Category: Opinions

By Garry Blanson “THE BLACK BI-CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE” Before he died, “Mr. B.D. Robinson” assembled A Black Bi-Centennial Committee to put together A Booklet On the History of Blacks in Ouachita Parish & Monroe, Louisiana. The Booklet is Called,”Contributors of Ouachita…

By Garry Blanson Today, it seems that while many Black People in Louisiana are familiar with “DILLARD UNIVERSITY, located in New Orleans, Louisiana, some of them do not know that the original students from Dillard came from 3 schools that…

By Garry Blanson Well, this week’s Black Pioneer hails from a family of distinguished Black Educators residing in Monroe, Louisiana. Beginning first with her parents Solomon Lee Robinson and Josephine Parks Robinson. You know, it’s puzzling to me as to…

By Garry Blanson Although Jane was born into slavery in Northern Virginia, she never let it keep her from striving to better herself, her immediate family, and her Race! At the end of the American Civil War, schools for Colored…

By Garry Blanson Part Two of a Two-Part Series. Although, Maryland Brooks had customers in Ouachita and Morehouse Parishes, his home was located here in Monroe, Louisiana, and his address was listed as 2305 Breard Street. Out of curiosity, I…

By Garry Blanson Part One of a Two-Part Series As I was researching the other day, I ran across an old article that mentioned that there was once “A LAW or RULE” that strongly prohibited Colored People in Ouachita Parish…

By Garry Blanson “When it comes to learning things, I have found that it’s not so important that you know everything, just so long as you know and remember that you have the power to learn anything” -Garry O. Blanson…