Pine Bluff High School’s Winning Football Legacy
The Pine Bluff High School Fighting Zebras boast one of the richest history of high school football state championship wins in Arkansas...
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- Nov 22
- 2 min
Happy Thanksgiving!
We hope your Thanksgiving is filled with memories of a wonderful time spent with family and friends as you find ways to express your...
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- Nov 15
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Julius Rosenwald & Arkansas AM&N College
Julius Rosenwald designed the Rosenwald Fund to create more equitable opportunities for African Americans in the South. The Fund...
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- Nov 1
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Pine Bluff Convention Center: A Legendary History
The Pine Bluff Convention Center has hosted concerts from artists across all genres since its opening in 1976. It has also been the venue...
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- Oct 25
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Kate Phillips & The Blob
Kate Phillips played supporting roles in over 50 Warner Brothers movies throughout her film career. She is also credited with co-writing...
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- Oct 18
- 3 min
Sue Bailey Thurman
Sue Bailey Thurman, a Pine Bluff native, was an author, historian, and pioneer in civil rights and racial equality who helped shape and...
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- Oct 4
- 2 min
Pine Bluff’s Soul Train Connection
Joe Cobb spent more than 35 years in radio broadcasting, owns and operates Ginger’s Popcorn Shop in Hot Springs, and is well-known for...
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- Sep 27
- 2 min
Ira James Kohath Wells
Ira J.K. Wells owned Color Magazine, the nation's first African-American magazine, which boasted 100,000 subscribers and competed with...
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- Sep 20
- 2 min
Joseph Bonne
Joseph Bonne, the first settler in Pine Bluff, established the Jefferson County seat of justice from his tavern home. Image Credit:...
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- Sep 13
- 3 min
Rhonda Coullet
Rhonda Lee Oglesby Coullet, a former Pine Bluff resident, has numerous acting and singing accolades to her name including starring in...
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- Sep 6
- 3 min
Nehamon Lyons IV
Pine Bluff native Nehamon Lyons IV was an Operations Specialist 2nd Class who faithfully served his country, working at the Pentagon...
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- Aug 16
- 3 min
The Great Flood of 1927
The Great Flood of 1927 was the most destructive and costly in Arkansas history, devastating cities all across the Arkansas Delta,...
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- Aug 9
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Juliet Jackson: Pine Bluff Basketball Phenom
Pine Bluff native Juliet Jackson is arguably the most decorated women’s athlete in Pine Bluff High and University of Arkansas history....
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- Jun 28
- 3 min
John Gray Lucas
John Gray Lucas, a brilliant lawyer and politician, served Pine Bluff in many political capacities during the Reconstruction Era,...
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- Jun 21
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Camille Keaton
Camille Keaton is a Pine Bluff native known for her work in the horror genre with films like I Spit on Your Grave and Savage Vengeance....
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- Jun 14
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O.W. Gurley & the Founding of Black Wall Street
O.W. Gurley was once one of the wealthiest Black men in America and the founder of Black Wall Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Image Credit:...
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- May 31
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Dr. Viralene Johnson Coleman
Dr. Viralene Johnson Coleman served as a pillar of educational excellence at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff for 37 years,...
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- May 24
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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
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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
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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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