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 BENTONVILLE, Ark. – May 8, 2025 – A new study by Heartland Forward, Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation reveals that Generation Z youth in the Midwest U.S. are embracing artificial intelligence (AI), but feel largely unprepared for an AI-driven future due to gaps in education and workplace policies. In […]
By Arkansas Black Vitality May 7, 2025— The Arkansas Black Mayors Association (ABMA) was recently awarded a $250,000 Urban & Community Forestry grant to plant 1,200 trees at community gathering spaces and public schools across five counties in the Arkansas Delta. The grant was awarded by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division and the […]
By Arkansas Black Vitality May 5, 2025 — Brunch is nice. So are flowers. But according to thousands of moms, what they’d really love this Mother’s Day is a break – a proper “momcation.” Present.com surveyed 3,025 mothers to find out where they dream of escaping for some well-deserved R&R. The results revealed a strong preference […]