By Garry Blanson “Before Black People Die, We Multiply” – Garry Blanson It saddens me dearly when I think about all of the Black people who were killed at the hands of police in America — those who were innocent…
Category: Editorial
Removal of MLK and Juneteenth, but adding Trump’s birthday to Park Holidays isn’t patriotic
If you visit a National Park on MLK Day next month or Juneteenth in June, you’ll have to pay an entry fee beginning next year. It wasn’t always that way. The Trump administration has made sweeping revisions to the National…
Our City, Our Community
By Marie Brown Well… It’s that time of year again when Christmas celebrations are getting organized and ramped up. The religious observance is celebrating Jesus’s birth; however, the secular traditions consist of gift-giving, decorating trees, a variety of meals, and…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Burg Jones
By Garry Blanson “The Colored Man Who Once Owned Multiple Properties on Burg Jones Lane as Well as the Land Where Berg Jones Lane Elementary School Was Built in Monroe, Louisiana” If you were to ask most Black people in…
Our City, Our Community
By Marie Brown I trust that everybody had a happy Thanksgiving during this past holiday weekend. Through some of the most difficult times we are experiencing, there is so much to be thankful for. Our faith in God sustains us…
The Spirit of Giving Should continue after the Holidays
Each year, Monroe proves it has a heart. During the Thanksgiving season, scores of community groups, churches, and individuals stepped forward to ensure no one was left hungry or forgotten. Their generosity and compassion reflect the best of who we…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Pythina “Pye” Brown
By Garry Blanson “The education of the Negro has become the perfect device for control (by the American government) from without.” — Carter G. Woodson What if I told you that the very system Black people in Monroe, Louisiana, have…