Category: Roosevelt Wright

Powerful things happen when those who have succeeded give back a portion of their knowledge and skill to help others. While there are thousands who “give back,” Deion Sanders and closer to home, Broderick Fobbs are perfect examples. Sanders, known…

This week the Black community received a classic lesson in politics 101: How to hold on to power by gerrymandering. Let’s assume citizens are students asking the questions of a Black political science instructor. Here’s how the lesson would go:…

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…

 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…

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…

The coaching staff of Carroll High School is the victim of a serious injustice that will scar the memories of this generation of students for years to come. In the aftermath of confrontations between Franklin Parish High School fans and…

Just what does it mean to be Black in America? Louisiana Republicans want the courts to recognize people who say they are all black or black and part white as the new Black in America. Strange as it may seem,…