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MONEY // Financial Literacy

Financial Literacy the first step to Financial Freedom

April is Financial Literacy Month, a designated time for financial institutions and representatives to share knowledge and engage in conversations focused on money and finances. Shamim Okolloh shares her tips to a healthy financial future.

by Dianna Donahue  //  ​Apr.1.2023

EVENT // Celebration

UAPB Welcomes Martin Luther King, III 65 Years After His Father's Visit
One of the historic treasures in Arkansas, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, ended its Black History Month celebration with featured guest speaker Martin Luther King, III - son of iconic Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King.

by Dianna Donahue  //  ​Feb.27.2023

EVENT // Stage Play

I'm In Love With Another Man
Aiden Eslinger's live recording of his hit stage play debuted in Conway, Arkansas, with the audience given a standing ovation at its conclusion. This tale's medical love triangle will make you laugh, cry, and anticipate this young playwright's next production!

by Sydney Ambrus  //  ​Feb.19.2023

BUSINESS // Grand Opening

Doris Conaway Continues her Daughter's Dream
URBANE was recently invited to the grand opening and ribbon cutting of Alivia Beauty Co. Little Rock’s midtown.

by Dianna Donahue  //  ​Feb.16.2023

PEOPLE  //  Politics

Vortex PAC Launches
​Dr. Chris Jones, Arkansas’ first Black major-party nominee for governor and the 2022 Democratic nominee for governor of Arkansas, recently launched Vortex PAC. It is a new grassroots movement co-founded by Jones, to transform politics in Arkansas away from far-right extremism and build Democratic organizing power.
 
by Dianna Donahue  //  ​Feb.8.2023

EVENT  //  Stage Play

Sugar In Our Wounds
​If you have not heard about the iconic hit play "Sugar In Our Wounds," you are missing a treat. Under the direction of Kenneth Gaddie, the play's opening night was on January 13 and has sold out more than several times. The play was created by Afro-Queer award-winning playwright, poet, and Philadelphian filmmaker Donja R. Love.
 
by Dianna Donahue  //  ​Jan.29.2023

GOVERNMENT  //  Campaign

Darlene "Goldi" Gaines
Running to Heal the Lands
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A mother, a “Gigi,” and an Arkansas native. She was born in Pulaski County and raised in North Little Rock. She has a rich ancestry of farmers and entrepreneurs, which she lovingly and proudly refers to as “a lineage of innovators and lovers of the Land.”

by Dianna Donahue //  ​Oct.15.2022

PEOPLE  //  Accomplishment

Janice Scott
From picking cotton in Gould, Arkansas, to afford my school clothes to appearing in award-winning movies produced by Tyler Perry, Janice Scott lives by one rule: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

by Tania Royster  //  ​Dec.1.2021

CULTURE  //  Religion

RECHARGE! Worship Concert
Definitely needed…and what better way to get recharged than with gospel music?! Jerron Liddell and the St. Luke Baptist church organized the WORSHIP RECHARGE CONCERT featuring some of the hottest gospel artists...

​by NishaSpeaks  //  ​Aug.10.2021

EDUCATION  //  Literacy

Black People Don't Read
THEY ARE STILL OUR SLAVES
As a culture, we will always counter the negative connotations of this overcast. However, we – as a culture – must take accountability for the habits and practices that we continue to utilize that keep us in this narrative.
 
by Dianna Donahue  //  ​Apr.1.2021