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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 […]
By Wesley Brown – President Donald J. Trump moved forward with a campaign promise to end funding for the National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), a goal also shared by Republican lawmakers in Arkansas attempting to do the same. At the end of a week where he celebrated his first 100 […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff April 26, 2025 – In a surprise move that caught many Black college supporters off guard, President Donald Trump this week announced a White House initiative to elevate and advance the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). As is his preferred governing approach, Trump issued an executive order […]