Local artist to address monthly meeting of NAACP
Hot Springs artist Anthony Tidwell will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at 2 p.m. Saturday on Zoom at https://zoom. us/j/96567496065. The meeting ID is 965 6749 6065.
“Anthony Tidwell has an innate desire to make a change in his community,” a news release said. “When Mr. Tidwell decided to be the change that’s when things began to evolve.”
A Hot Springs native, Tidwell received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in General Studies with a minor in Early Childhood Education from Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. Tidwell received training and certification as a mental health para-professional while working with Birch Tree Communities, which is a community mental health service. Tidwell has also worked as an assistant basketball coach at Morrilton High School in Morrilton.
“Tidwell’s education and experiences inspired the vision and need for the creation of the Cutwell 4 Kids organization,” it said. Cutwell 4 Kids is a community nonprofit with the sole mission to provide healthy alternatives and to prevent youths and adults from further unhealthy behaviors.
“For the past eight years, Tidwell spearheaded programs and activities to prevent youth and adults from negative behaviors in his community. Now as Region 8 Prevention Provider, Tidwell seeks to empower coalition leaders with resources and information to make healthier communities in Arkansas,” it said.