Category: Vitality Features
Legislation to ease utility regulations on large economic projects also approved by House and Senate By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff March 21, 2025—Gov. Sarah Sanders’ legislation to reform Arkansas’s higher education system – including altering scholarship funding and restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives – was overwhelmingly endorsed by the Arkansas House and […]
By Arkansas Black Vitality March 20, 2025 – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have released two technical assistance documents aimed at what the Trump administration calls “unlawful discrimination” related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. The DEI crackdown, using the Civil Rights Act […]
By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff March 17, 2025—In January, the state and national unemployment rate for Black workers was significantly higher than the rest of the U.S. as deep job cuts across federal agencies and corporate America disproportionately impacted the minority labor pool. The state’s latest unemployment report, released today by the Division of Workforce […]
New budget-cutting executive order targets funding for minority businesses, entrepreneurs and communities By Wesley Brown March 16, 2025 – Two federal agencies dedicated solely to supporting minority businesses, financial institutions, and entrepreneurs are now on the chopping block for permanent closure as the Trump administration implements the Project 2025 blueprint. As the U.S. Senate approved […]