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Protecting our Future
The Arkansas State Conference provides leadership and support for local branches, youth councils, and college chapters across the state.
Joining a local unit is one of the most effective ways to make a difference. African Americans and other communities of color continue to face injustice, inequality, and discrimination in many areas of daily life — including employment, education, public spaces, and the political arena.
Arkansas faces significant challenges as new policies and laws continue to impact communities throughout the state. The Arkansas State Conference remains committed to monitoring these changes and advocating to ensure justice, equality, and civil rights are protected for all people.
There is still important work to do, and we need individuals who believe in the mission to become active and engaged in their respective communities.
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President Barry Jefferson
Welcome to the Arkansas State Conference
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Under the leadership of President Barry Jefferson, our mission has remained unchanged since our founding in 1909. We are here to lead a community of activists to advocate for the civil rights of people of color. People of color deserve equal treatment in the workforce, economics, education, politics, health, and society. We have a rich heritage. Our ancestors lost their lives in a struggling society, but now we fight to keep our place of freedom in a FREE SOCIETY.
We believe everyone should be treated with the same fairness and justice and be empowered to participate in all social, cultural, and economic aspects of life.
Everything we initiate and accomplish is to result in a more THRIVING community of minority individuals and their families.
Our mission is to achieve equity, political rights, and social inclusion by advancing policies and practices that expand human and civil rights, eliminate discrimination, and accelerate the well-being, education, and economic security of Black people and all persons of color.
The Mission
The Vision
We envision an inclusive community rooted in liberation where all persons can exercise their civil and human rights without discrimination.
