By Garry Blanson A Former Slave and One of the Founders of Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana During my regular research activity online, I came across an article about a lawsuit against the NASCAR association that included former NBA…
Category: Opinions
Our City, Our Community
By Marie Brown As residents of the City of Monroe, do you feel that our city is a good place to live? I’m sure there are a multitude of responses from some who have lived here their entire lives. The other…
We owe them more than a sign
By Robert K. Wright Every weekday morning, I face nine-year-olds who don’t know the alphabet—not for lack of potential, but because their inheritance was spent before they arrived. Meanwhile, we gather on Saturdays with signs, demanding seats at tables we…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Antoine Overton, aka Anthony Overton Sr.
By Garry Blanson The Colored Man rumored to have purchased the land where the “Wisner School” was built in Monroe, Louisiana, in 1866 “We are born into this world; we graduate from school; but we transition to the hereafter!”…
Our City, Our Community
By Marie Brown What type of leader are you? This is a question for all who are in a leadership capacity. AI overview describes a leader as an individual who guides, inspires, and influences people toward a shared goal or…
Our Rich Black Heritage: The Black Legends and Black Pioneers of Prichard’s Addition, in Monroe, Louisiana
By Garry Blanson Today, as people in Monroe, Louisiana visit the Emily P. Robinson Center and the Henrietta W. Johnson Recreational Center, they can’t help but notice that some of the former “noticeable pictures” of individuals such as Emily P.…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Augustus Leon Saunders Jr.
By Garry Blanson Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Monroe’s living legend, Frank Taylor. He mentioned that there used to be a white-owned company that employed many African Americans in Monroe. Surprisingly, the company was the Louisville Cooperage…