This Father’s Day, we pause to celebrate a group too often overlooked, underrepresented, and underestimated—Black fathers. Despite what some may believe, Black fathers are not absent; they are active, engaged, and essential. Despite the myth of the absentee Black father,…
Category: Editorial
Strong support for retaining Mrs. Sonya Giles Fields as Principal
Dear Editor, We are writing to express our united and sincere support for retaining Mrs. Sonya Jiles- Fields as Principal of Roy Neal Shelling Elementary School. Her leadership has had a profoundly positive impact on the students, staff, and the…
Our Rich Black Heritage : The Forgotten “L.I.A.L.O.” Negro Organization
By Garry Blanson Part 2 of a 2 Part Series “In order to preserve the HERITAGE, MEMORY, and LEGACY of a VITAL, HISTORIC, GROUND-BREAKING FORMER NEGRO ORGANIZATION, you must keep your head to the plow and stay on course with…
Our City—–Our Community
By Marie Brown The Southside Economic Development District (SEDD) for the City of Monroe was legislatively established by former state Senator Charles D. Jones and supported by former state Representative Willie Hunter, Jr. This district received state funding from these…
Our Rich Black Heritage : The Forgotten “L.I.A.L.O.” Negro Organization
Part 1 of a 2 Part Series “Those who cannot remember(or don’t know) the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana Once upon a time, in Louisiana, “Before Black Students were allowed to attend Neville High School or…
Our City Our Community
By Marie Brown This past weekend, the Juneteenth UMOJA and OCOME organizations sponsored a workshop in Monroe at the Greater New Antioch Baptist Church entitled Empowering the Community. Residents heard from several speakers on topics of discussion, including Small Business…
Don’t let them cancel the “Southside Dream”-If we stop dreaming we die
Three years ago, the residents of South Monroe put all of their dreams on paper and presented them to the Monroe City Council and received unanimous approval. It was an ambitious dream package that would take 25 years or more…