Last year 2023, I was excited to launch my first Racial Healing conversation with leaders and professionals from the community. This groundbreaking conversation was so well-received that I got phone...

I am one person that cringes during election time. I cringe, because I abhor all of the well-dressed lies, that hide the naked and shameful truth. I cringe because I get tired of the poor and...

Carroll High School in Monroe, LA, has always been a beacon of hope in our community. Established in 1953, its legacy in academics, athletics, music, and STEM was shaped by its first principal, the...

May the joy that you have spread in the past come back to you on this day. Wishing you a very happy birthday!" "Happy birthday Fredrick McHenry! Hoping all your birthday wishes and dreams come true....

Early voting begins March 9 - 16 (excluding Sunday, March 10) 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM. American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Local 2388 (AFSCME Local 2388) officially endorsed former...

Pine Hill Baptist Church Brickyard Community in Rayville LA recently celebrated their 96th Church Anniversary. Guest speaker was Minister Sonya Burnette-Andrus Assistant Pastor Edwards Chapel Baptist...

Donterrio Anderson Presents "Celebrating Who We Are Part 2," Red Carpet, Formal Black History Musical Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 5:00pm at Glory Church 454 Highway 80 East In Monroe LA. FREE event...

Purpose over potential? What does it even mean? Purpose over potential, am I clean? Purpose over potential don't you understand? We live for our purpose, not our potential. Purpose over potential I...

The goodness of God is so amazing and so vast. His love is incomparable. Because of His continuous mercy, it’s easy to forget that He is also a God of wrath. According to Proverbs 15:3, God’s eye...

Philippians 4:8 | NKJV Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of...

Hello everyone! This week, I will be discussing experiences. We experience new things all the time whether they are good or bad. I like to see experiences as lessons, they teach you many things. Such...

Honoring the legacy of the 1968 Carroll High School Football State Champions, Rickey Brantley, the youngest of five in a family where all members graduated from Carroll High School in Monroe, LA,...

Depression is a state of mind that can be caused by the realization that our lives are not unfolding as we envisioned it would. Our moods can be influenced by the interaction with others and what...

In life, we all have needs and desires. We have our share of trials and tribulations as well. It can be frustrating, no doubt, but do we have faith in God, that He will surely work it all out? He...

Blessed by the best, thankful while the children and grandchildren are thankful for mother, grandmother and sister Lucille Richards, who's blowing candles and making wishes. Love James "Shack" and...

Join Author Victoria Edwards, daughter of former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, at the Carver-McDonald Branch Library at 2941 Renwick St. in Monroe, LA, 318-327-1477, on Thursday, January 25,...

Happy Birthday Linda Here's to celebrating you and all the incredible qualities that make you unique. May each moment of your birthday be 76 treasures you can hold close forever. May your birthday...

Les Martinique Civic and Social Club r hosted a spectacular evening of elegance, celebrating a remarkable 70 years of debutantes on Saturday December 16, 2023 at the Monroe Civic Center B.D. Robinson...

On December 16, 2023, Aaron Noel Spencer celebrated a major milestone, graduating from Texas Southern University in Houston TX with a bachelor's degree in aviation science management. A dedicated...

I would like to advise any parent reading this to keep praying, trust in God, and encourage your child as best as you can. Don't let them give up; instead, provide hope, even when they make mistakes....

Colossians 4:6 | NKJV Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. Oh Lord, let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart...

Wossman Wildcat Nation it's Gabbi back like never before! Wildcat Nation Baby Gabbi cheering and flipping to those Back to Back State Championship wins! See ya at the George "Vamp" Belton Purple and...

In life, we all have choices to make. We can choose to be angry, sad, or happy, etc. What I often wonder is what drives most of our choices when we have emotions tangled into one. For example, I have...

St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in Monroe LA Annual Revival was held recently. Guest ministers included Rev. Eric Smith St. James B.C. Sterlington LA, Rev. Tegitra Thomas First Missionary B.C....

This "joint" (poem) was “rolled” (written) to express the pain and frustration of our brothers and sisters that have been endowed (inspired) with the gifts of God, but they (their gifts) are tra...

Indulge in the holiday spirit at the 70th Jubilee Celebration - Les Martinique Debutante Ball on Saturday, December 16, 2023, 8:00 PM, hosted at the B.D. Robinson Conference Hall, Monroe Civic...

Hello everyone! This week, I will be sharing lessons I learned during my driver's ed experience. I recently took my driver's ed class, and it was quite interesting, so I will be sharing some valuable...

LaToria Wright-Stewart will be honored on Friday, December 1,2023 as a forty under forty Young Professional Innovator in class of 2023 by the Shreveport Chamber Of Commerce in Shreveport, LA. She is...

Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum announces the upcoming art exhibit Bout It Bout It 3: The Political Power of Just Being by local, talented artist, Vitus Shell, November 13,...