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Aug 29
3 min

Meet John Miller Howard

In 1939, John Miller Howard founded the art department at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College, now UAPB.

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Aug 26
2 min

Karen Wolfe, the Princess of Soul and Blues

What does it take to create a music legend? Just ask Karen Wolfe, the Princess of Soul and Blues.

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Aug 12
3 min

Freeman Harrison Owens: A Study in Genius

Pine Bluff native Freeman Harrison Owens was a pioneer cinematographer and inventor of cinematic technology.

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Aug 5
3 min

Wiley Jones: A Man of Means

A former slave, Wiley Jones, was one of the wealthiest African Americans in Arkansas during the late 19th century.

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Jul 29
2 min

Happy Birthday, Bonnie Brown

Bonnie Brown, a former Pine Bluff resident and a member of the chart-topping trio the Browns, would have celebrated her birthday this week.

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Jul 15
2 min

Jim Hill: A Pine Bluff Icon

In these parts, Taylor Field, youth baseball, and Jim Hill are practically synonyms.

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Jul 1
3 min

Branton, Branton & Flowers: Civil Rights Advocates

Long before #BlackLivesMatter, three lawyers with Pine Bluff ties were playing key roles in the Civil Rights movement, laying the groundwork

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Jun 10
3 min

Happy Father’s Day

As Father's Day approaches, let’s take a moment to honor Ben Pearson, a Pine Bluff resident known as the Father of Modern Archery.

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Jun 3
2 min

Tribute to Clark Terry

The month of June is African American Music Appreciation Month, which makes it a fine time to pay homage to Clark Terry, who would have been

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May 27
2 min

Martha Beall Mitchell: A Pine Bluff Original

One of the Watergate era’s most polarizing figures Martha Elizabeth Beall Mitchell, the wife of Attorney General John N. Mitchell.

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May 20
2 min

Fly Lady, Fly!

Every Memorial Day weekend, Pine Bluff looks to the sky as the Black Pilots of America (BPA) host Operation Skyhook, their Annual Memoria...

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May 6
2 min

Happy Mother’s Day!

As you’re thinking about how you might honor the maternal presence in your life this Mother’s Day, we invite you to consider the contribu...

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