At the end of 2024 came the christening of the USS Arkansas, a Virginia-class nuclear submarine, at Newport News Shipbuilding ...

Carlotta Walls LaNier, one the nine Black students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, launched a bottle of sparkling wine into the hull of the Virginia-class submarine at ...

Attendees packed the performing arts theater, rejoicing in performances from the Fire Ensemble Community Choir, words from local political leaders, and a keynote speech from Carlotta Walls LaNier, a ...

The nuclear submarine Arkansas was christened Saturday, almost a decade in the making since the U.S. Navy announced that a Virginia-class submarine would bear the state’s name. Carlotta Walls ...

The Brooklyn Academy of Music hosted its 39th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The free event began at 10:30 a.m. Monday and included a keynote speech by Carlotta Walls LaNier ...