Tag: DE&I
Rod West joins small bench of Black CEOs for publicly traded companies with revenues exceeding $1 billion By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff March 14, 2025 – A former Entergy Corp. executive responsible for the operational and financial performance of the company’s five utilities in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas was named the nation’s newest Black […]
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 […]
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 […]