Category: Opinions

By Garry Blanson What were the odds of a Black “Bi-racial” female who was raised on Chicago’s predominately Black Southside, known as the “Black Ghetto, becoming the first Negro female licensed Architect In America, in 1936? Well, Beverly Lorraine Greene…

By Garry Blanson John Merrick was born into slavery on September 7, 1859( in Clinton, North Carolina ). His parents were so poor that he had to start working at an early age, in order to help support his parents…

By Garry Blanson Growing up in the “Bryant Addition” part of Monroe, Louisiana ; me, my brothers, and my brothers from other mothers would often venture from our homes to the local community center. Now that I am older, I appreciate…

 By Garry Blanson Before I begin my lead story, I would like to mention some of the events that took place between 1961 and 1965. First up, the State of Louisiana tried to get the NAACP to turn over a…

By Garry Blanson Today, in Monroe, Louisiana with all that has been going on. It is fitting to begin this article with a quote from a little-known Black Leader who played a big part in the Civil Rights Movement. Even…

By Garry Blanson One of the pioneers of the Black Press was “ETHEL L. PAYNE.” Many people referred to Ethel as The “FIRST LADY” of the Black Press. Well, interestingly enough, her career didn’t begin as a journalist at all.…

By Garry Blanson ONCE upon a time, in old Monroe, Louisiana( back when White people “ literally owned” Negroes as their private property ), there lived a respectable Negro slave named Richard Barrington. It is reported that he came to…