The Ouachita Parish Branch of the NAACP has elected new officers through electronic balloting conducted by the national NAACP office on Saturday. Rev. Cliff Thomas will lead the civil rights organization as its new president, alongside Minister Verbon Muhammad as…
Services for Quaynecha LaShea Turner, 35, of Monroe, will be held Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 1:00 PM at Tried Stone Baptist Church, 3022 Brunson Street. Visitation will be Friday, November 22, from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM at McFarland…
By Garry Blanson Before I give my list of some of the former Black-owned barbershops that use to be in Monroe, Louisiana, I will share a short story about one of the neighborhood barbers who cut my hair when I…
What’s the real reason lawmakers are considering sending children to Angola rather than juvenile lockups? Is it about making us safer, or is it secretly about saving money? No one has said it aloud, but the fact that a proposal…
November 21-A.T. Johnson, ToMika Boatner, David Morgan, Otis D. White, Deodis Powell, Jr., Joslyn Wright, De-Andre’ Jamar Hamilton, Andrew Doublin, Connie Rolland, Norricha Harris, Brandy Wiley, Sharron Holmes, Jemeal Brothers. November 22-Betty Holland, Henry E. Ford, Ricky Wyatt, Alice Perkins,…
Between November 14 and November 20, 2024, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
By Rusty Potter I have completed four marathons, each teaching me the value of persistence. Many of the training runs took place at sunrise, with no spectators and no applause. During one of those early morning runs, I fell, skinned…
