Ozarks at Large

The Harlem Renaissance came during a time of incredible unrest for the Black community in America, due in large part to the Red Summer of 1919. Racial terrorism took place all across America, with the most deadly attack happening in Elaine, Arkansas. Out of that time came artistic legends like writer Langston Hughes, singer Billie Holiday, and painter Jacob Lawrence. In this episode of Undisciplined, host Caree Banton talks with Sharon about the correlation between reckoning and artistry. Sharon is an artist herself, as well as the President of Art Ventures and the Northwest Arkansas African American Heritage Association.

Tim Miller is a prolific performer, writer and activist. This week he is in residency at the University of Arkansas and will perform a one-person show at Nadine Baum Studios in downtown Fayetteville Thursday night at 8:00pm.

The FDA is asking food manufacturers to lower sodium levels. We ask a dietitian about salt...and loopholes for managing our salt intake.

Charlie Alison, the executive editor at University Relations at the University of Arkansas, continues to explore the first 150 years of the University of Arkansas by examining the influence of Latina and Latino students, staff and faculty.

On today's show, The University of Arkansas alum’s book is a New York Times Bestseller and will be adapted by Netflix. Plus, one of the oldest hand-cut stone dams on the Arkansas Ozarks, in a remote part of Eureka Springs, at risk of failure, is being restored.

At the top of our show, the UA Law School Dean will step down, fewer people in Arkansas are hospitalized because of COVID-19, and the Arkansas Razorback men's basketball team starts the season ranked.

Black Bass Dam in Eureka Springs, one of the oldest hand-cut stone dams on the Arkansas Ozarks, will undergo much needed repairs with major grant funding provided Arkansas Department of Emergency Management. First built in the 1890s to supply the town with drinking water and fire protection, the dam will be aesthetically and structurally reinforced. Eureka Springs mayor, public works chief and parks director describe present risks and benefits.

The Arkansas Department of Health is encouraging people to get vaccinated for the flu this fall to avoid an outbreak and potential strain on the state's hospitals. After a mild flu season in 2020, ADH officials say immunity to new strains of influenza could be worse if more people aren't vaccinated. Health units across the state are offering the flu shot to anyone at no cost.

Ayana Gray graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2015 with degrees in African and African American studies and political science. She says both degrees had influence on her debut novel Beasts of Prey. She'll be back on campus to talk about the bestselling book Wednesday October 27th at 5:30 pm in Gearhart Hall Auditorium.

John Brummett, a political columnist in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, says last week he was confused by Governor Asa Hutchinson's refusal to veto bills the governor didn't like. But, he says in his latest conversation with Roby Brock, he understands it all now.