Category: Roosevelt Wright

The Reverend Jasper Williams used the funeral service of Aretha Franklin to say words of praise about Franklin, but also to address “respect” issues in the Black Community as well. Our community is still discussing the issues he raised; even…

There are incumbents running for re-election to the Monroe City School Board who are patting themselves on the back for a job well done, but apparently, they are not living in the same world as the rest of us. There…

What reason can anyone give for removing children from school because of hair extensions other than racism? The issue of hair extensions is once again in the news when a Jefferson Parish student was asked to leave school because she…

Remember when we referred to each other as “Soul Sisters” and “Soul Brothers?” To be a “Soul Brother” or a “Soul Sister” meant that a person was essentially Negro in heart, spirit, culture, and direction. It did not matter about…

Carol Powell Lexing is one of the nation’s most sought-after attorneys involving police misconduct with indigent suspects. Although she is based in Monroe, she is almost invisible and most unacknowledged; our community is stingy with compliments to its own. If…

      State test scores were released and they reveal a disparity between the performance of poor children and those in the middle class in our city; unfortunately, the city school board spent four years in office and virtually ignored any…