Almost 70 years after Fayetteville Arkansas Public School’s integration, Dr. John L Colbert, the city’s first African American superintendent, cements his historic legacy with a school named after him.

Director Biography - Mike Day

Mike Day, raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, uses his upbringing as motivation to embody Black cinema.

Day discovered his passion for film while focusing on Journalism and African American studies at the University of Arkansas. Day founded DAYVISION in 2015 and has since created short films, commercials, multiple web series, and music videos. As of 2023, Day has directed four short films, two micro short films, and a short documentary, all appearing and winning in film festivals throughout the United States.

In 2022, Day was nationally recognized as one of AT&T’s Dream in Black Future Makers. Day was also awarded the 2022 Leading with Excellence Award by Black Action Collective in Northwest Arkansas and was a part of the 2022 One’s to Watch Class by Celebrate Arkansas. In 2023, Day was awarded the Rodney Momon Youth Award at the 2023 MLK Council’s Salute to Greatness Ceremony In recognition of his exemplified strong character, leadership, and service to the community. In 2023, Day was awarded the Artist 360’s Community Activator Grant for his first feature length documentary, COLBERT: All Students Can Learn, which is scheduled to be completed in August 2024.