By Marie Brown The disappearance of history is an occurrence that has happened down through the years. Maintaining and preserving records has been intentionally or unintentionally forgotten. There are countless examples of black inventions and their inventors. Garrett Morgan invented…
Category: Editorial
Our Rich Black Heritage: Chancellor Williams
(Which happens to be his actual name, not a position) Well. I’m pleased to announce that in response to my article about White students visiting “Books-a-million” and buying books as they left the store that a Black “Long-time Educator” friend…
Southside deserves better communication when violence occurs
Last week, South Monroe witnessed two murders and a shooting. Today, the public still waits for answers. A 20-year-old man was killed in a shooting on Roy Drive. The incident occurred within city limits, yet confusion over jurisdiction has left…
Our City Our Community
By Marie Brown AI (Artificial Intelligence) Overviews appear in Google Search and assisted me in finding the definition of Freedom of Speech. This is a reminder that this act of communication is protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution. There…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Charlotta Amanda Spears Bass – Part Two
By Garry Blanson First of all, I just want to say that It’s a shame how Black People are having to go back and perform “deep research,” in order to learn about past “HISTORICAL EVENTS” as big as Charlotta running…
Inmate escapes in Orleans reveals critical failures in the system
The escape of ten inmates from the Orleans Parish Justice Center on May 16, 2025, the largest in the facility’s history, exposed critical failures in New Orleans’ correctional system. This breach, enabled by a maintenance worker’s alleged complicity and defective…
Our city—Our Community
By Marie Brown This past week consisted of heavy wind and rain, which was a tornado that caused a considerable amount of anxiety in Ouachita Parish, particularly in the City of Monroe. Homes were damaged extensively, trees were uprooted, fences…