Category: ABV Editorials & Opinions
By Leah Patterson, Rooted Resilience Strategies We’ve built an entire culture around supporting entrepreneurs. And yet still so many of them are exhausted. We tell them to push through, but we rarely stop to ask whether the systems that exist to support them are actually built to do that. Yes, it takes a certain drive […]
By Jeremy Hill, Arkansas Black Vitality Guest Columnist April 26, 2026 – It’s no secret that for far too long, our educator workforce has not reflected the diversity of our students. According to the Pew Research Center, only about 6–7% of teachers nationwide are Black. Of those, less than 2% are Black men. Here in […]
By Richard Ware – As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, the nation faces an important question: How do we understand our past in order to shape our future? From its earliest years, America has marked its identity through public remembrance. In 1870, Congress formally recognized Independence Day, New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas […]
By Leah Patterson, CEO, Resilient Lean Startup Framework We love to celebrate the idea of grit – the relentless drive to succeed against all odds. We often hear the familiar trope: “hustle harder and you’ll succeed!” But what if grit and hustle aren’t the secrets to success? What if the real key is something we […]
