Every day, 365 days a year, Joslyn Adams Wright celebrates Mother’s Day, as she has her boys share their daily musings with her. Every morning is like Mother’s Day. For many, Mother’s Day is celebrated once a year, but Joslyn…
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Museum salutes the Wrights with Exhibit, reception
A reception held Tuesday night at the Northeast Louisiana African-American Museum saluted Roosevelt and Joslyn Wright for recording the history of Monroe Blacks for over 50 years through the Free Press and the annual Black Heritage Dramas. The salute…
Two Horse Power
Roosevelt and Joslyn Wright recently returned from an 11 day outing in the mountains of Arizona, horseback riding and sightseeing. Their horses were gentle, but desert living, and scorching heat couldn’t compete with the air conditioning and 375 horsepower of…
Area youth model, learn life skills
Model 10/18 hosts thirty local youth to impress that it’s not all about being pretty A local youth group is changing the lives of girls in Monroe, building self-confidence and encouraging them to excel in the classroom. This month, the…
Birthdays November 19th – November 25th
November 19-In Loving Memory of Ethel Noble, Dennis Buie, Diane Johnson, Donald Reese, Annette Allen, Freddie Butler, Elaine Stringfellow, Milton L. Jackson, Mara Lewis, Josiah Ruffins, Shirley Willis, Sean Musgrow, Trinity Reed, In Loving Memory Mary L. Rogers. November 20-Wydell…
Birthdays November 21st – November 27th
November 21-A.T. Johnson, ToMika Boatner, David Morgan, Otis D. White, Deodis Powell, Jr., Joslyn Wright, De-Andre’ Jamar Hamilton, Andrew Doublin, Connie Rolland, Norricha Harris, Brandy Wiley. November 22-Betty Holland, Henry E. Ford, Ricky Wyatt, Alice Perkins, Malcolm Jones, Cynthia Jackson,…
Pine in National Secretarial pool
Shirley Wilson Pine has been a professional secretary all of her life and even in retirement, she is still using her skills. Pine was the first Black superintendent’s secretary of the Monroe City Schools and has served in secretarial capacities…