Local NAACP Forges Ahead

The local Monroe Chapter of the NAACP appears to be moving forward following the controversy of last year's election of officers, as Rev. Ambrose Douzart was elected to another term. The controversy came about as numerous individuals who had signed up as new members said that they were denied the opportunity to have their voices heard through their vote on who they wanted to have as president. Douzart's biggest challenger seems to have been community activist Marie Brown, who spoke to the Monroe Dispatch soon after voting, claiming that irregularities prevented many members from having access...