Category: Arkansas News Tidbits
Although NASA Pilot Victor Glover is on target to be the first Black man on the moon, Air Force Col. Guion Bluford Jr. was the first African American to fly in space. On Aug. 30, 1983, the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., with Bluford aboard that mission, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III […]
Delta Dental of Arkansas has promoted Sharon Lanier, Ph.D., to Executive Director of the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation, effective immediately. She previously served as the interim director. As head of the foundation, Sharon will spearhead statewide partnerships to develop long-term programs and initiatives to prevent severe oral health issues and avoid costly interventions later […]
Quantia Fletcher is the executive director of the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center (MTCC), one of only three African American history museums in the South. She proudly explained that the Cultural Center is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, an accomplishment only three percent of the 33,000 museums in the United States have achieved. Pre-COVID-19, […]
You wouldn’t know it by meeting her, but Anika Dixon has weathered a lot in her real estate career. She’s been underestimated by clients and competitors based on her age, her gender and her race. She’s come through a pandemic and a once-in-a-generation real estate market boom, during which she didn’t close the doors of […]
