Category: Roosevelt Wright

Most of us know that it is illegal to have a firearm on a school campus, but most don’t know that student use of a cell phone on a school campus is also unlawful. It’s even illegal to print a…

 The fate of the “Southside Dream” is in the hands of the Monroe City Council members, the majority of whom represent the Southside. Its outcome should be obvious, but Monroe Mayor Oliver Ellis is working behind the scenes to water…

   The local CAP agency has money to help those who were hit by COVID last year, even if you have been helped by other CAP programs in the last year. Those who have not applied for the help need…

   The Black community may have missed its chance to have a second representative on the Ouachita Parish School Board, we dropped the ball, and now two white candidates are campaigning to represent a newly formed Black majority district  …

Should schools with poor academics and ACT scores receive school grades of A? The State Superintendent of schools says, “No” and we agree. Superintendent Cade Brumley says that most of the schools in the State have rankings of A and…

Whatever happened to Sunday School?
 For that matter, youth Bible Studies altogether.During the Covid epidemic, churches struggled to keep their congregations together using technology. However, most of those Zoom meetings, Facebook broadcasts, and conference calls were aimed at adults.The casualties…