By Robert Kenneth Wright As voters consider the property tax renewal funding Ouachita Parish Library Services, a longstanding promise remains unfulfilled: addressing the inadequate Carver-McDonald Library serving the Renwick/Booker T. community. Unlike other branches, the Library Board doesn’t even own…
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Local author publishes novel “Morgan’s Market” on Amazon
Robert Kenneth Wright, a renowned local musician, historian, and adjunct professor at the University of Louisiana Monroe, has released a new novel, “Morgan’s Market.” This compelling narrative follows the journey of Gerald Morgan Jr., who inherits his father’s small grocery…
I thought I wouldn’t need college, wrong!
By Robert K. Wright December 2022 marks ten years of being a college-educated man in America. On December 8, 2012, I graduated from the University of Louisiana Monroe with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History. Dr. Nick Bruno was…
Real Freedom for Blacks came on Dec. 18, 1865
Both blacks and whites were caught up in slavery; Lincoln’s proclamation did not end the practice Scores of Americans made money off of the new federal holiday, Juneteenth, which was celebrated last weekend. From t-shirts, parades, parties, and concerts, there…
I was the Teacher of the Year…..Uncertified
School districts should certify their own teachers to answer the shortage On May 27, after eight years of work in the classroom at all levels K-12, I decided to exit the teaching profession. I have been proficient and effective for…
Civic Center fete will salute 23 girls Thursday night
On Thursday night, February 24th, at the Monroe Civic Center, twenty-three local girls will be saluted at an empowerment event. The event “Better Love Yourself: A Celebration of Black Girls” will include a piano recital for three girls, an…
Birthdays February 18th – February 23rd
February 18-Cathy Vanburen, Eris Williams, Chresancio Jackson, Laura Landers, Clara Menyweather, Markus D. McDaniel, Jr., Elisha Addison, Kiera Horne, Bobbie Davis, Tiffany Mennieweather, Chantel Jones. February 19-Andre L. Bunnitt, II, Edna Louise Boyd, Patricia Givens, Michael Dunaway, Dollie Turner, Leola…