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Aug 30, 20233 min read
The Pine Bluff Band Museum
The Pine Bluff Band Museum was the only museum in the United States dedicated entirely to preserving the history of band instruments and...
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Aug 23, 20233 min read
The Cotton Belt Railroad’s journey through Pine Bluff
In its heyday, the Cotton Belt Railroad ran 712 miles across Arkansas, stopping at its Pine Bluff machine shops where many of its...
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Aug 16, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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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Jul 19, 20232 min read
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:...
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Jul 13, 20233 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...
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Jun 28, 20233 min read
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 14, 20233 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:...
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May 31, 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,...
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May 10, 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...
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Apr 26, 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,...
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Apr 19, 20232 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...
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Apr 12, 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...
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Apr 5, 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...
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Mar 29, 20232 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...
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Mar 22, 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...
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Mar 15, 20233 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...
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Mar 8, 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...
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Feb 22, 20233 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...
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Feb 8, 20234 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...
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