Tag: Garry Blanson

By Garry Blanson “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” -George Santayana It appears that along with the resurgence of Jim Crow Laws in Louisiana, certain groups around Louisiana are returning to the practice of using…

By Garry Blanson “Underneath the different colors of our skin, People are far more alike than they are different” -Lisa Nichols Wouldn’t It Be Nice If Race Didn’t Matter? This question reminds me of a forgotten Louisiana court case that…

By Garry Blanson “Don’t be afraid of being an agitator, because every housewife knows the value of an agitator ; an agitator is the instrument in the washing machine which bangs the clothes around and gets rid of all the…

By Garry Blanson “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why” -Mark Twain On July 4, 1917, “THE VOICE”  newspaper, the first newspaper that represented the “New…

By Garry Blanson Someone asked a question, “Why is Black Student loan Debt So High?” When we look at the Student loan Default numbers for Black students, it’s enough to make you want to cry! Well, one online article said…

By Garry Blanson What system replaced the “PEONAGE SYSTEM” in America? For those who aren’t familiar with what the Peonage System was, it was a system where former slaves were forced to pay off a debt through physical labor. Soon…

By Garry Blanson While I was lying down, it was brought to my remembrance that there was a book “Published in 1930” by the Douglas Loan Company Inc. of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, titled, “Who’s Who in Colored Louisiana.” By the…