Rachell Sanchez-Smith

Marshallese communities in Northwest Arkansas continue to face challenges stemming from immigration policies and enforcement programs that are disproportionately targeting them. The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, known as SCAAP, has sounded…

This story was produced in partnership with Facing South, the online magazine of the Institute for Southern Studies. Employees at a Tyson Foods poultry processing plant in Van Buren went on strike for a week last month, claiming the business was…

As ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson notes, overdoses and opioid-induced deaths reached new highs over the course of the pandemic in Arkansas. Advocacy groups Speak Up About Drugs and Can You See Me Now organized a rally outside the Washington…

In the wake of allowing states to define their own status regarding abortion and the start of a pregnancy, it's important to consider contraceptives and their availability.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Poultry giant Tyson Foods Inc., the third-largest employer in Arkansas, reported 2,866 COVID-19 cases at its workplaces, nearly one-third of the state’s 9,065 sickened workers across all industries from May 19, 2020, to April…

Just over two months ago, approximately 30 workers walked out of a Springdale, Arkansas, poultry plant owned by George's, a mid-sized poultry company based in the city. The walkout was prompted by management's decision to take away staggered shift…

On the morning of Dec. 8, about 30 workers at a George's poultry plant in Springdale, Arkansas, staged a walkout to protest their working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The family-owned company, one of the 10 biggest poultry producers in…