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May 19, 2025 – Arkansas stands to lose over $1 billion in infrastructure funding to bring high-speed internet to rural areas across the state if the Trump administration has its way. According to the National Association of Counties, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) sent termination of funding letters on […]
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May 19, 2025 – Arkansas stands to lose over $1 billion in infrastructure funding to bring high-speed internet to rural areas across the state if the Trump administration has its way. According to the National Association of Counties, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) sent termination of funding letters on […]
Little Rock, Ark. – May 19, 2025 – Former Arkansas legislator Eddie Armstrong “soft-launched” the first episode of his new live podcast series on Monday, interviewing Rep. Lane Jean, R-Magnolia, the state’s longest-serving chair of the Joint Budget Committee in the Arkansas Legislature. The first “Stronger with Armstrong Podcast Live” was held and recorded in […]
The GI Bill systematically excluded Black servicemen from housing, education, and economic opportunities, widening the racial wealth gap that persists today By Erin Blakemore, History.com May 12, 2025 – When Eugene Burnett saw the neat tract houses of Levittown, New York, he knew he wanted to buy one. It was 1949, and he was ready […]
By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff Pine Bluff, Arkansas – May 8, 2025 — ReMix Ideas, in partnership with the Pine Bluff Black Chamber of Commerce, will host the inaugural Pine Bluff AI Summit next week, featuring top executives in the transformative artificial intelligence field to discuss practical issues. The one-way event, which is free and […]
