Join Author Jason Irby for the Arkansas Heritage Celebration of Black History Month

Join author Jason Irby for the Arkansas Heritage Celebration of Black History Month on February 27, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library and Learning Center located at 4800 W. 10th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas.  There will be a dynamic lineup of presenters from around the state, including:

• Judge Don Glover – Dermott
• The Ira Tillman Sr. Family – Gould
• Veatrice Barnes – Wabbaseka
• Pat Johnson – Pocahontas
• Media Wilkins – Little Rock
• Tatyana Oyinloye – Little Rock

Other presentations by:

• Arkansas National Guard Museum
• MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History
• Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Museum
• Teamsters Local 878
• Eddie Mae Herron Center & Museum
• Sequoyah National Research Center
• David and Barbara Pryor Center for Oral and Visual History
• The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
• Arkansas History Commission
• Bearden Productions
• Baptist Health
• MetLife
• UALR Ethics Bowl Team

Five recipients will receive the “Legend Among Us” award. A reception will immediately follow at the UALR District Partnership office.  The event is presented by the Jason Irby Innovation Foundation and is sponsored in part by the Office of Campus Life College of Sciences and Communication.

For more information, visit http://www.jasonirby.wordpress.com or contact Jason Irby at jasonirbyinnovationfoundation@gmail.com.