When Mayor Oliver Ellis was elected two years ago, he pledged to work diligently to help South Monroe. So far, that hasn’t happened. What’s needed to help South Monroe is spelled out in Southside Economic District’s 25-year plan. It amounts…
Category: Editorial
My Withdrawal of candidacy for city school board
To All My Constituents, Supporters, and Family I have had the pleasure of serving on the Monroe City School Board for the last four years. During that time, I put in place several policies and voting for several items that…
Southside gets little representation from Dawson, but there’s still time
The Monroe City Council approved a special agreement with Rep. Micheal Echols to allow him to use up to $2.5 million of future sales taxes on a hotel he plans to build downtown. Every African-American speaker that addressed the subject…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Mrs. Ella Baker
By Garry Blanson When we examine the problems of today, it’s good to go back and take a look at the problems of the past, which just happen to also be problems of today! During the early 1900s,”Mrs Ella Baker,”…
Four years later, Mayo’s “Forever” water rate increase still hurts
If you haven’t noticed it, the city of Monroe has been silently increasing the costs of water for residents and businesses, even though its cost to produce the water has not increased significantly. In 2018, the Mayo administration passed an…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Marcus Garvey
Welcome back, dear readers. This Week’s article is about Marcus Mosiah Garvey. In the early 1920s, the most famous and feared black man in America was Marcus Garvey. At giant rallies, he demanded an end to the racial violence, poverty,…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Booker T. Washington
By Gary Blanson Our focus this week is on a great African-American leader, Booker T. Washington. Mr. Washington was a leader, educator, philanthropist and advocate for racial uplift through industrial and domestic education. He was one of the most well-known…