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Birthdays September 25th – October 1st
September 25-Andre’ James, June Richarson, Remonica Person, In Loving Memory of Cynthia Habert, Charita Davis, Anchitta Perkins, Maroaner Johnson, Robert Washington, Anthony Johnson, Wanda Bailey, Sonya Daniels, Sharon Douzart, Irma Williams, Wanda Wright, JoAnna Kidd, Stephanie Guilbeau, In Loving Memory…
When you speak, will people listen?
By Rusty Potter There was a popular commercial back in the day that featured the financial firm E.F. Hutton. In the commercial, the room would be filled with noise, people talking, laughing, and going about their business. But the moment…
Standing tall or bowing low?
By Lisa Wilmore Dear Hearts, There are times when life brings us to a question of standing tall for what is right, or bow low to pressure, fear, or injustice. This was the same question that the Hebrew boys faced…
Death Notices for the week of September 22nd
Jason Lee Cole, 48, Houston, Texas, formerly of Monroe, Truck Driver, died September 11, 2025. Service will be 11:00 am, Friday, September 26, 2025, at Greater New Antioch Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. No Visitation. Burial in Richwood Gardens, Richwood, LA,…
Councilmen: Mayor says black applicants not fit to be fire chief
Council characterizes new fire chief as DEI appointment whose best qualification is that he is white. Governor Jeff Landry’s appointment of Bastrop Fire Chief Timothy Williams as Monroe’s new fire chief has ignited an explosive racial and political controversy, deepening…
Black leaders condemn assasination of Charlie Kirk
The assassination of Charlie Kirk, the 32-year-old founder of Turning Point USA, gunned down Tuesday night outside a Phoenix rally, has drawn strong condemnation from Black community leaders. The suspect, a 28-year-old man, is in custody as authorities investigate the…