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By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff — Nov. 17, 2025 — United States Steel Corp. operations in Arkansas—including Big River Steel in Osceola and Wheeling Machine Products in Pine Bluff—contributed more than $2 billion to local and state economies in Fiscal Year 2024, according to an economic impact study released today. The study further concludes that U. S. […]
Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and an affiliate of Southern Bancorp, Inc., on Jan. 23 announced a down payment assistance program designed to help remove barriers from the home buying process for minority and low-to-moderate income (LMI) individuals and families. The “Wealth Builders for Everyone Down Payment Assistance Program” […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline for Black farmers and others to apply for relief through the $2.2 billion Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP). The new federal program is partly aimed at quelling years of lawsuits from Black farmers and their families who argue that the USDA’s farm lending program was […]
Children with rare diseases know a lot about some pretty grown-up topics. Many can tell you how doctors treat their life-altering symptoms while in pre-school. Others can recall lengthy therapy names before their first spelling test. Some can share statistics that prove just how unique they truly are while their peers are still learning to […]
