Al White
Throughout his lifetime, Al White combined his love for jazz and photography to book and promote world-class jazz musicians and publish...
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- Apr 26
- 3 min
First Lady Michelle Obama delivered Commencement Address to UAPB
First Lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement address to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) graduating class on May,...
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- Apr 12
- 3 min
Muhammad Ali’s Visit to Pine Bluff
Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali visited Pine Bluff in 1990, serving as the Honorary Grand Marshall of the University of...
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- Mar 22
- 2 min
Rev. Jesse Turner’s Historic Speech at the National Press Club in DC
Rev. Jesse Turner was honored by the 400 years of African American History Federal Commission, becoming the first Pine Bluff resident to...
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- Mar 15
- 3 min
Samuel M. Levine & the Fight to Desegregate Little Rock Central High School
Samuel M. Levine was a Jewish politician and lawyer from Pine Bluff who took on the segregationist Legislature in an effort to...
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- Mar 8
- 3 min
Jesse Chisholm Duke: African American Newspaper Owner & Anti-Lynching Activist
Jesse Chisholm Duke established African American newspapers, the Montgomery Herald and the Pine Bluff Herald, where he published...
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- Mar 1
- 2 min
“Poppa” John Gordy: "Father of Honkey Tonk Music"
“Poppa” John Gordy was a popular Dixieland jazz leader who recorded with Chet Atkins and even opened for Elvis Presley in Tupelo,...
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- Feb 22
- 3 min
Zaphney Jeffrey Orto
Zaphney Jeffrey Orto was a surgeon and prodigious leader in Pine Bluff. He build his own private practice but he was also the second...
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- Feb 15
- 3 min
Willie Roaf
Willie Roaf is a former professional football player who played for nine seasons with the New Orleans Saints and four seasons with the...
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- Feb 8
- 4 min
Frances Hunt: The First Female Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Frances Hunt was the first female member of the Arkansas House of Representatives and an accomplished politician and public servant...
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- Feb 1
- 2 min
Monte Coleman
Monte Coleman is a former professional football player who played for sixteen seasons with the Washington Redskins. He also led the UAPB...
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- Jan 18
- 3 min
Bessie Boehm Moore
Bessie Boehm Moore was an Arkansas public school educator and advocate for library access throughout Arkansas and the entire United...
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- Jan 11
- 4 min
Don Hutson
During his 11-year career with the Green Bay Packers, Donald Hutson revolutionized the NFL. He was one of the first players to use pass...
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- Jan 4
- 3 min
Hercules King Cannon White
Hercules King Cannon White was a six-term Pine Bluff mayor and a prominent figure in the Brooks-Baxter War during the Reconstruction era....
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- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
William Harold Flowers: A Civil Rights Titan Who Served Arkansas Well
William Harold Flowers was a civil rights titan, winning many landmark victories which include ending the practice of excluding African...
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- Dec 14, 2022
- 4 min
Fountain Brown: A Methodist Preacher's Confessions
Fountain Brown, a Methodist preacher, confessed to selling eight of his slaves after the Emancipation Proclamation, creating a historic...
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- Nov 16, 2022
- 4 min
Kenneth Culvey Johnson: Pine Bluff Sci-Fi Legend
Pine Bluff native Kenneth Culvey Johnson, is Sci-Fi legend with shows like The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, and V., making...
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- Nov 2, 2022
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End of the Line: The 1987 Movie partly filmed in Pine Bluff
End of the Line 1987 train heist dramedy was filmed in Pine Bluff with assistance from the Cotton Belt Historical Society and the Cotton...
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- Oct 26, 2022
- 5 min
Harvey C. Couch: Arkansas’ Super Industrialist
Harvey C. Couch was the astute Arkansas businessman who founded the precursor to Entergy, and helped to bring electricity and telephone...
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- Oct 19, 2022
- 4 min
Othello Cross: A Life of Legal Service to the Pine Bluff Community
Othello Cross spent over forty years serving the Pine Bluff community and its legal needs, even representing many Arkansas farmers in a...
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