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A lifestyle magazine for Black Arkansans URBANE is Arkansas’ primary African American lifestyle publication. URBANE is a mood.

Our goal is to constantly cultivate pride and integrity in who we are by providing a platform for us to shine. This magazine currently uses its digital platform so that our treasures...our diversity...our presence...our beauty can always be displayed. URBANE features thinkers, trendsetters, artists, heroes, advocates, officials, and the array of leaders that have shaped, are shaping, and will shap

e the next generation of this state. We also add a layer of advertisement for events, social gatherings, businesses, talents, organizations, and opportunities to gain additional exposure. URBANE IS designed to ignite conversation, promote empowerment, and celebrate the aspirations of Black Arkansans making a positive difference.

26/07/2025

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Exciting news! 🎉

Philander Smith University is expanding both its academic offerings and its impact on healthcare in Arkansas and beyond.

Beginning this fall, PSU will offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, preparing the next generation of culturally competent caregivers through our newly approved BSN program, part of the Dr. Joycelyn Elders School of Allied and Public Health.

“This is a transformational moment in our institutional history,” said Dr. Maurice D. Gipson, President and CEO. “The approval of our BSN program affirms both the urgent need for qualified nurses and our commitment to graduates who are equipped, empowered and eager to serve.”

🩺 APPLY NOW FOR FALL 2025!
🎓Scholarships are available!
💻 Learn more: https://www.philander.edu/academics/school-of-allied-and-public-health/bsn/

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🔗Read the full news release here:
https://www.philander.edu/academics/school-of-allied-and-public-health/bsn

19/07/2025

🚨Issue 28 PRE-ORDER NOW AVAILABLE!🚨

You can preorder your copy today from the URBANE Store - link in bio -OR- go to https://theurbanemag.square.site/

AfterPay is available for online purchases!

Issue 28 (August/September 2025) is available for pre-order only. Purchasers will not receive this issue until after August 1.

FEATURES:
- COVER STORY: Legacy Leadership - Dr. Sherece Y. West-Scantlebury’s Trailblazing Era at the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

- EDUCATION: Arkansas Black Educators

- ARKANSAS BLACK HISTORY: Home With The Tollettians for a Reunion

- COMMUNITY: SHEBuild Non-profit Organization

- BUSINESS: Arkansas Acton Children’s Business Fair

- SPOTLIGHT: A House of Stories, Reimagined

- CULTURE: Southern Frequency featuring Ally the Pub, Christian the Comedian, & JC Love

- COMMUNITY: URBANE Magazine’s Finest of 2025 Winners

- EMPOWERMENT: Inaugural Women of Worth & Men of Merit Recognition Luncheon

- LISTEN FIRST featuring Southern Soul Artist, G.Pace

- NEWS: Senator Fred Love announces for Arkansas Governor

- NEWS: Little Rock’s Paul Laurence Dunbar Magnet Middle School considered as a National Historic Landmark

- NEWS: Philander Smith University’s New Basketball Coaches

- NEWS: Dr. Jacqueline Powell Announced as the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Shorter College
...plus the URBANE Book Club Picks, URBANE Readers’ Choice, & more!

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18/07/2025

Raised in Stamps, Arkansas, Maya Angelou transformed her pain into poetry and her story into power. Born in 1928, she rose to fame with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, a groundbreaking memoir that boldly explored racism, trauma, and resilience through the lens of a Black woman in the segregated South.

Angelou was more than an author—she was a dancer, actress, civil rights activist, and one of the most influential literary voices of the 20th century. In 1993, she recited her poem “On the Pulse of Morning” at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration, becoming a national treasure.

Though she passed in 2014, her legacy lives on—rooted in Arkansas, resonating around the world.

10/07/2025

The Dr. Marian G. Lacey K-8 Academy gymnasium has been officially renamed in honor of 36-year Little Rock School District coach and teacher Marcus Davis. The beloved Mr. Davis spent 33 years with the Little Rock School District at former Cloverdale Middle School, where the gymnasium was named in his honor. However, the school closed the following year, 2023-2024, making many of Cloverdale’s students Lacey Academy students. The LRSD Board resolved it “appropriate and meaningful” to extend Davis’s honor to the new school.

Source: Little Rock School District’s page

04/07/2025

Polished. Poised. Powerful.
Rooted in culture, style, and empowerment, we celebrate what it means to be notably polite and polished in manner.

Happy “15 Days After Juneteenth” Day!

01/07/2025

📣 Big news! Dunbar Magnet Middle School is officially under consideration for the National Register of Historic Places — a powerful recognition of its historic and cultural significance to Little Rock and beyond. We’re proud to see this legacy honored and look forward to the next steps in this exciting process. 🔗 To read more about this important nomination, click here: https://www.lrsd.org/article/2293946.

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