It’s a small notation, but this week the volume changed on the front of the Free Press. It now says Volume 50. No. 1. It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long, but this week begins the 50th…
Tag: Roosevelt Wright Jr
Why city school board members have so many opponents!
Every Monroe City School Board member that represents a size-able number of African-Americans, has at least one opponent in the November election; all of the opponents are giving the same reasons for running; the system has failed to educate…
City owes Gerald Manning an apology and a check!
The almost criminal actions of four former detectives in the Monroe Police Department resulted in Gerald Manning losing 41 years of his life. We think the City owes Manning a formal apology and some type of compensation for the deceptive…
After 41 years in prison, Manning wants to graduate from Wossman High
A Monroe man who was falsely imprisoned for 41 years has no hard feelings, but there is one thing he wants to do; he wants to graduate from Wossman High School. In 1977 Gerald Manning was a star basketball…
June 29th birthdays
Roosevelt Wright, Jr. and his grandson Cadence, both celebrate birthdays on June 29th. One is turning 12 and the other is turning 69. Cadence is a student writer for the Free Press and will begin 7th grade in August. He…
Butler vs Shelling case showed tenants have rights in Louisiana
The recent court fight between Chastity Butler and Brenda Shelling focused attention on a subject that many tenants are unaware of and many landlords ignore: Tenants have rights that are protected by State and Federal law. The issue involved…
Career Diplomas represent trend that should frighten Blacks
Amid the excitement of this month’s high school graduations was a little-noticed cancer that threatens the future of our community; it was the large number of “Career Diplomas” that were presented to graduates at every public high school. The…