Between Month 4 and Month 5, 2024, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
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Lift Ev’ry Voice: The Bigger Picture
By Robert Wright A Speech Given at Louisiana Delta Community College – February 29, 2024 On January 20, 2009, one of the greatest voices to ever strike a tune stepped up to the microphone to an audience of thousands along…
Birthdays March 7th – March 13th
March 7–Oda B. Williams, Mary L. Cooper, Annie Lee Johson, Carl L. Johnson, Alexandra Hill, Johnny Williams, In Loving Memory of Willie Mae Williams, Mary P. Williams, Michael A. Brassell, Billie Puckett, Manzelle Williams, Tralayne Wilhite, Jerry Dean Crockett, Debra…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy
By Garry Blanson One of the things I like about this week’s Black Pioneer is that he was born on the same date as me, March 11. Besides that, he worked with Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Civil Rights…
2024 Special Crime Session bills signed by Governor Jeff Landry
• HB1 – CRIMINAL/JUSTICE: requires each clerk of court in the state responsible for criminal records to provide public electronic access to all criminal court matters, including any offense committed by a juvenile where the proceeding is open to the…
Mayor’s refusal to recognize Black leaders, groups fuels opposition
An Opinion In Monroe, a city where 65 percent of the population is African-American, the role of the mayor extends far beyond administrative duties; it encompasses being a unifier, a listener, and a leader who is accessible to all constituents.…
Ouachita Parish Police Jury: February 20, 2024 Minutes
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE JURY, PARISH OF OUACHITA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2024 AT 5:36 P.M. The Police Jury of the Parish of Ouachita, State of Louisiana met in a regular…