Aug. 1 - 15, 2019
10 Student and Teacher Presentations in New Zealand.
Jun. 29, 2019
Indie Author Legacy Award Banquet, The Worst First Day Children’s Book Finalist, Baltimore, Maryland
May 17, 2019
Elizabeth Eckford Receives the Pioneer of Justice Award – NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Washington, DC
May 10, 2019
The Worst First Day Wins the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award in the Social Justice category.
Apr. 29, 2019
Keynote Presentation, Arkansas AIM Conference
Apr. 27, 2019
Presentation, Arkansas Literary Festival, Little Rock, AR.
Apr. 26, 2019
Presentation, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, AR.
Apr. 26, 2019
Presentation, Stephens Elementary School, Little Rock, AR
Apr. 13, 2019
“The Worst First Day” announced as a Finalist in the Indie Author Legacy Awards!
Feb. 14, 2019
Black History Month Presentation, St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School, Arlington, VA
Feb. 14, 2019
Black History Month Presentation, Army National Guard Directorate, Arlington, VA
Feb. 13, 2019
Presentation, Potomac View Elementary
Feb. 12, 2019
Black History Month Presentation, Maryland National Guard, Baltimore, MD
Feb. 7, 2019
Presentation, Liberty City Warriors Fire Station #12, Miami, FL
Jan. 22, 2019
Mayor Adrian Perkins Proclaims Jan. 22 Elizabeth Eckford Day in Shreveport, LA!
Jan. 22, 2019
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Month Presentation, Rotary Club of Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
Jan. 22, 2019
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Month Presentation, Bossier Parish Community College Rotaract, Shreveport, LA
Dec. 10, 2018
“Civics for Civility” Presentation, Lombard Middle School, Galesburg, IL
Nov. 18, 2018
Arkansas Community Institute Presents Elizabeth Eckford the Truth Teller of the Year Award, Little Rock, AR.
Nov. 17, 2018
Award & Book signing, Southern Education Foundation Conference, Little Rock, AR.
Nov 14, 2018
The Worst First Day Wins the 2028 Moonbeam Gold Multicultural Nonfiction Award
Sep. 12, 2018
Presentation, “Individual Voices Matter” Orpheum Theatre, Galesburg, IL
Sep. 12, 2018
Knox College – Elizabeth Eckford Awarded an Honorary Doctorate at Convocation, Galesburg, IL
Sep. 2, 2018
Memory Project Bench Dedication, Little Rock Central High, AR
May 6, 2018
Commencement Conversation, Clinton School of Public Service, Little Rock, AR
Apr. 24, 2018
15th Annual Racial Attitudes in Pulaski County Conference, University of Arkansas Little Rock, AR
Apr. 21, 2018
Presentation, Little Rock Central High Tea, Little Rock, AR
April 23, 2018
“Storytellers,” Pyramid Bookstore, Little Rock, AR
Apr. 22, 2018
AAIM Presentation, Little Rock, AR
April 16, 2018
Women’s History Month Presentation, Parkview Middle School, Little Rock, AR
Feb. 15, 2018
UWF Race & Reconciliation, Pensacola, FL
Feb. 8, 2018
Presentation, Pulaski Tech, Little Rock, AR
Feb. 4, 2018
Keynote Presentation, Journal of Language and Literacy Educators, University of Georgia
Jan. 15, 2018
Presentation, Rotary International Leadership Conference, Little Rock Central High, AR
Jan. 14, 2018
Presentation, Allison Presbyterian Church, Little Rock, AR
Jan. 14, 2018
Presentation, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Little Rock, AR
Jan. 13, 2018
The Worst First Day Book Debut, Little Rock Central High National Park Service, Little Rock, AR