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“Brown Bombers” make history; they have stood together for an entire year

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 Free PressRoosevelt Wright

Councilmembers Juanita Woods (District 3), Verbon Muhammad (District 5), and Rodney McFarland (District 4) have completed their first year together on the Monroe City Council—and what a year it has been. These three leaders have accomplished something no team of…

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Millions of Black Fathers are doing it right; we see you

June 12, 2025June 19, 2025 Free PressRoosevelt Wright

This Father’s Day, we pause to celebrate a group too often overlooked, underrepresented, and underestimated—Black fathers. Despite what some may believe, Black fathers are not absent; they are active, engaged, and essential. Despite the myth of the absentee Black father,…

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Don’t let them cancel the “Southside Dream”-If we stop dreaming we die

June 5, 2025June 12, 2025 Free PressRoosevelt Wright

Three years ago, the residents of South Monroe put all of their dreams on paper and presented them to the Monroe City Council and received unanimous approval. It was an ambitious dream package that would take 25 years or more…

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Southside deserves better communication when violence occurs

May 29, 2025June 5, 2025 Free PressRoosevelt Wright

Last week, South Monroe witnessed two murders and a shooting. Today, the public still waits for answers. A 20-year-old man was killed in a shooting on Roy Drive. The incident occurred within city limits, yet confusion over jurisdiction has left…

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Inmate escapes in Orleans reveals critical failures in the system

May 22, 2025May 29, 2025 Free PressRoosevelt Wright

The escape of ten inmates from the Orleans Parish Justice Center on May 16, 2025, the largest in the facility’s history, exposed critical failures in New Orleans’ correctional system. This breach, enabled by a maintenance worker’s alleged complicity and defective…

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DBE goals is not exclusive to “Black People”

May 15, 2025May 22, 2025 Free PressRoosevelt Wright

  Southside city councilmembers are pushing to increase patronage of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) aims to boost Black businesses, but the DBE designation doesn’t specifically target them.   In the last ten months, the council has unashamedly pushed to increase…

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We salute thousands of “Mr. Mom” dads on Mother’s Day

May 8, 2025May 15, 2025 Free PressRoosevelt Wright

This Mother’s Day, we celebrate the extraordinary fathers who embody the heart of mothering—those “Mr. Mom” dads who nurture their children with boundless love, care, protection, provision, and magical moments. Just as there are many mothers who wear both hats…

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