What a glorious night it was at The Cotton Bowl back in 1985 when Coach Eddie G. Robinson’s Grambling State University Tigers Team beat Prairie View A&M 27-7 before an almost entirely Black crowd of 36,652. On that night Coach…
Category: Editorial
Both school systems face challenge of educating inner city youth
Both Ouachita Parish and Monroe City Schools have a similar problem: both systems are using methodologies and strategies that are not reaching inner-city youth. Recent State Department Data has revealed a significant disparity in the academic performance of white and…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Maggie Few L. Walker
By Garry Blanson The next time you visit a bank, think of Maggie Few L. WALKER. In 1903, she became the “First African -American woman to found & charter a bank, and the first African -American woman to serve as…
Our Rich Black Heritage: William G. Head
By Garry Blanson It’s strange how Black People Will travel all the way to Tennessee, Atlanta, and other states to visit Historic places when there are so many of them right here in the Monroe / West Monroe area. One…
In life, City leaders hated Paul Kidd, Sr., in death he gets an award!
Each year various organizations present awards in memory of one person or another, but usually, the recipients are politically acceptable, safe, or deceased. The City of Monroe gives Trailblazer awards to individuals who charted paths in the community. They were…
It’s “Safe to be Black Month,” so let’s get it on!
We are officially in “It’s safe to be black month.” For 28 days, the black community can explore its culture, history, successes, and failures without risking being labeled racist. During “Black History Month,” we can safely be “Black” until March…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Sarah Elizabeth Goode
By Garry Blanson So, whose name comes to mind when you think about who was the first Black female inventor to receive a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office? Well, her name was Sarah Elizabeth Goode. Around 1870,…