By Victor C. Kirk The Census tables awakened America to its “browning” as the number of African Americans and Hispanics grew in some instances four-fold from a decade ago’s census reporting. Monroe saw a change as well. A total population…
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Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Haiti – Part Three
By Victor C. Kirk There was complete surprise when Mayor Romaine requested that I find for him two Louisiana Queens that would participate in the Haitian Carnival Ball. His office would make hotel and travel arrangements for the two queens,…
Rev. George Washington’s life was a testament to pastoral greatness
Editor’s Note: The Rev. George Washington, the retired 40-year pastor of the Mary Goss and Tried Stone Baptist Churches, died on July 28, 2021. The following tribute to his life on behalf of the Monroe community has been submitted by…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Haiti – Part Two of Three
By Victor C. Kirk The invitation read “LE PRESIDENT A VIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE ET MADAMA JEAN-CLAUDE DEVALIER ONT LE PLAISIR D ’INVITER MR. ET MOME VICTOR KIRCK A UN BAL TRAVESTI LE LUNDI CINQ MARS…” DEGUISEMENT DE RIGUEUR –…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Bill Cosby
By Victor C. Kirk For a Black man it was rather painful reading the news reports and subsequently snippets from the trial. Bill Cosby provided me with my firsts jokes to try on others as a kid. He scared the…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Pot and the Olympics
By Victor C. Kirk When I looked at that long orange hair and Ms. Piggy eyelashes as she crossed the 100-yard line to cement her place in the track and field history books, I concluded I am INCREDIBLY old school.…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: The NCAA vs The Supreme Court
By Victor C. Kirk At first, I thought it was a monumental decision, a bold move by the Supreme Court, a rebuke of the NCAA rules would allow student athletes to be compensated. But I was wrong on at least…