Category: Communities
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 […]
New appointee, Joyce Randle, tabbed for chief of staff role By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff May 6, 2025 – Mayor Frank Scott Jr. announced Monday (May 5) that his longtime chief of staff and top advisor has stepped down after more than six years with the city’s first duly elected Black mayor. According to the mayor’s office, […]
By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff May 4, 2025 – With one week left before this year’s Mother’s Day celebration, retailers cross the nation are preparing to bombard consumers with advertising and messaging According to the annual survey released on April 28 by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics, consumer spending on Mother’s Day is […]