By Marie Brown Homecoming is a celebration where people from all walks of life come together to celebrate a series of events in churches and schools, just to name a few. Students and alumni even celebrate the entire week with…
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Our Rich Black Heritage: Lay a “Yellow Marker” for the forgotten negro neighborhood of “Bright Oak,” Which was established in Monroe, Louisiana
Before I inform everyone about “THE FORGOTTEN NEGRO NEIGHBORHOOD of BRIGHT OAK,” I would like to see if anyone has ever heard of “A POSSIBLE COLORED COMMUNITY” that I came across online, during my researching hours. As I was researching…
Was the Braggs sex arrest an entrapment?
The recent arrest of Boris J. Braggs, a 43-year-old teacher at Robinson Elementary School and pastor in West Monroe. Charged with trafficking children for sex, indecent behavior with juveniles, and computer-aided solicitation of a 15-year old. Braggs was ensnared in…
Birthdays October 2nd – October 8th
October 2-Tommie Powell, Freddie “Pete” Coleman, Jane Ann Stevenson, Lagwetta Traver, Seane Kelley, Sylvester Eleam, Keith Wright, Arleia Marie Debouse, Vaness Wesley, Derek Venzant, Jennifer D. Newman-Scott, Denise Jenkins, Caris D. White, Margie Vernon, James Rollins DeGraffenreid, Margie Vernon. October…
Community Remembers Loved Ones at Recent Funeral Services
Families and friends across the Monroe area have gathered in recent days to honor the lives of community members whose passing leaves lasting legacies of love, faith, and service. Jason Cole, 48 Jason Lee Cole, a 48-year-old truck driver from…
Bulldog Determination
By Rusty Potter When you set out to achieve a dream or accomplish a goal, there will always be obstacles. Some are visible, such as financial struggles, limited resources, and closed doors. Others are invisible – fear, doubt, or the…
The human heart contains your letter of recommendation
By Lisa Wilmore Scripture to ponder: “Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you? You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to…