By Garry Blanson Let’s talk about “DEEPFAKES” baby!!! Recently, I ran across a “NEW LAW” that was recently passed in Louisiana. It’s called the Deepfake Law. With it being football season and all, I thought they might be talking about…
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Our Rich Black Heritage: Charles Hamilton Houston
By Garry Blanson Today, in Monroe, Louisiana, it seems that many Black students at schools in our Black Communities do not remember that Howard University was actually the “chosen facility” for training Negro Civil Rights Lawyers. As a matter of…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Andrew F. Hilyer
By Garry Blanson In a speech given by Malcolm X on January 24, 1964, he said,” When you deal with the past, you’re dealing with history, you’re actually dealing with the origin of a thing. When you know the origin, you…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Valena C. M. Jones
By Garry Blanson While researching this week’s Black Pioneer, it came to my attention that there used to be “a rule” in Louisiana, and other states that actually “prohibited married women” from teaching in public schools. It didn’t matter how…
Our Rich Black Heritage: John Stewart Rock
By Garry Blanson Not too long ago I read a quote that said,”Pass The Truth To The Next Generation ; We Must Teach Them Early What We Learn Late!” The quote was talking about teaching our Black children the truth…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Fannie C. Williams
by Gary Blanson It will come as a big surprise to some, but maybe not much of a surprise to others. The surprise is what a few states are starting to go back to, in order to deal with the…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Joseph Lee
By Garry Blanson I recently read about a company called,”The Black Bread Company.” The company was founded in 2021 by three Black men from Chicago. Speaking of bread, how many of you all knew that in 1894 a Black man…