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Our Rich Black Heritage: Former Pastors of the Forgotten Negro, “Bright Oak Missionary Baptist Church” of Monroe, Louisiana

October 17, 2025October 22, 2025 Free PressOpinions

By Garry Blanson “The people who had Martin Luther King Jr. killed thought that by killing the dreamer, they could kill the dream — but they couldn’t!” Sometime between 1955 and 1962, the people in Monroe, Louisiana, who were behind…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church of West Monroe, Louisiana

October 10, 2025October 17, 2025 Free PressOpinions

Interesting fact: “One of the previous Our Rich Black Heritage Black Pioneers, Deacon Bennerson Stamper, was a dedicated member of St. Joseph.” Have you ever bought a used item before? If you have, you probably know how frustrating it can…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: Lay a “Yellow Marker” for the forgotten negro neighborhood of “Bright Oak,” Which was established in Monroe, Louisiana

October 3, 2025October 10, 2025 Free PressOpinions

Before I inform everyone about “THE FORGOTTEN NEGRO NEIGHBORHOOD of BRIGHT OAK,” I would like to see if anyone has ever heard of “A POSSIBLE COLORED COMMUNITY” that I came across online, during my researching hours. As I was researching…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: Reverend Issac S. Dyer, Teriece C. I. Dyer Cyrus, And Dyer Chapel CME Church Of West Monroe, Louisiana

September 25, 2025October 3, 2025 Free PressOpinions

UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF LHSAA PRACTICES & PROCEDURES : In July of 2025, the Louisiana State Legislature launched a comprehensive study of The Louisiana High School Athletic Association, known as LHSAA, which findings are “DUE BY FEBRUARY 14, 2026,”…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: “The Forgotten 1960 Attacks On Negroes In Monroe, Louisiana”

September 18, 2025September 25, 2025 Free PressOpinions

By Garry Blanson “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” -Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. While people are getting past the public assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah, “I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM EVERYONE ABOUT TWO HORRIFIC INCIDENTS THAT…

Garry Blanson

Our Rich Black Heritage: Katie Taylor Flood

September 11, 2025September 18, 2025 Free PressOpinions

By Garry Blanson Have You all heard about “THE SECRET?” No, I ‘m not talking about the book and hit movie by Rhonda Byrne! The secret that I Am referring to is about,”SIXTEEN SECTION LANDS!” When I talk about Sixteen…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: Charlie Ballard Sr.

September 4, 2025September 11, 2025 Free PressOpinions

By Garry Blanson “By George, I think she’s got it!” Just in case anyone was curious to know where the above expression came from, the expression is said to have originated from a line in the popular musical,”My Fair Lady.”…

Garry Blanson

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Our Rich Black Heritage: Part two of the humble beginnings of the Carver-McDonald Branch Library

By Garry Blanson At the end of my last ORBH article, the…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: The Humble Beginnings Of The Carver-McDonald Library, In Monroe, Louisiana

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Our Rich Black Heritage: “The First Negro Zulu Mardi Gras Parade in Monroe, Louisiana”

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