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…
Tag: Robert Wright
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…
Twenty-Eight Future history makers to be saluted at Civic Center “Better Love” event
Twenty-Eight aspiring young ladies will be the focus of attention on February 24th as the community and friends show them love and support as they strive to become history makers in their generation. The young ladies will be saluted in…
Parents are students’ only hope at getting into college
Extra-curricular programs are nice, but high GPAs and ACT scores must be the target We’re at the halfway point of the 2021-2022 school year. Mid-terms are being taken, scholarship applications are being submitted and preparations have begun for collegiate matriculation.…
Area youth model, learn life skills
Model 10/18 hosts thirty local youth to impress that it’s not all about being pretty A local youth group is changing the lives of girls in Monroe, building self-confidence and encouraging them to excel in the classroom. This month, the…
Birthdays February 13th – February 19th
February 13—Jean Brown, Reggie Lee, Debbie Mappier, James Powell, Master Brelan Johnson, Dan Bryant, Nikita Smith, Laverene Whattley, Mark Johnson, Consuella Kelly, Ashley DoHona Woods, Katrina Thomas, Sophie Roberson, In Loving Memory of Jeanette Woods. February 14—Lakeitta Marie Brown, Jessie…
Birthdays February 14th – February 20th
February 14–Lakeitta Marie Brown, Jessie Mae Coleman, Rosalyn Donahue, Ora Conley, Judy Huff-Ervin, Kirsten “Poo” Harris, Gladys Huff, Marvin Lynn Hunt, Wilbert Hunter, Herick Jackson, Gertrude Peno, Larry Shaw, Charlotte Stropper, In Loving Memory of Lucille Toston, Christian Williams, Omega…