By Garry Blanson Not too long ago I read a quote that said,”Pass The Truth To The Next Generation ; We Must Teach Them Early What We Learn Late!” The quote was talking about teaching our Black children the truth…
Category: Editorial
Coach Quillen’s guilty verdict makes us folding chair angry
Last week’s trial of Drouzon Quillen in Winnsboro, Louisiana, was marked by a stunning absence of justice. The proceedings, which unfolded in a courtroom that should have upheld the principles of fairness and equity, instead transformed into a career-ending lynching,…
Moving Carroll’s Homecoming to Saturday is wise decision
More than any school in the state, homecoming is a “big deal” at Carroll High School. Its week-long celebration of legacy and pride attracts Mardi Gras-style crowds of up to 10,000 for the six days leading up to the big…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Fannie C. Williams
by Gary Blanson It will come as a big surprise to some, but maybe not much of a surprise to others. The surprise is what a few states are starting to go back to, in order to deal with the…
City’s “forever” water rate increases should stop or be challenged
There Is something wrong with Monroe’s “Forever” water and sewer rate increases, which increase annually without any city council action. Simple mathematics suggests that increasing water and sewer prices, even if there is no proportionate increase in production costs, will…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Joseph Lee
By Garry Blanson I recently read about a company called,”The Black Bread Company.” The company was founded in 2021 by three Black men from Chicago. Speaking of bread, how many of you all knew that in 1894 a Black man…
Thirty pieces of silver syndrome smashes Black majorities in local governments
A few weeks ago, the Free Press published a campaign finance report that showed one of the three black members on the Monroe City Council had been targeted as the weak link who could be used to divide and conquer…