On Friday, May 5th, 2023, the Southside Economic Development District (SEDD) and the Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce hosted the SEDD Collaboration event at the African-American Museum. The purpose of the event was to promote business cooperation between businesses in…
Birmingham, Alabama – The National Association of Christian Educators (N.A.C.E.) hosted a two-day conference on May 9-10, 2023, bringing together youth activists, pastors, and scholars from several states to develop a national strategy to help churches reach young people in…
Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, for a woman known for her work in the church. Services for Gracie Walker, 74, were held at the Greater Flowery Mount Baptist Church. She died on May 1, 2023. McFarland…
Between May 2, and May 10, 2023, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
By Damin Coleman Monroe is safer, police morale is high, there are fewer murders, and crime is on the decline! That’s the official position of Mayor Oliver Ellis and Police Chief Victor Zordan. In a press conference Wednesday, Chief Zordan…
The Southside Economic Development District will begin hosting community meetings in Monroe’s Southside to get input on on-site selections for three planned model neighborhoods. At its monthly meeting Monday at the Benoit Recreation Center, the SEDD received concept layouts of…
Volunteers from the Monroe area are among thousands from across the country who have pitched in to help the mostly black community of Rolling Fork, Mississippi in the aftermath a recent tornado. Rolling Fork was devastated by an EF-4 tornado…
