The Louisiana Senate on Thursday moved to dismantle the state’s short-lived dual-majority-Black congressional districts, passing a new map that effectively restores a Republican-dominated 5-1 split. While the shift carries profound racial implications, GOP leadership is framing the move through a…
Between May 7 and May 13, 2026, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Louisiana state officials have reached a tentative $4.8 million agreement to settle a federal wrongful death lawsuit with the family of Ronald Greene. Greene, a Black motorist, who died in 2019 following a brutal roadside encounter with five white Louisiana…
Community leader Chris Lewis will host his Second Annual Senior Citizen Luncheon this month, continuing his commitment to honoring and celebrating the senior citizens of our community. The luncheon will bring local seniors together for an afternoon of fellowship, food,…
I, Mrs. Latreacia Matthews from Monroe, La., am a proud member of Grambling State University’s Class of 2026, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology after beginning my academic journey in 1989. My path reflects resilience, faith, and an…
Pastor Hulon Leon Benjamin, Sr., a devoted servant of God, beloved husband, father, and respected leader, was born on November 22, 1952, in Winnsboro, Louisiana, to the proud parents, George B. Benjamin and Elizabeth Jackson. He departed this life on…
Before daylight breaks across the Delta fields, before the city buses begin to roll, before office lights shine and school bells ring, there is often a Black mother already awake. She is packing lunches, saying prayers, ironing uniforms, checking homework,…
