This is how the local community is affected by UAPB homecoming

Pine Bluff, Arkansas – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff family is celebrating this year’s homecoming, so for the Pine Bluff community, this weekend has seemed like one huge celebration.

It’s a time when everyone gathers to celebrate Golden Lion pride and visit local businesses, with people of all ages returning to the yard.

Pine Bluff resident Shameka Mack stated, “This means a lot for the Pine Bluff community,” “To see everyone fellowshipping, supporting one another and just to see that the businesses that are booming.”

Homecoming is much more than just a party at HBCUs around the nation. Students can network, alumni can reminisce about their time on the hill, and the community can thrive.

In addition to being significant to the Pine Bluff community, local establishments like Aisha’s Fish and Chicken are a part of the UAPB culture that everyone is eager to experience. Serving the neighborhood since 1993, many alumni who have missed Aisha’s flavor since their undergraduate days exude a sense of nostalgia.

Juliet Jackson, who has been a customer of Aisha’s for more than 20 years, stated, “Every chance I get, I try to hit them up since they moved over here.”

According to Jackson and other patrons, Aisha’s Fish and Chicken is the first place they visit when they arrive in the Pine Bluff region.

Their reactions are typically delicious and jaw-dropping after they’ve had a bite.

“It was excellent! According to Carney Handley, “I was going to bite my fingers off.”

Since taking over the family business, Aisha Piggie has worked hard to maintain the legacy.

She is most thrilled to introduce the family restaurant to both new and returning patrons on homecoming.

“It does hold great significance for me, particularly considering that my parents initiated it in 1993. “I did want to continue,” Piggie remarked. “It’s not something I wanted to let die off after all their hard work in the community.”

Piggie stated that she doesn’t mind the more business and longer hours that come with homecoming. What matters most is her passion for the industry and serving the community.

“When I’m back there cooking, I know it seems like a lot, but I truly enjoy the overload of it all and serving the patrons and community. In fact, I really enjoy doing it,” she continued.