Category: Arkansas News Tidbits
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff April 19, 2025 – One of the untold stories of American and Black History is the contributions of Black veterans toward winning the European and Pacific theaters during World War II. In recent weeks, Tyler Perry’s Six Triple Eight drama on Netflix, which highlights the all-female and all-Black 6888th […]
Lawmakers proposed 2026 fiscal budget of $6.49 billion; $750 million prison proposal fails on fifth try By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff April 18, 2025—The Arkansas Legislature closed out the 95th General Assembly on Wednesday (April 16) with a flurry of last-minute bills highlighting the state’s standing as a conservative stronghold for the Make America […]
Legislation to speed up utility expansion in Arkansas stalls on Senate floor By Wesley Brown – March 6, 2025 – As Arkansas builds up its manufacturing capacity, several new capital projects scheduled for 2025 and beyond, corporate giants such as Walmart, Meta, Microsoft, and J.B. Hunt are investing in solar and renewable energy sources to […]
Urban Renewal had no meaning or significance to me as a young adult, but today it is a dirty word. In my opinion, the passage of the Federal Housing Act of 1949 divided the City of Little Rock. The pattern we see today of Blacks living primarily east of Interstate 30 and whites to the […]