By Marie Brown This past weekend, the Juneteenth UMOJA and OCOME organizations sponsored a workshop in Monroe at the Greater New Antioch Baptist Church entitled Empowering the Community. Residents heard from several speakers on topics of discussion, including Small Business…
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Our city Our community
By Marie Brown The disappearance of history is an occurrence that has happened down through the years. Maintaining and preserving records has been intentionally or unintentionally forgotten. There are countless examples of black inventions and their inventors. Garrett Morgan invented…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Chancellor Williams
(Which happens to be his actual name, not a position) Well. I’m pleased to announce that in response to my article about White students visiting “Books-a-million” and buying books as they left the store that a Black “Long-time Educator” friend…
Our City Our Community
By Marie Brown AI (Artificial Intelligence) Overviews appear in Google Search and assisted me in finding the definition of Freedom of Speech. This is a reminder that this act of communication is protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution. There…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Charlotta Amanda Spears Bass – Part Two
By Garry Blanson First of all, I just want to say that It’s a shame how Black People are having to go back and perform “deep research,” in order to learn about past “HISTORICAL EVENTS” as big as Charlotta running…
Our city—Our Community
By Marie Brown This past week consisted of heavy wind and rain, which was a tornado that caused a considerable amount of anxiety in Ouachita Parish, particularly in the City of Monroe. Homes were damaged extensively, trees were uprooted, fences…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Charlotta Amanda Spears Bass
By Garry Blanson We as Black People are going to have to decide where we’re going as a Race of People, because it’s time for Black People in Monroe, Louisiana to “Start Separating The True Black Leaders From The Judasgoats!”…