By Dr. Jacquelyn Simmons God said His country is in danger-STOP and PRAY for it NOW!!! God said His country is in danger-STOP and PRAY for it NOW!!! God said His country is in danger-STOP and PRAY for it NOW!!!…
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Black History Unsung Heroes
Black History: Unsung heroes of Civil Rights movement. Do you know them? When the U.S. Supreme Court declared segregation illegal and the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Black leaders in Monroe organized to bring down racial barriers in government, public accommodations,…
Black History: Monroe Man was among world famed “Tuskegee Airmen”
His mother lived in a shotgun house on Congo Street, and worked two jobs for $96 a year to send him to college; he made Monroe proud when he became a Tuskegee Airman in 1943. By Roosevelt Wright, Jr. 2nd…
SEDD board rehires Charles Theus, considering back pay
Charles Theus has been rehired as the executive director of the Southside Economic Development District. In a special meeting last Wednesday night, Theus was rehired after a heated debate about whether the district needed a director without any City Council-approved…
Reed elected pastor of New Tabernacle congregation
Reverend Brian Reed is the new pastor of the Historic New Tabernacle Baptist Church. Rev. Reed, 47, follows Roosevelt Wright, Jr. who served as pastor for the last 45 years. Wright announced… Log in to read the remainder of this…
We should learn to admire nature
By Valaysia Smith I read a poem with my classmates a week ago and didn’t really understand it until I saw this potted flower outside of a restaurant with the sunsetting behind it. My Heart Leaps Up was the poem…
Coach sues NFL, refers to the league as modern day “plantation”, Wow!
By Reaux Fareal (Roosevelt Wright, III) During the Civil Rights Movement, major changes were accomplished as Black leaders and citizens worked together to champion the causes which affected People of Color. Those legal fights paved the way for Affirmative Action…