By Garry Blanson Annie was born on August 9, 1869, on a farm in Massac County, Illinois (two years after Madam C.J. Walker), near Metropolis, Illinois. After her father left the family to fight for the Union Army in the…
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Our Rich Black Heritage: James Edward Shepard
By Garry Blanson “So our people not only have to be re-educated to the importance of supporting Black businesses, but the Black man himself has to be made aware of the importance of going into business! And once you and…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Frederick McKinley Jones
By Garry Blanson The next time you open your refrigerator, you can say thank you to Frederick McKinley Jones. He was born on May 17, 1893, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His mother was Black, and his father was White. His family…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Harriet Robinson Scott
By Garry Blanson Every year during Black History Month, much is said about Harriet Tubman and how she helped slaves escape to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Well, while researching, I came across another “Harriet” who many Black People have…
I thought I wouldn’t need college, wrong!
By Robert K. Wright December 2022 marks ten years of being a college-educated man in America. On December 8, 2012, I graduated from the University of Louisiana Monroe with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History. Dr. Nick Bruno was…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Attorney James Sharp, Jr.
This week’s article is about a local Black man from the town of Richwood, Louisiana. Not only did he graduate from Richwood High School and Southern University, but he was also a U.S. Veteran of WWll. After returning home to…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
OUR RICH BLACK HERITAGE” : MORDECAI WYATT JOHNSON In 1991, Michael Jackson had a hit song called “Black or White.” It went something like this, “Now, I believe in miracles, and a miracle has happened tonight, Hee! – but if…