By Victor C Kirk Like most of you I watched the horrors that unfolded in Oklahoma nearly a century ago but turned to both CBS and the History channel for a debriefing. So, if what I heard and saw was…
Category: Editorial
DA Tew should give a second look at sentences of the unconstitutionally convicted
Old times are not forgotten in Louisiana, especially when it comes to the criminal justice system. Last week we saw a clear example of the unwillingness of Republican members of the state Judiciary committee give justice to 1,500 convicted…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Fear and Resolve
By Victor C Kirk I die in my sleep once a month now. Images of the killing of George Floyd at the hands of the police haunt me. I am a Black male in America in a state in the…
Pecanland Mall is dying, now owners look to blacks for salvation
When the Pecanland Mall opened in 1985, it was a sensation. It drew thousands of shoppers to Monroe from as far away as Ruston and it boosted the Monroe economy. Much to the frustration of the Black community, the mall…
Public deserves answers in David Harris in-custody of police death
There is a back and forth between lawyers for a man who died in Monroe Police Custody and Monroe Police Chief Zordan, while each side is accusing the other, no one is addressing the 800-pound Gorilla in the room.…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Roe v Wade
By Victor C Kirk I am a pragmatic male and as such believe I am limited in my role in procreation. I provide the sperm that fertilize the egg. After its mad dash from my testicle, the female egg takes…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: The “Blunt”
By Victor C. Kirk A robust economy either spawns strange bedfellows or police reform has its shortcomings when profits supersedes logic. There was a time when securing funds for “frat” parties required putting in place “innovative” strategies. A traditional approach…