Lakeside School

Lakeside will host entrepreneur and community banker Arlo Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 28, for the Mark J. Bebie ’70 Memorial Lecture.

Born into poverty in Little Rock, Arkansas, Arlo Washington became a barber and then an entrepreneur on a mission of economic justice. The barber college he founded has created more than 1,500 jobs in Arkansas — many of them made possible by low- or no-interest loans and creative financing. In 2022, Washington further expanded opportunity by chartering the People Trust Community Federal Credit Union, the first minority-owned and operated financial institution in the state’s history. His story was the subject of the 2024 Oscar-nominated documentary short “The Barber of Little Rock.”

The lecture starts at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Lectures are free of charge and open to all members of the Lakeside community. Registration is required, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Register here.