By Garry Blanson Part One of a Two-Part Series If you’re over the age of 50, you may remember the old saying: “If you want to hide something from a Negro, put it in a book.” When I was in…
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Our City, Our Community: Invisible Group
By Marie Brown The Indivisible Group of Northeast LA hosted a “No Kings” event under the bridge at US 165 and Renwick St. in Monroe, LA. This past Saturday, a large crowd of citizens met on one accord to address…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Former Pastors of the Forgotten Negro, “Bright Oak Missionary Baptist Church” of Monroe, Louisiana
By Garry Blanson “The people who had Martin Luther King Jr. killed thought that by killing the dreamer, they could kill the dream — but they couldn’t!” Sometime between 1955 and 1962, the people in Monroe, Louisiana, who were behind…
Our Rich Black Heritage: St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church of West Monroe, Louisiana
Interesting fact: “One of the previous Our Rich Black Heritage Black Pioneers, Deacon Bennerson Stamper, was a dedicated member of St. Joseph.” Have you ever bought a used item before? If you have, you probably know how frustrating it can…
Our city, Our community: Wossman/Richwood
By Marie Brown Homecoming is a celebration where people from all walks of life come together to celebrate a series of events in churches and schools, just to name a few. Students and alumni even celebrate the entire week with…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Lay a “Yellow Marker” for the forgotten negro neighborhood of “Bright Oak,” Which was established in Monroe, Louisiana
Before I inform everyone about “THE FORGOTTEN NEGRO NEIGHBORHOOD of BRIGHT OAK,” I would like to see if anyone has ever heard of “A POSSIBLE COLORED COMMUNITY” that I came across online, during my researching hours. As I was researching…
Our City, Our Community: Homecoming
By Marie Brown Homecoming is a celebration where people from all walks of life come together to enjoy various events in churches and schools, among others. Students and alumni often celebrate the entire week with parades, coronations, and football games.…