At age 74, Woodson Walker, a retired lawyer and a 1971 alumnus of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, said he has found his life’s calling.
Inspired by his participation in UAPB’s “Keeping it in the Family” Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Program, Walker wants to help reverse the trend of African American land loss. His goal is to use his life experience and legal expertise to help Black Arkansans retain and revitalize their family land.
Walker is from the historically Black community of Holly Springs in Springfield Township, Conway County, Ark. He and his nine siblings grew up on land purchased by their great grandfather, Willie Walker…