Tag: Garry Blanson

By Garry Blanson Established for Black People in Monroe, Louisiana Today, when I say the words “Delta Vocational School,” most people generally presume that I’m talking about either the Delta school in West Monroe, Louisiana, or the Delta school on…

By Garry Blanson As I was growing up in Monroe, Louisiana, I can remember my mother, Mrs. Jessie Mae Phenix Blanson, attending and graduating from a local vocational school that used to be located at 700 Rogers Street in Monroe,…

By Garry Blanson As I was going to look up the old nursery rhyme about “St. Ives” — you all still remember that old nursery rhyme — something made me realize that the redistricting currently going on in Louisiana and…

By Garry Blanson “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905 It’s amazing how not being born during a certain era can keep Black people in Monroe, Louisiana, from…

By Garry Blanson “The first colored man to run for President of the United States after the abolishment of slavery in America” “The Purcell Principle, which is often used by the U.S. Supreme Court, is supposed to help keep the…

By Garry Blanson “The first Black to be elected to the Louisiana State House of Representatives after Black citizens were disenfranchised from politics in Louisiana in 1878” “When you check the record, you will see that it was white U.S.…

By Garry Blanson “With so much drama in the L.A. B, Louisiana Boot, it’s kinda hard bein’ G.-O’Dell-B., but, somehow, someway, I keep coming up with Fresh New Topics for my Articles, from Day-to-Day!” — Garry Blanson Well, since last…