Tag: Garry Blanson

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…

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…

By Garry Blanson Recently, it has been brought to my attention that A familiar symbol,”Fleur-de-Lis,” which is displayed on LOUISIANA’S STATE FLAG and on the FOOTBALL HELMETS of the NFL FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS FOOTBALL TEAM, and…

By Garry Blanson What a way to begin this week’s article! Well, I thought that I would use the question to remind everyone, especially the younger generation, that the idea of food delivery service to our homes in Monroe, Louisiana,…

By Garry Blanson “The only thing worst than being ignorant is being ignorant and not knowing it” -Rev. O’Dell Blanson Once again, I have come across something from the past that many people of the “YOUNGER GENERATION” in Monroe, Louisiana…

By Garry Blanson So just when did schooling first become compulsory in Louisiana? What a great question! Recently, while performing research at the main library in Monroe,  Louisiana, it came to my attention that during the Agricultural Age in America,…

By Garry Blanson Today known as Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association If you were to ask most Black College football fans in Monroe, Louisiana if they were fimilar with The “S.W.A.C. Sports Conference,” many of them will say that they have…