By Lisa Wilmore Blessings, Dear Hearts! I pray God’s continued blessings over you during these winter months of sleet, snow, and cold weather. Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus, our Everlasting, Eternal, and Endless Savior! No…
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Birthdays February 5th – February 11th
February 5–Lashunda Dunn, Lester Henderson, Willie Morehead, Lquetta Brown, Joy Logan, Andria Price, Calvin Ashton, Takeisha DeBurr, Landon Coleman, In Loving Memory of Alma Davis, Natalie Williams-Stevenson, James L. Arnold, Orlando Williams, Omar Jones. February 6–Bridget Wines, Franchesca Gibson, Mary…
Our City, Our Community
Northeast LA. experienced one of the worst ice storms in modern history this past week. Ouachita Parish was hit extremely hard. In fact, over 90% of the storm damage has been here. By Tuesday of last week, 45,000 residents in…
Our Rich Black Heritage: John K. Haynes, distinguished biologist and sickle-cell researcher born in Monroe, Louisiana
By Garry Blanson In the last five years or so, more and more information that had long been hidden from Black citizens in Monroe, Louisiana, has come to the surface. Among those revelations is how city, state, and federal governments…
Thanks due to hundreds who pitched in to help during ice storm
In the wake of last week’s devastating winter storm, our community has been tested—and has answered with courage, competence, and compassion. As more than 90,000 residents sat in the cold and dark, an army of first responders, city crews, utility…
Monroe has had three Black mayors, one black sheriff, and one black clerk of court
As we salute Black History month, we salute three black men who, between them have made history in unique ways as mayors, Ouachita Parish Sheriff, or Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court As Monroe reflects on its history and looks to…
Black Cemetery in Morehouse Parish returned to relatives
A landmark effort is underway to revive the historically Black Whispering Pines Memorial Cemetery. Ronnie Edwards, President of the cemetery’s Restoration & Operations Board, announced that local residents are officially taking control of the once-abandoned site to restore its dignity…