By Garry Blanson Someone asked a question, “Why is Black Student loan Debt So High?” When we look at the Student loan Default numbers for Black students, it’s enough to make you want to cry! Well, one online article said…
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Our Rich Black Heritage: Daisy E. A. Lampkin
By Garry Blanson What system replaced the “PEONAGE SYSTEM” in America? For those who aren’t familiar with what the Peonage System was, it was a system where former slaves were forced to pay off a debt through physical labor. Soon…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Henderson H. Dunn
By Garry Blanson While I was lying down, it was brought to my remembrance that there was a book “Published in 1930” by the Douglas Loan Company Inc. of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, titled, “Who’s Who in Colored Louisiana.” By the…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Mary “Mame” Stewart
By Garry Blanson “Oh Susanna, don’t you cry for me ; for I come from Louisiana where the Louisiana Legislators and Government Politicians are unscrupulous as can be!” Well, I don’t know about the rest of the people in Louisiana,…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Norman C. Francis
By Garry Blanson On the heels of thousands of Black People in Monroe, Louisiana celebrating “JUNETEENTH DAY,” a senior reporter for the Louisiana Illuminator by the name of Julie O’Donoghue, which is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization, published an…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Leona Tate
By Garry Blanson We know today that there are flaws, so why can’t we correct the flaws before we adopt the new policy?”- Louis Voiron Jr., Iberville Parish Schools Superintendent Although many Black People in Monroe, Louisiana have long forgotten…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Henry Morgan Green
By Garry Blanson About 60 years ago, a horrible event occurred in Knoxville, Tennessee, under the auspices of the Knoxville City Council. Back at that time, the city council introduced an Urban Renewal Program that led to the “leveling and…