Plays about Monroe History and heroes are being performed across the United States as the nation wraps up its celebration Black History month. For 35 years, local playwright Roosevelt Wright, Jr., produced full-scale musicals at the Monroe Civic Center…
Grambling State University Welcomes Media, Campus and Community to Celebratory Programming on February 20 Grambling, LA – Grambling State University announced Grammy Award winning music producer, recording artist, philanthropist, civic activist, and actor David Banner will keynote the University’s Black…
The Ouachita Parish Public Library is kicking off Black History Month with special guest Hezekiah Watkins, author and Mississippi’s youngest Freedom Rider. Watkins was only 13 years old when he was first arrested for protesting Mississippi segregation laws during the…
