Tag: EEOC
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff Jan. 30, 2026 – In a sweeping move that could significantly alter the landscape for minority-owned firms in Arkansas and across the nation, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the suspension of 1,091 firms from its 8(a) Business Development Program. This action, representing approximately 25% of all […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff LITTLE ROCK – Dec. 20, 2025 – Nearly six months after longtime CEO Dr. Sherece West-Scantlebury announced her departure after 18 years, one of the state’s leading nonprofit philanthropic organizations, the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF), announced on Thursday (Dec. 18) that insider Cory S. Anderson will assume the prominent […]
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 […]