By Garry Blanson “If there is no struggle, there is no progress” – Frederick Douglass Just in case you missed it, this past Friday, February 28, 2025, which was the final day of Black History Month, a call went out…
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Our City……….Our Community
By Marie Brown As we come to the end of Black History Month, the parades, activities, events, and others will stop. The floats, parties, church, and school programs were enjoyed by all. The community should now declare the next 10…
Our Rich Black Heritage: The Forgotten 1953 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Bus Boycott
By Garry Blanson While many Black Youth in Monroe, Louisiana are familiar with the famous Montgomery, Alabama Bus Boycott that was called for by Martin Luther King Jr. and other Black Leaders on December 5, 1955, the Monday after a…
Our City—–Our Community
By Marie Brown ULM is now in the market for a new President since Dr. Ron Berry is stepping down to return as a faculty member at the university. The Presidential search ironically started during Black History Month. Historians are…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Luther P. Jackson
By Garry Blanson As Black History Month for February 2025 heads along pass the halfway point, I would like to mention two significant things that have taken place thus far in Louisiana, during the current Black History Month. The first…
Our City—Our Community
By Marie Brown Let’s talk Black Empowerment and Black Economics. It is not my intention to tell you how to spend your hard-earned money. As a case in point, are we supporting our community in which we live? The overriding…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Carter G. Woodson, “The Father of Black History Month”
By Garry Blanson Since it happens to be “BLACK HISTORY MONTH,” I thought it would be fitting to inform everyone about the Black man who is widely known as “THE FATHER of BLACK HISTORY MONTH” that arose from the celebration…