Tag: Garry Blanson

By Garry Blanson Even though, I don’t know the full significance of these two forgotten Black communities that are a part of the history of the City of Monroe, Louisiana, I feel compelled to mention them in this week’s article!…

Garry Blanson Even though many Black People in Monroe, Louisiana know about “The Prince-Hall Masons,” few seem to know about the “forgotten” Black organization that was known as “The Naomi Colored Knights of Pythias.” It was a chapter of The…

By Garry Blanson Today, when people hear someone talk about the Old Negro Leagues, they usually assume that the person is talking about the Old Negro Baseball League. However, in this week’s article, when I mention the Old Negro Leagues,…

By Garry Blanson If you were to ask 20 Black high school students what year Black slaves were freed in America, many of them would probably say that it was when President Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation on January…

By Garry Blanson Today, with companies like Amazon receiving huge “government subsidies” and Black History Month right around the corner, I decided to present this short Martin Luther King Jr. speech that he made months before his untimely demise. The…

By Garry Blanson Benjamin Franklin was quoted as saying, “The only two certainties in life are death and taxes.” Well, I recently received a letter in the mail, and by looking at the front of the letter, I could tell…

By Garry Blanson Back in the day, the Black singer Johnny Taylor had a hit song called, “We’re Getting Careless With Our Love.” Well, in 2024, it seems to me that “Black People” in Monroe are getting careless with their…