Category: Politics
Arkansas Black Vitality Staff LITTLE ROCK – March 26, 2026 – Former Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will deliver her first keynote address at the Arkansas Democratic Party’s 2026 Fisher Shackelford Dinner on April 25. Arkansas Democrats will host a press call with party leaders to discuss the appearance scheduled for noon […]
Precision Strike Missile’s combat debut in Iran puts south Arkansas at the center of America’s modern long‑range firepower strategy By Arkansas Delta Informer StaffEast Camden, Ark. — March 25, 2026 – Missiles built in south Arkansas played a direct role in Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military campaign in Iran, and now Lockheed Martin is […]
By The Arkansas Delta Informer Staff EAST CAMDEN, Ark. – Feb. 21, 2026 –The wins keep coming for L3Harris Technologies and other defense contractors at south Arkansas’s Highland Park industrial complex, further solidifying the 19,000-acre site as a key hub in the Pentagon’s ongoing “Arsenal of Freedom” expansion funded by the Trump administration’s $1.5 trillion defense budget. Earlier this […]
By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff Feb. 19, 2026 – In 2025, Arkansas had one of the lowest union membership rates in the United States, ranking 47th out of 50 states and tied with Arizona. Only three states—South Carolina, South Dakota, and North Carolina—had lower unionization rates than Arkansas in 2025, according to new data from […]
