1957, Lula Mae Goins Green a 25-year-old negro single mother of three working in the kitchen of St. Francis Hospital in Monroe, Louisiana. Sees the first group of the graduated class from the Natchitoches Negro School of Nursing, Natchitoches, Louisiana…
Mary Joshua Holmes, 76, a retired educator of 36 years of Monroe, La, departed this life January 19, 2023. Services will be at 10:30 am Friday, January 27, 2023, at Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church, Monroe, La. Visitation will…
Nelwyn Poland Fontana is no longer employed as the office secretary at Ouachita Junior High School. Whether she was fired or allowed to resign is uncertain, but the school system is not denying that what she wrote was unacceptable. …
Black community leaders were challenged to break their silence and champion the causes of injustice as they carry on the dream of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Break the Silence” was the theme of an address by Dr.…
The city’s two highest King Day awards were given posthumously to the late Clarease Isby for education; her family members received the award. The Historic Trailblazer award was presented post humorously to Paul Kidd, Sr who… Log in to read…
Prayers for a speedy recovery are going up for Senator Katrina Jackson who tested positive for COVID-19. Tuesday, Senator Jackson posted the following message on her Facebook page: “This morning, I woke with Sinus like symptoms and a fever. I…
Monroe mourns the death of Buford Huckleberry, a prominent businessman and community personality. According to Reverend Clarence Jackson, funeral services for Huckleberry will be on January 28, 2023, at the Riverside Baptist Church. Huckleberry was… Log in to…
