Seminal Southern rapper and former Three 6 Mafia member Gangsta Boo was found dead in her Memphis home on the afternoon of New Year’s Day. The shocking news was first announced by Fox 13 Memphis and later confirmed in an Instagram post by Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul. The cause of death has not been revealed, but TMZ reports that her…… MORE
1)Angela Burt with the Dunbar neighborhood Association to talk about the 8th annual Dunbar Neighborhood Association Festival. This Saturday 1pm until 8 pm. The activities will take place near the community Gardens. For more information call 501-612-9698 or visit the Dunbar neighborhood association Facebook page. 2)Sandra Mitchel with the Better Community Development Inc. to talk…… MORE
1)Angie Jones and Standley Barnes with CASA witch stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate. They are a volunteer-driven child welfare agency representing children in foster care. The need for volunteers is overwhelming.While 38% of our area population is African American, 61% of the children in foster care in the same area are African American. Only 12%…… MORE
Date;Opponent;Location;Time Sept. 3;Lane;Pine Bluff;6 p.m. Sept. 10;North American;Pine Bluff;6 p.m. Sept. 17;Oklahoma State;Stillwater, Okla.;TBA Sept. 24;Alcorn State;Lorman, Miss.;6 p.m.* Oct. 1;Southern;Baton Rouge, La.;6 p.m.* Oct. 8;Texas Southern;Pine Bluff;2 p.m.* Oct. 16;Alabama A&M;St. Louis;3 p.m.* Oct. 29;Florida A&M;Tallahassee, Fla.;3 p.m.* Nov. 5;Grambling State;Grambling, La.; 2 p.m.* Nov. 12;Prairie View A&M;Pine Bluff; 2 p.m.* Nov. 24;Alabama State;Montgomery,…… MORE
George Cotton, UAPB Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement, announced that the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will host the second annual Juneteenth in the Bluff: Arts & Culture Festival on Friday, June 20th 5p.m. to 11p.m. in Pine Bluff’s downtown Delta Rhythm and Bayous Cultural District at 3rd & Main Streets. The festival, sponsored…
Reverend Willie Wade and Diablo Coleman invite the public to the Hot Springs Juneteenth Celebration taking place this Saturday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at 112 Orange Street in Hot Springs. The celebration will include a historical reflection on the origins of Juneteenth and a keynote address from Reverend Dr. Chris Jones. This year’s…
Fitzs Hill with Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) a private Baptist-affiliated, historically Black college in Little Rock. Founded in 1884 as the Minister’s Institute, ABC was initially funded by the Colored Baptists of the State of Arkansas. It is the only historically Black Baptist college west of the Mississippi River. Summer and fall semesters are coming…
Maria Hollowell, president of the Little Rock NAACP, along with event chair Carla Williams and Michael Nellum of Phi Beta Sigma, inviting the community to the NAACP End of School Year Bash. The event takes place next Saturday, May 31, from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM at Watson Elementary School. Families can enjoy free food,…