By Garry Blanson Lydia Hamilton was born at Russell Tavern in Adams County, Pennsylvania. She was the widow of a Gettysburg Negro barber named Jacob Smith, who died in 1852; by whom she had two children. Since she had an…
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Our Rich Black Heritage: Samuel B. Fuller
By Garry Blanson The Accomplishments of our Black ancestors should be and are very important to the older generation of Blacks living today (and to the younger generation as well). Back in 1905, when Samuel B. Fuller was born in…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Mary Ellen Pleasant
By Garry Blanson There’s an old saying that I learned from my Personal Development Studies; it says,”Change your plan, but not your goal.” Whenever I think about The Underground Railroad, my mind almost instantly thinks of Harriet Tubman. Well, by…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Anthony Overton, II
By Garry Blanson It perplexes me that there was very little mention of successful Negro Businessmen when I attended school. Nevertheless, within the past 5-10 years, I have discovered that there were several. One of the most successful of the…
My Withdrawal of candidacy for city school board
To All My Constituents, Supporters, and Family I have had the pleasure of serving on the Monroe City School Board for the last four years. During that time, I put in place several policies and voting for several items that…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Mrs. Ella Baker
By Garry Blanson When we examine the problems of today, it’s good to go back and take a look at the problems of the past, which just happen to also be problems of today! During the early 1900s,”Mrs Ella Baker,”…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Marcus Garvey
Welcome back, dear readers. This Week’s article is about Marcus Mosiah Garvey. In the early 1920s, the most famous and feared black man in America was Marcus Garvey. At giant rallies, he demanded an end to the racial violence, poverty,…