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Resident urges transparency on temporary closure of Eboom Watson Center, calls it repository of Black history
Summary
At the Aug. 19 Jonesboro City Council meeting, Jamal Carter asked the city for clearer communication and interim arrangements after the temporary closure of the Eboom Watson Center, saying the facility houses the Craighead County Jonesboro African American Culture Center and is central to local Black history.
Jamal Carter, a Jonesboro resident, told the City Council on Aug. 19 that the temporary closure of the Eboom Watson Center has left members of the Black community without access to a facility he described as “a repository of our history.” Carter urged the city for transparency about the closure and asked officials to identify alternative sites while repairs or relocations are underway.
Carter said the center sits on the site of the former industrial high school built in 1924 and that bricks from an earlier city auditorium were used in the…
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