Meet "One Arm" Boid Buie
Boid Buie, the only one-armed star in professional basketball history, had athletic prowess and determination.
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Feb 17, 20213 min read
The Art of Tuskegee Airman Roy LaGrone
This week, the spotlight shines on pilot and artist Roy LaGrone, whose paintings of the Tuskegee Airmen brought their stories to life.
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Jan 27, 20213 min read
Jewel Bain: Home Designer Extraordinaire
Without formal training as an architect, Jewel Bain designed two homes listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Jan 20, 20213 min read
Getting to Know Geleve Grice
Geleve Grice's insatiable desire to document what he saw made him one of the most important photographers in Arkansas history.
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Dec 9, 20203 min read
Meet Charles Brown
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.
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Dec 2, 20202 min read
Delta Cinema History Comes Alive on ExplorePineBluff.com
Delta Cinema World showcases innovators in motion pictures and theater with Pine Bluff connections.
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Nov 25, 20203 min read
The Life and Times of Chester Himes
Join us as we honor the literary contributions of Chester Himes, a novelist who spent his formative years in Pine Bluff.
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Nov 11, 20203 min read
Meet Ferd Havis
By the late 1800s, Ferdinand “Ferd” Havis, a former slave, was a wealthy and influential man. How did he do it? Read on.
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Nov 4, 20202 min read
Tribute to Kevin Collins
November is National Inspirational Role Model month, which seems like the ideal time to pay tribute to Detective Lt. Kevin Collins.
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Oct 28, 20203 min read
Pine Bluff Prevails Over Doomsday Prophesy
In 1903, one young woman prophesied the city of Pine Bluff would meet its end.
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Oct 14, 20202 min read
Tribute to Pine Bluff Commercial & Paul Greenberg
It's the end of an era for Pine Bluff Commercial as it transitions to an online format this month.
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Oct 7, 20203 min read
Meet Olympian Bill Carr
Powerful things often come in small packages. Case in point: Olympian William (“Bill”) Arthur Carr.
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Sep 30, 20202 min read
Meet Isaac Scott Hathaway
A major mover and shaker in the art world, Isaac Scott Hathaway was a man of firsts.
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Sep 23, 20203 min read
Meet Zenobia Powell Perry
Zenobia Powell Perry was a famous composer, pianist, Civil Rights activist, and professor who influenced more generations of musicians.
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Sep 16, 20203 min read
Meet John Miller Howard
In 1939, John Miller Howard founded the art department at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College, now UAPB.
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Aug 26, 20202 min read
Karen Wolfe, the Princess of Soul and Blues
What does it take to create a music legend? Just ask Karen Wolfe, the Princess of Soul and Blues.
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Aug 12, 20203 min read
Freeman Harrison Owens: A Study in Genius
Pine Bluff native Freeman Harrison Owens was a pioneer cinematographer and inventor of cinematic technology.
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Aug 5, 20203 min read
Wiley Jones: A Man of Means
A former slave, Wiley Jones, was one of the wealthiest African Americans in Arkansas during the late 19th century.
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Jul 29, 20202 min read
Happy Birthday, Bonnie Brown
Bonnie Brown, a former Pine Bluff resident and a member of the chart-topping trio the Browns, would have celebrated her birthday this week.
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Jul 15, 20202 min read
Jim Hill: A Pine Bluff Icon
In these parts, Taylor Field, youth baseball, and Jim Hill are practically synonyms.
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