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…
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Our Rich Black Heritage: Horace Mann Bond (The father of Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond)
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…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Clara B.D. Williams
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…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Ella Nora P. Stewart
By Gary Blanson As you all know by now, this past weekend, many of the local colleges held their graduation ceremonies, and students received their college degrees. As I thought about the graduations, my mind began pondering this question: In…
Our Rich Black Heritage: John Edward Bruce
By Gary Blanson The Negro essayist, novelist, and playwright James Baldwin once said, “Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go.” As we’re about to exit 2023…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Charlotte Forten Grimke
By Garry Blanson Well, it comes as no surprise that when you poll 100 Black People about the assassinations of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and President John F. Kennedy, the only two things that everyone can agree on…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Smith Wendell Green
By Garry Blanson It’s strange how so many of the accomplishments & achievements that were achieved by Black People during the “RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD” and the early 1900s in America were deliberately not included in any of the history books at…