Category: Communities
Most Fortune 500 companies rolling back DE&I programs, jobs and marketing By Wesley Brown Feb. 26, 2025 – New data highlighting foot traffic at the nation’s top retailers show that one company supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) initiatives has seen an uptick in January visits, while a competitor that dropped all DE&I programs has […]
By The Arkansas Black Vitality Staff Feb. 25., 2025 – While recent first-time home buyer rates have declined nationally, Black buyers have experienced the strongest rebound. A recent Zillow® survey found that 62% of Black home buyers purchased their first home in 2024, holding steady from the previous year. In comparison, overall, first-time buyers made up just 44% […]
House Resolutions honor blues legend Bobby Rush and civil rights icon Daisy Bates By The Arkansas Black Vitality Staff Feb. 24, 2025 – During the six weeks of the 95th Arkansas General Assembly, over 130 bills were signed into law, including the controversial Senate Bill 3, which banned discrimination or preferential treatment based on race […]
New facility expected to create 300 new jobs, company now hiring local for several warehouse, administrative positions By The Arkansas Black Vitality Staff Feb. 24, 2025—Dollar General, the nation’s largest discount retailer, celebrated the grand opening of its new North Little Rock distribution center on Feb. 22, which had been nearly two years in the […]
