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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.”…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: Mary Ann Torran Cook

August 28, 2025September 4, 2025 Free PressOpinions

In the summer of 2022, “9 Louisiana High Schools SUED THE LHSAA,” including 3 local schools in Monroe, Louisiana: Neville, Carroll, and Wossman. The action that prompted the lawsuit was when LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine and the LHSAA executive…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: Frank Ned Bridges

August 21, 2025August 28, 2025 Free PressOpinions

By Garry Blanson “Whoever wants to educate adults really wants to act as their guardian and prevent them from political activity.The word education has an evil sound in politics; there is a pretense of education, when the real purpose is…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: Ollie Mae Hamilton Burns

August 14, 2025August 21, 2025 Free PressOpinions

By Garry Blanson Aaaah, Snap,” is a common expression that’s often used in urban slang, as a reaction to a witty comeback, or a surprising event. However, in this instance, I happen to be referring to the government program known…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: Former Monroe Barbershop owner Bennerson Stamper

August 7, 2025August 14, 2025 Free PressOpinions

By Garry Blanson “If Knowledge Can Make A Man Unfit To Be A Slave as Frederick Douglas said, then Research Can Certainly Make A Man Unfit To Be Fooled and Manipulated by Main Stream Media!” -Garry O’Dell Blanson While I…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: Colored Business-Owner T.J. Davis,The Davis Market, and The Central Ca’fe

July 31, 2025August 7, 2025 Free PressOpinions

By Garry Blanson One of the things that makes this week’s article extra intriguing is that it sheds light on two (2) Colored-Owned Businesses that opened after Colored Businessman John Robert Patterson Sr., who owned Patterson’s Million Article Store and…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: “The Forgotten” – Council for United Civil Rights Leadership

July 24, 2025July 31, 2025 Free PressOpinions

By Garry Blanson   “In Order for Situations to Change for Black People in Monroe, Louisiana, Black People in Monroe, Louisiana Are Going to have to Change” -Garry O’Dell Blanson    We’ll begin this week’s article with a story about an…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: The “Human Body Count”

By Garry Blanson Of the number of Negroes and Colored people who…

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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

By Garry Blanson Please note that this is part one of a…

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