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The Hotel Pines
Once regarded as one of Arkansas’ finest hotels, the Hotel Pines is a historic Pine Bluff building in need of restoration. Image Credit:...
Jul 19, 20232 min read
The City’s Efforts to Restore the Saenger Theater to Its Former Glory
During its heyday, Pine Bluff’s Saenger Theater attracted patrons from all across southeast Arkansas by featuring famous stars and stage...
Jul 13, 20233 min read
Road to Memphis Blues Challenge
The Port City Blues Society will host the International Blues Challenge regional competition, The Road to Memphis, on July 22 at 7 p.m....
Jul 5, 20232 min read
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
October 14 Annular Eclipse 2023
On Saturday, October 14, 2023, an annular eclipse will be visible across the United States. Though Pine Bluff is not along the direct...
Jun 7, 20232 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
Black Pilots of America Return to Pine Bluff, Arkansas for "Operation Skyhook"
The Black Pilots of America will return to Pine Bluff, Arkansas May 25-29, 2023 for their Memorial Day Fly-In, "Operation Skyhook." Make...
May 17, 20232 min read
The Streetcar Boycott of 1903
The Streetcar Boycott of 1903, led by black leaders in Little Rock, boycotted streetcars in Little Rock, Pine Bluff, and Hot Springs...
May 10, 20232 min read
Haley Roots in Pine Bluff
George Haley, (right) with his brothers Alex (center) and Julius. Photo credit: Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History,...
May 3, 20233 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
The Release of Delta Rhythm & Bayous Cultural District Video Series Beginning April 19, 2023
Explore Pine Bluff has commissioned a six video docuseries unlocking the untold stories of “The Delta Rhythm & Bayous (DRB) Cultural...
Apr 19, 20232 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
April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse Trivia
The April 8, 2024 eclipse promises to be more remarkable and historic than the previous eclipse. It will last two minutes longer and...
Apr 5, 20233 min read
Southeast Arkansas College Joins the National Junior College Athletic Association
Southeast Arkansas College (SEARK) has been officially accepted into the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). This fall...
Mar 29, 20232 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
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