Between February 20 and February 26, 2025, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
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Free Press to live stream Historic Black History parade Saturday
The Free Press is set to bring Monroe’s rich African-American history into the digital age this Saturday with a professional live stream of the annual African-American Heritage Parade. Commentators Publisher Roosevelt Wright, Jr. and L Marie Brown will provide live…
Community in prayer for two well known women
Two prominent figures in the local community have been hospitalized in the past week and remain in serious condition, prompting calls for prayers from their families. Mrs. Mildred James, the respected matriarch of the James family, fell gravely ill earlier…
Snaps of the City
Between February 13 and February 19, 2025, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Two injured in Sporting Goods store shooting here
A dispute at a Hibbett Sports store in Monroe, Louisiana escalated into gunfire on February 8, leaving two adults injured, according to police reports. The incident, which began inside the store on Louisville Avenue, spilled onto the street during a…
Snaps of the City
Between February 6 and February 12, 2025, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Wright has booksigning for 12 novels in series
Local author Robert K. Wright celebrated his literary achievements at a recent book signing event held at Monroe’s Picadilly Cafeteria, where fans gathered to meet the creator of the Dorian Batiste novel series. The 12-book saga follows its titular Black entrepreneur as…