Robert James Hutton packed a lifetime of activism into less than two decades.

Henry Jackson Lewis was the nation's first African American political cartoonist. He spent a portion of his adult life in Pine Bluff.

Pine Bluff's WOK was the first radio station in Arkansas, thanks to the the efforts of a visionary power plant executive.

For more than 40 years, thousands of parents across the country paid money to Melton Barker so their kids could appear in his movies.

The airfield we know today as Pine Bluff Regional Airport got its start 80 years ago during World War II.

A trailblazer, community activist, civil rights champion, and historian, Rev. Turner is a force for positive change.

If you haven’t seen the ASC, a cultural gem nestled in the heart of downtown Pine Bluff, it’s time you did.

Remarkable talent and brilliant showmanship catapulted this Pine Bluff native to status as one of Europe's most popular entertainers.

Boid Buie, the only one-armed star in professional basketball history, had athletic prowess and determination.

This week, the spotlight shines on pilot and artist Roy LaGrone, whose paintings of the Tuskegee Airmen brought their stories to life.

During the second week of National Black History Month, the spotlight turns to a gruesome chapter in the Pine Bluff's history.

This article begins our month-long look at notable people and events with Pine Bluff connections during National Black History Month.

Without formal training as an architect, Jewel Bain designed two homes listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Geleve Grice's insatiable desire to document what he saw made him one of the most important photographers in Arkansas history.

In 1958, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a historic commencement address at Arkansas AM&N College.

January is National Book Month. We can’t think of a better time to showcase the sparkling new Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Library on Main...

In just a few days, 2020, the Annus Horribilis that seemed to last forever, will finally end. Where do we go from here?

Though COVID-19 has cancelled the UAPB Vesper Choir's performance of The Messiah this year, it hasn’t cancelled the legacy of this ensemble.

Help make the holiday season merrier for your family, friends, neighbors, and community by spending those dollars close to home.

You’ve heard his music in the soundtracks of some of this era’s most successful movies. Now it’s time to meet blues singer Charles Brown.