: Email D’Andre Jones at dre91732000@gmail.com or

Patricia Williams at zipattie@me.com