This week, I will have conferred upon me the Master of Arts Degree in History from the University of Louisiana Monroe. It has been a long journey for me as I began my education at the university in 1996. I…
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Conway crowned Miss Louisiana
African-American woman to represent Louisiana at Miss America Pageant By: Robert Wright It’s been 18 years since a woman of color has worn the Miss Louisiana crown. That all changed on last Saturday night as Lafayette native Holli’ Conway…
Let’s make Miss America great again!
The Miss America Organization, which began in Atlantic City in 1921, is the world’s largest competitive scholarship program for young women, and one of the nation’s leading achievement programs. Margaret Gorman, Miss District of Columbia, was declared “The Most Beautiful…
Ideas for change: It will take volunteers and a change of heart to solve our problems
An Editorial by Robert Kenneth Wright It’s going to take more than locking people up and fighting crime to change the climate of violence in our city. Meetings are being held, people are marching, people are posting concerns on social…
Monroe businesses should upgrade with apps to keep up with social trends
An Editorial by Robert Kenneth Wright Monroe is the hub of technology in Louisiana. We are the home to the third largest telecommunications company in the country. That should speak volumes for the people of the city, but I don’t…
The tests results may not say what they say: How did your child score this year?
An Editorial by Robert Kenneth Wright The results from Louisiana’s state testing are in and educators are crunching numbers attempting to see if students performed better this year than they did last year. Parents, too want to know how well…
Not for their glory: Choir to lift spirits at musical for Baptist Convention
On Sunday, July 16, 2017, the massed choir for the Louisiana Missionary Baptist State Convention will sing over a dozen songs at its musical at the W.L. “Jack” Howard Theater. The choir, comprised of members from churches throughout the city,…