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John Gray Lucas
John Gray Lucas, a brilliant lawyer and politician, served Pine Bluff in many political capacities during the Reconstruction Era,...
Jun 28, 20233 min read
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....
Jun 21, 20232 min read
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:...
Jun 14, 20233 min read
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,...
May 31, 20232 min read
Al White
Throughout his lifetime, Al White combined his love for jazz and photography to book and promote world-class jazz musicians and publish...
May 24, 20232 min read
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,...
Apr 26, 20233 min read
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...
Apr 12, 20233 min read
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...
Mar 22, 20232 min read
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...
Mar 15, 20233 min read
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...
Mar 8, 20233 min read
“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,...
Mar 1, 20232 min read
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...
Feb 22, 20233 min read
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...
Feb 15, 20233 min read
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...
Feb 8, 20234 min read
Monte Coleman
Monte Coleman is a former professional football player who played for sixteen seasons with the Washington Redskins. He also led the UAPB...
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Bessie Boehm Moore
Bessie Boehm Moore was an Arkansas public school educator and advocate for library access throughout Arkansas and the entire United...
Jan 18, 20233 min read
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...
Jan 11, 20234 min read
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....
Jan 4, 20233 min read
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...
Dec 21, 20223 min read
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...
Dec 14, 20224 min read
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