Aug 11, 20213 minMeet C.C. Mercer, Jr.He was one of the Six Pioneers who helped integrate the University of Arkansas Law School, and key advisor to Daisy Bates.
Aug 4, 20213 minWinona Sammon: The Not-Quite-It GirlThis Pine Bluff native was supposed to be the next big thing in Hollywood in the 1920s, but things didn't turn out as planned.
Jul 28, 20213 minCleon Flowers: The Godfather of Arkansas MedicineDr. Cleon A. Flowers Sr. spent nearly six decades lovingly tending to patients.
Jul 21, 20213 minIrene Rosenzweig: Scholar and BenefactorIrene Rosenzweig excelled during an era when few women pursued lives outside the domestic sphere.
Jul 14, 20213 minTorii Hunter: Baseball All-StarDuring his nineteen-year career, Pine Bluff native Torii Hunter was considered one of major league baseball’s biggest stars.
Jul 7, 20213 minDexter Harding’s Sawdust BridgeA silly superstition predating the Civil War once held the town of Pine Bluff hostage.
Jun 30, 20213 minRaye Jean Montague: A Real-Life Hidden FigureRaye Jean Montague was an American naval engineer credited with creating the first computer-generated rough draft of a U.S. naval ship.
Jun 23, 20213 minM.D. Jordan: Shaping a GenerationMassathau D. Jordan, also known as M.D. Jordan was an educator, a leader, and a motivator for thousands of students at Merrill School.
Jun 16, 20212 minRemembering Rev. Reuben Napoleon ChanayRev. Reuben Napoleon Chanay, who served as Merrill High’s principal in the 1940s and 1950s, helped move the school closer to its goals.
Jun 4, 20213 minMeet Joseph Carter Corbin & Professor William TownsendTwo legendary principals at Merrill School, Joseph Carter Corbin and Professor William M. Townsend, inspired generations of students.
Jun 2, 20213 minMerrill School: A Look BackMerrill School was one of four high schools that served black students in the Pine Bluff area.
May 26, 20213 minMerci, Antoine BarraqueThis Frenchman established New Gascony, one of the earliest settlements in what is now Jefferson County.
May 19, 20213 minGrand Masonic TempleFrom the early 1900s to the 1980s, the Grand Masonic Temple was the hub for business and commerce for African Americans in Pine Bluff.
May 12, 20213 minRemembering the Colored Industrial InstituteThe Colored Industrial Institute was one of the first Catholic-supported schools for African American children in Arkansas.
May 5, 20213 minExplore Pine Bluff Like a TouristNational Travel and Tourism Week is a great time to see Pine Bluff through the eyes of a visitor.
Apr 28, 20213 minThe Life and Music of Art Porter, Sr.Art Porter, Sr. was a prodigy, virtuoso, and entertainer who performed for Arkansas governors, U.S. presidents, and heads of state.
Apr 21, 20213 minThe Short Life of Lil’ Bobby Hutton Robert James Hutton packed a lifetime of activism into less than two decades.
Apr 14, 20213 minMeet Henry Jackson LewisHenry Jackson Lewis was the nation's first African American political cartoonist. He spent a portion of his adult life in Pine Bluff.
Apr 7, 20212 minRemembering WOK, Arkansas’ First Radio StationPine Bluff's WOK was the first radio station in Arkansas, thanks to the the efforts of a visionary power plant executive.
Mar 31, 20212 minRemembering The Kidnappers FoilFor more than 40 years, thousands of parents across the country paid money to Melton Barker so their kids could appear in his movies.