Funeral services for Edward “Red” Lawrence will be held Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 10 a.m. at the Greater Antioch Baptist Church. Lawrence, known to friends as “Red,” 53, passed away On March 24, 2023, in Monroe, Louisiana. Services are…
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Services set for “Haircut Man” Joshua White, 35
Services will be held Saturday, April 1, 2023, for a well-known barber and community friend, Joshua White. Mr. White died on March 23, 2023, at his home. His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Union…
Snaps of the City
Between March 98, and March 28, 2023, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Disruptive City school schedule contributes to low achievement problem
Last week, as the school board considered renewing the superintendent’s contract, two Black board members complained about how the district is failing black students academically. They wanted to know what he planned to do to improve. Dr. Brent Vidrine’s response…
Birthdays March 30th – April 5th
March 30–Robert C. Shaw, Helen Littleton, Johnny White, Avril Davis, Essie B. Comanche, Georgia Newman, Krystal Bradford, Jonterio Early, Alice Jones, India Woods, Wydell Clark, Kathy Hartwell-Gray, Gloria Hudson, Jasmine Wise, Kathy H. Gray. March 31–Briana Spivey, Lonnie R. Peevy,…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Benjamin Bradley
By Garry Blanson During American Slavery, slaves were sometimes allowed to buy their “FREEDOM!” This Week’s Black Heritage Hero was able to do so in an “unusual fashion.” By using “mere ideas,” Benjamin Bradley was able to take common materials…
“Our attitude toward God will determine our view of worship”
By Lisa Wilmore Psalm 122:1-4 (KJV): I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is…