By Marie Brown Dear Neighbors, As Marie Brown, a fellow resident deeply invested in the vibrancy of our community and our city, I often reflect on how life’s journey can sometimes divert us, causing us to lose sight of our…
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Our Rich Black Heritage: Frank Perkins, Negro Founder and President of “The XYZ Club” of Monroe, Louisiana
By Garry Blanson “The First Annual Negro Zulu Mardi Gras Parade ever held in Monroe” Please Note: This is part of a two-part series. Well, I must admit that as a Black male currently living in the Booker T. Washington…
Our City, Our Community
By Marie Brown August is upon us, and those of us who are football fans can start planning for all the fall games, including high school, college,, and professional. There is absolutely nothing like sitting in the stands on Friday…
Our Rich Black Heritage: 50 Year Anniversary of the B. D. Robinson Commissioned “Black Bicentennial Report”
By Garry Blanson In October of 2025, Facebook finally “began payouts” from the “2022 class action lawsuit” that resulted from the “Cambridge Analytica scandal,” and other privacy violations. In order to have qualified for receiving settlement funds, you must have…
Our City, Our Community
By Marie Brown Ouachita Parish is currently flooded with yard signs all over the place. The most amazing sights are the number of billboards from various political candidates running for offices. This is a new norm because in the past…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Allen Green Normal and Industrial School for colored students
The forgotten colored school the resulted from the split of the Colored Industrial and Agricultural School, “Which would later become Grambling State University” “Those who control the education of Black children control the future of the Black race.” — Phillip…
Our City, Our Community
By Marie Brown On April 30th, I broke my foot and have been out of commission and not physically able to be out front and visible in the activism that I consistently do. I am often criticized by some…