Survivors Of Deadly Tornado Deal With Aftermath — With Help From Churches

Taga Jones’ home is one of hundreds destroyed by a rare December tornado that tore through four states — Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky — in four hours. It was part of a Dec. 10-11 outbreak in which more than 30 tornadoes were reported across six states.

North America, NewsErik TryggestadDecember 14, 2021Tornado, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Erik Tryggestad, Disaster relief, Primary Feature, Secondary FeatureComment

‘Minari’ Finds Faith in Fertile, Arkansas Soil

(REVIEW) “Minari” is the story of a Korean American family that moves from California to a stretch of farmland in the Ozarks to start over. What they encounter there grows their family through trial and brings them closer to the land they tend to.

North America, Film & TVJillian CheneyFebruary 11, 2021Jillian Cheney, Film & TV, faith-based film, Minari, Korean, Korean Christian, Korean American, Arkansas, A24, Sundance, Christianity, farming, Steven Yeun, Golden GlobesComment

Little Rock church set ablaze by BLM protest is rebuilding

A church in Little Rock, Ark. is working to rebuild after its building was firebombed during Black Lives Matter protests in May. Its efforts to rebuild go beyond the physical, as an effort entitled Project Hope works to increase diversity in the church.

North America, NewsErik TryggestadJuly 23, 2020Erik Tryggestad, Arkansas, Little Rock, Bible, Project Hope, church, rebuilding, churches, Secondary FeatureComment

History repeats: Great-grandson of Little Rock Central hero shows courage

In this Friday’s Weekend Plug-in, a tie-in between the integration of Little Rock Central High School in 1957 and a Houston teen who stood up for a friend called the N-word. The teen is the great-grandson of the Arkansas mayor who asked President Dwight D. Eisenhower to send federal troops to allow the school’s desegregation.

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