This week’s article is about a local Black man from the town of Richwood, Louisiana. Not only did he graduate from Richwood High School and Southern University, but he was also a U.S. Veteran of WWll. After returning home to…
Category: Editorial
Friday Ellis offered Southside hope, then Oliver Ellis snatched it back
Monroe Mayor Oliver Friday Ellis doesn’t understand why two years into his term citizens of South Monroe are signing a recall petition against him. In his mind, he is keeping his promises and doing more for South Monroe than any…
Why is there no outrage over failing school scores in South Monroe?
Most Monroe city schools have low-performance grades, but alumni groups and education leaders are mostly silent. Where is the outrage? A few weeks ago, the alumni of Carroll High School were tremendously upset that several of its football coaches…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
OUR RICH BLACK HERITAGE” : MORDECAI WYATT JOHNSON In 1991, Michael Jackson had a hit song called “Black or White.” It went something like this, “Now, I believe in miracles, and a miracle has happened tonight, Hee! – but if…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Beverly Lorraine Greene
By Garry Blanson What were the odds of a Black “Bi-racial” female who was raised on Chicago’s predominately Black Southside, known as the “Black Ghetto, becoming the first Negro female licensed Architect In America, in 1936? Well, Beverly Lorraine Greene…
Why Blacks voted against tricky amendment to end slavery
Tuesday, four states voted to make slavery illegal, but one state, Louisiana, voted to keep its slavery law intact. Even blacks in Louisiana voted against Amendment 7. What gives? Do Louisiana Blacks want slavery? Blacks in Louisiana voted against Amendment…
Our Rich Black Heritage: John Merrick
By Garry Blanson John Merrick was born into slavery on September 7, 1859( in Clinton, North Carolina ). His parents were so poor that he had to start working at an early age, in order to help support his parents…