When Basketball legend Bill Russell wrote the story of his life, it began with his life in West Monroe, La. The same was true of Robert Foster, a world-class surgeon, and Huey P. Newtown, founder of the Black Panther Party.…
Tag: Heritage Drama
Local youth portray legends in heritage drama “Destiny”
Rehearsing a scene from “Destiny” the heritage drama about three Monroe legends are: Bryan Williams, Jr. (Huey P. Newton), Kerrington Scurfield (Pershing Foster) and Kaleb McNair (Bill Russell) Three local elementary students are tackling the hard task of portraying the…
Heritage Drama to salute Monroe’s 35 Black doctors!
On Friday, February 22, 2019, at the Monroe Civic Center, the Monroe community will salute African-Americans in medicine with the staging of the annual heritage drama “The Root Doctor.” The heritage drama and the annual black history parade are the…
Ouachita student plays lead in Heritage Drama next month
Thousands will watch Kelly Morgan on stage next month as she ages from 17 to 100 years old in the Heritage Drama “Miss Lula’s Centennial” at the Monroe Civic Center. Kelly Morgan has never been in a major stage…
Tryouts for Heritage Drama set, drama to be featured on CongoTVnetwork
When tryouts for the 2018 Black Heritage Drama are held this month, it will also be a chance for local talent get a national audience, because the 2018 Production will be filmed for the CongoTV Network. The 2017 Heritage Drama…