By Garry Blanson The Colored Man rumored to have purchased the land where the “Wisner School” was built in Monroe, Louisiana, in 1866 “We are born into this world; we graduate from school; but we transition to the hereafter!”…
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Our City, Our Community
By Marie Brown What type of leader are you? This is a question for all who are in a leadership capacity. AI overview describes a leader as an individual who guides, inspires, and influences people toward a shared goal or…
Our Rich Black Heritage: The Black Legends and Black Pioneers of Prichard’s Addition, in Monroe, Louisiana
By Garry Blanson Today, as people in Monroe, Louisiana visit the Emily P. Robinson Center and the Henrietta W. Johnson Recreational Center, they can’t help but notice that some of the former “noticeable pictures” of individuals such as Emily P.…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Augustus Leon Saunders Jr.
By Garry Blanson Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Monroe’s living legend, Frank Taylor. He mentioned that there used to be a white-owned company that employed many African Americans in Monroe. Surprisingly, the company was the Louisville Cooperage…
Our City, Our Community
By Marie Brown Community service involves unpaid work aimed at helping people or improving the local area, such as food drives, environmental cleanups, tutoring young people, and elderly assistance. We applaud all organizations and individuals who stepped up to the…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Garth C. Reeves Sr., Publisher Emeritus of the Miami Times Newspaper
By Garry Blanson While I was online reminding my Facebook friends that “two Negro neighborhoods” were once established on the land near, around, or maybe even on the land where the “old Holiday Inn” used to be located, it was…
Our City, Our Community
By Marie Brown What is Leadership? HOGAN, which is an international authority on the subject– specifically in the relationship between leadership, personality, and job performance, describes Leadership as being not just a title but an ability to inspire followership. In…