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…
Category: Opinions
Our Rich Black Heritage: Dr. Cuthbert Ormond Simpkins
By Garry Blanson A founding member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Candidly, I would like to state for the record that I believe the efforts of the Neville Charter Association to make Neville High School a charter school are…
Our City – Our Community
By Marie Brown I, along with many in our community, recently attended a Kicking Up Dust Towards New Horizons given by OIC of Ouachita. This was a Community Partners Roundup in which most of the attendees wore western attire that…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Zelma C. Wyche, Affectionately Known as “Mr. Civil Rights of Louisiana”
By Garry Blanson Some people in Monroe, Louisiana, love to try and correct me when I talk about the City of Monroe as being two distinct cities. First, you have the White City of Monroe, then you have the Black…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Walter H. Williams
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Our City – Our Community
By Marie Brown Things are falling apart at Monroe City Hall. The Man in the Hat (Friday Ellis) has been consumed with negatives during his second term. In addition to having serious challenges in attempting to complete his administrative department…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Madam M.E.D. Hockenhull
By Garry Blanson Part Two of a Two-Part Series Welcome back, everyone! Before I end the suspense and reveal the information about Isac Gray Hockenhull that I promised in my last article, I would like everyone to know that the…