Smart Tiles 8 Black EducationHBCU News June 10, 2022 Former Philander Smith president tabbed as a finalist to lead Arkansas State University in Jonesboro BCN Staff – June 10, 2022 – Dr. Lawrence Kimbrough, who formerly led Philander Smith College in Little Rock from... Black BusinessBlack Wall Street June 9, 2022 Southern Bancorp acquires Premier Bank in northeast Arkansas, grows asset base to $2.3 billion By BCN Executive Editor Wesley Brown – June 9, 2022 – Southern Bancorp Inc. this week continued its recent growth... Black BusinessLittle Rock News June 9, 2022 Fourth Annual “Goodfellas Day” at Murray Lock & Dam to benefit John Cain Foundation, Arkansas Stop the Violence campaign BCN Staff – May 9, 2022 – Local entrepreneurs and barbershop chain owners Anthony “Matt Dillon” Matthews and Donald Teague... BCN ArkansasBlack Culture June 6, 2022 Rebooted Little Rock Night Market brings hundreds of central Arkansas revelers to River Market districts BCN Staff – May 6, 2022 – After a nearly two-year pandemic lull, Little Rock's Night Market returned to the... Black CultureBlack Life June 1, 2022 ReMix Ideas to host free Little Rock Night Market on Saturday, June 4 BCN Staff – June 1, 2022 -- After nearly a two-year lull due to the pandemic, ReMix Ideas will reboot... Black EconomyLittle Rock News May 30, 2022 Arkansas motorists face high pump prices, inflated travel costs, and jam-packed highways and airlines during Memorial Day vacay Despite Arkansas' low pump prices compared to other states, Central Arkansas drivers have seen regular unleaded gas spike by 33... Black HealthNational News May 30, 2022 Black Health: Black cancer patients make gains in death rates but fall short in treatment, clinical trials, detention, and other areas By BCN Executive Editor Wesley Brown – May 29, 2022 – There’s good news and a lot of not-so-good news... Black CultureHBCU News May 26, 2022 Ground-breaking $10 million gift from Alice Walton Foundation expands Crystal Bridges’ access to HBCU partners May 26, 2022 --- Despite seeing the stock of the nation’s largest retailer lose $34 billion in value last week,... Arkansas PoliticsBlack Politics May 25, 2022 Democrat Chris Jones makes history as state’s first Black gubernatorial candidate for major party. Arkansas sees record number of Black candidates on the ballot; three seeking seats in Congress in November BCN Staff –...
