As part of Black History Month, the Arkansas State University Museum will host an interactive panel discussion on Friday, Feb. 9, at 5 p.m. about the once-thriving Black business district of Jonesboro.
The event is free and open to the public. It will examine more than 50 successful businesses that were located in Jonesboro from the late 1800s until the mid-1960s, when segregation laws in Arkansas separated the races.
Attendees will learn about local African American entrepreneurs and their business endeavors during a presentation by Jill Kary, curator of education for A-State Museum.
The event will also feature a discussion led by African American panelists Norma Ferrell, Leroy Johnson and Roger McKinney, who have deep roots in Jonesboro and memories of the city’s Black business district.
“We invite everyone to attend and participate in this timely panel conversation and discover intriguing local Black History,” added Kary.
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