Articles written by Earline Knox
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Greg Shead "DEAD" NOBODY WINS
My sister Bonnie called me Sunday, August 14, 2022, distraught about the senseless killing of one of their beloved 'church babies' who everybody loved.you may have already seen on ABC, NBC, and other...
Surprise...!!!
It had a fairy tale kind of feeling, and Earline Knox was in a fog all night fighting back the tears. A surprise party was thrown for her, GSU alum Friday, February 25, 2022, to celebrate her...
Longevity Walk
On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, Mrs. Catherine Bryant symbolically walked "the walk of longevity" celebrating 100 years with family and friends marshalling her on through applause and warm shout-outs....
Veterans Upward Bound Program
The Louisiana Delta Community College "Veterans Upward Bound Program" (VUB) is a federally funded TRIO program designed to motivate and assist qualified military veterans with the development of...
Sword to Pen Update
While Coalition of Love (COL) members continue to encourage telephone and viral book signings for Art "Silver Fox" Edwards' coveted book "From Sword to Pen" we endeavor to place them in as many...
Sword to Pen Update
Coalition of Love (COL) members continue to encourage telephone and viral book signings for Art "Silver Fox" Edwards' coveted book, "From Sword to Pen". The organization endeavors to place them in as...
"Fearless Leaders Remembered"
Two pillars of the civil rights movement have joined fellow Comrades in heaven. Charlie White, the last founding "Deacon for Defense" member died on Feb. 4, 2021 in Northeast Louisiana Hospital. His...
Covid-19 Negligence
People keep dying because people don't wear masks and it puts everybody at risk. I used to believe that people who do not wear masks just didn't give a damn about others. But through many, many conversations and observations, I have discovered that...
From Sword to Pen Book Signing and Review
Coalition of Love Members held a book signing for city legend Arthur "Silver Fox" Edwards on Friday, December 4, 2020. Hosted by President/Coordinator Earline Knox, calls were made to members...
Legacy and Footprint
Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, Co-Founder and Leader of "Deacons for Defense" Folksinger · Activist: Civil and Human Rights, C.O.R.E., NAACP, Southern Christian Leadership Conference · Associate...
Deacon for Defense and Torch Bearer
Mayor Leslie Thompson of Jonesboro LA, paid special tribute to and declared August 6, 2020 to be Deacon for Defense founder and leader Rev. Frederick Douglas Kirkpatrick and granddaughter Funyanna...
Deacons for Defense - Armed Resistance and the Civil Rights Movement
“Deacons for Defense and the Civil Rights ‘Removement’” surely and hopefully inspired thought-provoking conversation. After all, inside the climate of continuous assaults against black lives, the attempts and successes toward revoking the freedom...
Deacons for Defense - Armed Resistance and the Civil Rights Movement
In this article I will highlight the legal might of the late Attorney James Sharp. "In 1964 a small group of African-American men in Jonesboro LA, defied the non-violence policy of the mainstream civi...
Mayor Mayo is the Man
Thank God we have Mayor Mayo in place during this crisis, always demonstrating that he is not just a straight-up politician but a public servant politician. Having been in the politics of Jonesboro pe...
Juneteenth Anniversary Critical Conversation
Bill Cobbs has been on the battlefield eradicating ignorance, exposing injustice and sharing the magnificent and incomparable experiences -pain and triumph of African American People through the arts. A must-see play. His extensive acting career incl...
The Pride
If you don’t reflect, you can’t respect Part I- The imprints of African Americans are found in the histories throughout the world. In the film “Black History Parts I, II, and III” authentic incidents have been recreated as well as official war dep...
Memorial Day Salute
by Earline Knox These are torch bearers on behalf of Viet Nam and all world wars. Both men proudly wear their American Legion caps (F.D. Thompson Post 521) where Edwards is chaplain and McHenry is...
The Pride
In the film The Great Debaters, you will learn how to use debate in your own household, you will find several scenarios that address all human relationships including conflict resolution, some that are not initially understood by the child, James Far...
The Pride Ride
Mandates and policies legislated for the education of our children have never facilitated enough lessons in history that instill pride. Our people need to identify with more people and situations that demonstrate pride so that we can change more...
WE GET ANOTHER CHANCE
As we witness God's wrath the last two Sundays back to back, tell me, did any of the challenges we had with others really matter? No! We were too busy praying and hoping our lives and possessions were spared. When faced with disaster, we say, God is...
Family Celebration
22 Wossman graduate, retired Chief Master Sergeant, Steven Higgins with mom truly understands the importance of embracing family legacy. Son and brother Stacy Tyson died under suspicious...
Mayor Thompson's Mistrial
Jonesboro Mayor Leslie Thompson is still fighting the same issues for which he went to prison in 2013. He was found guilty of three counts of malfeasance in office by an all-white jury in Jonesboro,...
