By Marie Brown Keep LA. Beautiful (KLB) and the office of the Lieutenant Governor launched a “Love The Boot” campaign from April 5-13, 2025. There were litter removal and many beautification projects throughout the entire state of LA. Local individuals…
Category: Opinions
Our Rich Black Heritage: Rev. Avery C. Alexander, New Orleans Civil Rights Icon
By Garry Blanson Well, well, well, whata’ you know? According to an Associated Press article from November 16, 1960, it was reported that “U.S. Senator Russell Long of Louisiana” actually urged the State Legislature to “consider abandoning the public school…
Our City—-Our Community
By Marie Brown The City of Monroe is playing a troubling game as it relates to development throughout the entire city. Because of the age of the infrastructure which consist of roads, bridges, water ,sewer etc. in Monroe, millions of…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Rev. M. M. Flynn
By Garry Blanson It’s fascinating how every week I’m able to find a different “FORGOTTEN BLACK PIONEER!” Sometimes while I’m researching a totally different subject, I get drawn to an event, post, or person that leads me to someone new,…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Oretha Castle Haley, President of The New Orleans Chapter Of C.O.R.E., from 1961 – 1964
“Everything You Are and Possess Today, Whether Good or Bad, Will Pass Down To Those Who Come After You” – Paul J. Meyer. Never would I have thought that by accepting to help a friend with an out-of-town assignment, I…
Remember ignored Carver Library when voting Saturday
By Robert Kenneth Wright As voters consider the property tax renewal funding Ouachita Parish Library Services, a longstanding promise remains unfulfilled: addressing the inadequate Carver-McDonald Library serving the Renwick/Booker T. community. Unlike other branches, the Library Board doesn’t even own…
Our Rich Black Heritage : Abraham “Jack” Henderson Jr.
By Garry Blanson As some of our Black Youth in Monroe, Louisiana are celebrating the recent High School Basketball Championships of local High Schools in Monroe, I stumbled across information about a “NOW “DEFUNCT SEGREGATED” government program that was setup…