The verdicts have just come in. Jurors found Travis McMichael guilty of murder Wednesday for chasing and fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, as he jogged last year through a neighborhood in Glynn County, Georgia. Ahmaud Arbery McMichael now faces...
Story Links JONESBORO, Ark. (3/8/22) – Fresh off its third consecutive sweep of the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, Arkansas State racked up in conference postseason awards, the league office announced Tuesday. A-State Director of Track and...
05/26/2022 JONESBORO – The public is invited to join long-time staff member Gina Bowman at a retirement reception in her honor, 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, in the lobby of the Arkansas State University Administration Building, 2105 Aggie Rd. Bowman is director of...
Unfortunately, it’s really easy to spend money. The best way to avoid wasting your hard-earned money is by forming financial priorities. So here are 3 specific financial priorities for you and your family. First, shelter is a priority. But, keep in mind, it’s not...
Story Links Live Results SEC Network+ (Fri., 5 PM) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (5/26/22) – On Thursday at the NCAA West Preliminaries, members of the Arkansas State women's track and field program competed as part of the second day of competition. Grace Flowers closed out her...
KLEK's 5th annual Juneteenth in Jonesboro is going to be big and historic this year. From the first ever Juneteenth parade to the first ever fireworks display, we have many plans in store for you to help us celebrate freedom! The past two years, we held Juneteenth...
The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is warning that stigmatizing language used in covering the monkeypox virus could jeopardize public health. According to Al-Jazeera, UNAIDS cites some portrayals of Africans and LGBTI people that “reinforce...
01/27/2022 JONESBORO – The 2022 Black History Month observance at Arkansas State University will get underway Tuesday, Feb. 1, with a slate of educational opportunities on the schedule, which has been announced by the A-State Multicultural Center, part of the Division...
NewsOne Featured Video Diabetes disproportionately affects the Black community. According to a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, African Americans are 60 percent more likely to be diagnosed with the disease...
We’re creatures of habit: We enjoy going to the same places and doing the same things week after week. And there’s nothing wrong with that, right? Well, sometimes habits cause you to miss out on new adventures. So break your routine with these 3 family activity ideas...
The verdicts have just come in. Jurors found Travis McMichael guilty of murder Wednesday for chasing and fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, as he jogged last year through a neighborhood in Glynn County, Georgia. Ahmaud Arbery McMichael now faces...
Story Links JONESBORO, Ark. (3/8/22) – Fresh off its third consecutive sweep of the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, Arkansas State racked up in conference postseason awards, the league office announced Tuesday. A-State Director of Track and...
05/26/2022 JONESBORO – The public is invited to join long-time staff member Gina Bowman at a retirement reception in her honor, 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, in the lobby of the Arkansas State University Administration Building, 2105 Aggie Rd. Bowman is director of...
Unfortunately, it’s really easy to spend money. The best way to avoid wasting your hard-earned money is by forming financial priorities. So here are 3 specific financial priorities for you and your family. First, shelter is a priority. But, keep in mind, it’s not...
Story Links Live Results SEC Network+ (Fri., 5 PM) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (5/26/22) – On Thursday at the NCAA West Preliminaries, members of the Arkansas State women's track and field program competed as part of the second day of competition. Grace Flowers closed out her...
KLEK's 5th annual Juneteenth in Jonesboro is going to be big and historic this year. From the first ever Juneteenth parade to the first ever fireworks display, we have many plans in store for you to help us celebrate freedom! The past two years, we held Juneteenth...
The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is warning that stigmatizing language used in covering the monkeypox virus could jeopardize public health. According to Al-Jazeera, UNAIDS cites some portrayals of Africans and LGBTI people that “reinforce...
01/27/2022 JONESBORO – The 2022 Black History Month observance at Arkansas State University will get underway Tuesday, Feb. 1, with a slate of educational opportunities on the schedule, which has been announced by the A-State Multicultural Center, part of the Division...
NewsOne Featured Video Diabetes disproportionately affects the Black community. According to a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, African Americans are 60 percent more likely to be diagnosed with the disease...
We’re creatures of habit: We enjoy going to the same places and doing the same things week after week. And there’s nothing wrong with that, right? Well, sometimes habits cause you to miss out on new adventures. So break your routine with these 3 family activity ideas...
KLEK 102.5 F.M. is the first and only minority owned radio station in Jonesboro, Arkansas. KLEK is owned by the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization The Voice of Arkansas Minority Advocacy Council. KLEK is classified by the Federal Communications Commission as a noncommercial educational radio station which means KLEK must serve an educational purpose to the community.
We are committed to empowering the citizens of Jonesboro to enhance their quality of life through educational and entertainment programming that provides the link to current community affairs, events, and issues. This is not just our mission statement but the core of everything we do.
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