Fans and friends are mourning the loss of R&B sensation Ripley “Rose Taylor” Fairchild, who passed away on October 3, 2023, at the age of 56. With a voice that touched souls and a persona that lit up any room…
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Thomas critical of Hudson’s COVID relief fund choices
In the run-up to the October 14th election, Police Jury candidate for District F, Cliff Thomas, has voiced strong criticism of the current Police Juror, Lonnie Hudson, over his distribution of Federal COVID Recovery funds. In a news release this…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Daisy Gatson Bates
By Garry Blanson It’s difficult imagining a child’s mother being raped and killed, and then her father abandoning the child to be raised by close friends of her mother. Well, that’s exactly what Daisy Gatson Bates had to endure, during…
Blacks can learn, graduation standards shouldn’t be dumbed down for us
If High School Seniors can’t pass the end-of-course exams, there shouldn’t be a back door to get a diploma. If it becomes policy, we fear the back door will become the front door. This week, the BESE Board’s Academic Goals…
Snaps of the City
Between October 7 and October 11, 2023, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Birthdays October 12th – October 18th
October 12-Katherine Lashan Riley, Cassidy Codaija Collins, Valerie F. Gunn, In Loving Memory of Earley Calhoun, In Loving Memory of Roosevelt Hill, Jerome Brooks, Charles Gordon, Rosie L. White, David Daniel, Ameisha Williams, Uriah Miller, Ne’Dra Swancy, Raina Cleveland, Mario…
Monroe City School Board: September 12, 2023 Minutes
Monroe City School Board of Education 2006 Tower Drive Monroe, Louisiana 71201 MINUTES The Monroe City School Board met in special session, Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Monroe City School District Central Office, 2006 Tower Drive, Monroe, Louisiana 71201. The…