Category: Communities
The Good Stuff By Dwain Hebda — The first time Harvey Williams showed his family the downtown Helena storefront where his vision for the distillery Delta Dirt was to be realized, he got a couple of sideways glances. Even today, as the stylish tasting room and production facility gleams on one corner of Helena, the […]
Local viewing ceremony at Little Rock’s Second Baptist Church By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff – Daisy Gatson Bates will soon get her due recognition at the U.S. Capitol, next to Rosa Parks. On Wednesday, May 8, Bates will become the 13th woman represented in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol in […]
By Viktoria Capek — When Derek Lewis II found himself at the helm of his family’s foundation 15 years ago, he had no idea where to begin. “My dad passed everything over and was like, ‘This is our legacy,’ ” he recalled. “Go do something with it.” So, he did. Guided by mentors,spent the next […]
By Wesley Brown and Angel Burt — Team “Ella the Banker” seeks to build family legacy with nationwide launch of children’s book on financial literacy The first time you get to meet Team “Ella the Banker,” you get the sense you are witnessing if something pretty big. Ten-year-old Liam Sprinkle and his mom, Shamim Okolloh, […]