By Garry Blanson “You have to know the past to understand the present.” — Carl Sagan In order to better understand why a small clan of white people, the Neville Charter Association, are so adamant about pushing for Neville High…
Category: Editorial
Our Rich Black Heritage: The 1969 Desegregation Consent Decree
The historic Jimmy Andrews v. the City of Monroe, Louisiana case that led to the initial enrollment of Black students at Neville High School “Segregation has no place in the American education system.”— Richard Dawkins According to reliable sources, the…
Off duty police, working security using city equipment, can be a problem
Monroe is gambling with taxpayer money every time it lets off‑duty police officers wear city uniforms, carry city equipment, and sit in city units while working for private companies. When something goes wrong, as it did at Parkview Apartments last…
Our City Our Community
By Marie Brown “A friend in need is a friend indeed” is a proverb meaning a true friend is someone who helps you when you are in difficulty, proving their loyalty through actions, not just words, distinguishing genuine companions…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Wharlest Jackson Sr., Former Treasurer of the Natchez, Mississippi Branch of the NAACP
By Garry Blanson “Before Black People Die, We Multiply” – Garry Blanson It saddens me dearly when I think about all of the Black people who were killed at the hands of police in America — those who were innocent…
Removal of MLK and Juneteenth, but adding Trump’s birthday to Park Holidays isn’t patriotic
If you visit a National Park on MLK Day next month or Juneteenth in June, you’ll have to pay an entry fee beginning next year. It wasn’t always that way. The Trump administration has made sweeping revisions to the National…
Our City, Our Community
By Marie Brown Well… It’s that time of year again when Christmas celebrations are getting organized and ramped up. The religious observance is celebrating Jesus’s birth; however, the secular traditions consist of gift-giving, decorating trees, a variety of meals, and…