A reception held Tuesday night at the Northeast Louisiana African-American Museum saluted Roosevelt and Joslyn Wright for recording the history of Monroe Blacks for over 50 years through the Free Press and the annual Black Heritage Dramas.
The salute featured an exhibit of 52 front pages of the Free Press that detailed the life of local community heroes whose lifework “moved the needle” in a positive direction for the Black Community.
In addition, the museum saluted Wright for depicting the work of community heroes in specially written stage plays that…
