This is Hispanic Heritage Month. The very fact that many are unaware of Hispanic Heritage Month is probably why we all need to join the celebration. There are cultural celebrations sprinkled throughout the calendar. We know the Month of February…
Category: Editorial
Prisoner complains of being forced to take COVID vaccination
Editor’s Note: The following letter is from a prisoner at the David C. Wade Correctional Center in Winnfield. His thoughts and views are his own. Dear Free Press, Revolutionary Greetings! May peace be upon you all… My name is Tyroderick…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Bits and Pieces
By Victor C. Kirk Grambling’s loss vs ULM’s Win: I thought it was an irony that the usual Monday morning quarterbacking found among the pages of the News Star was apparently suspended after ULM’s victory over Deion Sanders’ Jackson State Tigers.…
U.S. Murder rate is up nearly 30 percent, Monroe is no exception
Murders across the nation are increasing and Monroe is no exception. Monroe’s police chief says violent crimes, including murder, are trending down; if true that would make Monroe an oasis of safety as the rest of the nation struggles with…
It’s time for West Ouachita to have a Black school board representative
It’s been nearly 50 years since Clem T. Toston was elected to represent African-Americans on the Ouachita Parish School Board, but today, nearly a half-century later, Blacks in West Ouachita Parish still have no representation on the parish school board.…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: September 11, 2001- Part Two
By Victor C. Kirk The tremendous carnage of that day was ever present nearly 11 weeks after the event. A visit for thanksgiving to Philadelphia also included a journey by car to New York City. When we arrived, there was…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: September 11, 2001- Part One
By Victor C. Kirk On the 20th anniversary of the attack of September 11, 2001, I reflected on two experiences; my visit to the site during the thanksgiving holidays of 2001, and a memo sent to me on September 4,…