I am at an age in life when you presume nothing remains that can surprise you. You have experienced the death of your father then grandmother, a brother or sister, and finally your mother. By the time your favorite aunt…
Category: Opinions
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic – Homecoming
By Victor C. Kirk I did not intend to go on and on about Vice President Harris last week. My thoughts were seized by the murder of a 20-year-old whose funeral I attended last Sunday at Antioch. My first funeral…
Suspended attorney’s wife says complaining client is a con-artist
Note: The following was submitted by Dana Jefferson. Although it requests a retraction from the Free Press, we stand behind our story. Dear Editor; I am writing you today in reference to an article you recently published regarding the awards…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic – Miscegenation
By Victor C Kirk I had planned to spend a moment or two in this week’s article applauding the inauguration of the first person of color as Vice President of the United States – Kamala Harris. I use the term…
Topic: The Aftermath, perspectives on the lives we live
By Victor C Kirk With the ascension of Congressman Cedrick Richmond to the post of special assistant to President Biden, Louisiana may repeat the influence of the early 1970’s with Russell long, Lindy Boggs among others whose presence in the…
Committee member says Mayor’s transition team cannot dismiss Black viewpoints
Editor’s Note: The following is an email sent by Victor Kirk, a member of the mayor’s quality of life subcommittee after he was reprimanded for sending copies of a Free Press editorial analyzing Mayor Oliver Ellis’ first 100 days from…
Fred Louis: I ran for mayor because I had the right to run
By Fred Louis As African Americans, we have not always enjoyed the same level of freedom in this country as have our white fellow citizens. For those old enough to remember, the fight for our civil rights heightened in the…