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No community is immune from hearing or witnessing gun violence. Gun shots are fired in every section of town regardless to social economic status. In the 21st century it has and will become the new normal. Gunfire has no friends or enemies especially when being fired from those without gun training and safety. Gun violence is very dangerous in neighborhoods due to the close proximity of houses and people. Everyone is vulnerable when guns are fired. According to police reports on Monday June 22,...
Mother alleges her son didn't kill himself. The road of life has no road maps, GPS or rest areas. Life is filled with people who want to help or take advantage. One must find God somewhere and sometime to survive this treacherous journey. No one gets a pass without misery. Everyone must and will be scared. Its how you handle the ups and downs. On Monday June 22 at the Parkview Apartments a teen was found dead with a gunshot wound to the neck witnesses allege. Those on the scene and in the...
Mrs. Myrtle Ford Johnson 102, was born August 28, 1917. God called his faithful servant home on June 19, 2020. Mrs. Johnson was a native of Monroe LA , where she met and married the late Luther Johnson Sr. They enjoyed 22 years of marriage together having one son Luther Johnson Jr., one granddaughter Bridgett Johnson and one great granddaughter Samantha Morehead. Mrs. Johnson was a lifelong member of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church and attributed her longevity to trusting in the Lord for all things and...
Gloria Dean James says that she is a determined woman who will fight for what she believes is right. James has been embroiled in a dispute with the Monroe Office of Social Security for a number of years over what she believes are benefits that she is entitled. It all started in September 2017 after the death of her husband, though they were separated at the time. While living separately, James was receiving disability, and at the time of her husband's death, she went to the local Social...
By Coach Jesse Smith In my opinion, the ruling by the judge was fair. By the time the case was presented to the judges, Monroe City School Board (MCSB) had already begin the building process of the New Martin Luther King Jr. High School. Because the community concerns were not properly heard and the lack of a thorough investigation, led to drastic measures. The Southside citizens were left with some great concerns and possibly deep regret if we didn't serve notice to the incident. The...
Do you not realize that our city cannot afford to let the walls stop? Walls give the illusion of safety, for some a false sense of security. Some people barricade themselves behind the walls: the walls of shame and guilt, and are troubled by things beyond their control. Like Jericho's walls, they can keep in and keep out. Mayor Mayo, don't let the walls stop you from receiving the joy and blessings of God. Face your walls like Joshua faced the wall of Jericho with purpose, preparation and...
Sunrise: September 15, 1929- Sunset: June 20, 2020 "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." 2 Corinthians 5:1 On Saturday, June 20, 2020 our beloved angel Betty Taylor- Owens transitioned from her earthly home to now resting in the arms of her Heavenly Father. She was surrounded by her children and family at home. Betty Taylor-Owens was born to the union of the late Jimmy Taylor and...
Carroll High School 2015 Graduates Breonna and Hannah Freeman both received Master of Biomedical Science Degrees from William Carey University of Osteopathic Medicine Hattiesburg MS on May 16, 2020. Breonna was conferred a Bachelor of Science and Animal Science degrees from Cornell University Ithaca New York in May of 2019. Hannah received a Bachelor of Science Degree with minors in Chemistry and Visual Arts from Dillard University in New Orleans in May of 2019. Both graduates presently reside...
The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) was born in turbulent times much like these, in 1968. The Vietnam War. The assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Riots in major American cities. International student protests. John Carlos and Tommy Smith displaying the black power salute on the Olympic Stage in Mexico City. The election of Richard Nixon, the “law and order” president. And, it too was a leap year. George Floyd’s senseless murder is indicative of a pattern of racial injustice that can be traced back 400 y...
… and what blacks must learn to survive this new economy The general population, otherwise known as the 99%, have a love/hate relationship with wealth. They resent those who have it, but spend their lives attempting to get it for themselves, all the while self-sabotaging that effort in ways that are avoidable if they knew the rules of the rich. Yes, the rich have rules. The reason most individuals, and certainly the majority of Black Americans, never accumulate any substantial savings is because they do not understand the nature of money and h...
In Public Health Too? In the June 4 – June 10, 2020 edition of The Monroe Dispatch (see Racism in America: A Public Health Crisis, page 10), I stated that top public health officials are calling racism a public health crisis. By the time the ink had dried on the page of my essay, the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) was being accused of discrimination. A complaint filed with the Office of Inspector General on behalf of at least 10 black epidemiologists employed with the agency alleges they were excluded from the core COVID-19 response...
Kenneth Wilson, City Councilman of District 4, along with P.E.E.P. Inc. donated $1000 to Ouachita Multi-Purpose Community Action Program (OMCAP) on Juneteenth June 19, 2020. The funds donated will be applied to the utility bills of citizens who have had a loss of wages due to COVID-19 or who have had added expenses due to the April 12,2020 Tornado. OMCAP was chosen as the recipient of this donation because they are no stranger to helping citizens in the community who are in need of assistance...
Happy 67th Birthday Rosemary Moore (MOM) . Thank you for all your enormous sacrifices and unconditional love. We are forever grateful ‼️ Love your kids and grands....
Have you ever tried cutting something with dull scissors? Or try cutting thick meat like steak with a butter knife? Despite all of the tugging or manipulation one may try, the wrong knife or scissors aren’t a bit of good. As a young girl, I would often spend the summers with my grandmother Rosie, who is a master cook. When her knives were dull, she would dig to find what looked to me like a giant needle. She would hold the handle of the “needle” and slide the knife up along the metal until she knew it was sharp enough. I couldn’t underst...
We see them all the time, mostly unnoticed as they go about handling God's business. Good shepherds don't boast or brag. They are there when you need them. Many times, you don't have to call them, they have that seventh sense and show up right on time. Before God shut the world down, the good shepherds would be everywhere praising God. They just can't get enough and can't wait until he gives the ok for praise and worship in his house. Thank you, Good Shepherds Pastor Ricky and Sister Linda...
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, marks the end of slavery in the South on June 19, 1865. On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers arrived in Texas to report that the Confederacy had surrendered two months earlier and that enslaved people were now free. Texas was the last state to receive the news. In celebration of the long overdue ending of slavery, black Texans come together every year to remember our ancestors...
Happy 59th Anniversary Willie and Dorothy Ealy June 24! May you get many more years of life together to celebrate with your love getting stronger and stronger with time. Photo Willie & Dorothy Ealy...
f you are needing free masks to provide to your clients contact State Representative Pat Moore 300 Washington St. Suite 304 Monroe LA 71202 318-362-3014 or [email protected] Stay Safe & Mask Up...
Praise God for you and the late Irma DeTiege, who came from nowhereville, during a time when Blacks had nothing but themselves. She loved education especially at Mezpath Baptist Church where school was taught by the late Mrs. Maude Tucker Eddy. She taught Irma and all the brothers and sisters to dream and think big. There's a bigger world than this farm and plantation. Maude Tucker not only taught education, she taught manners, being polite and respectful. Her wisdom to the children of that...
2 Timothy 1:7 | NKJV For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. We do not fear! Be it a pestilence, scourge, locusts, virus or disease. We stand on the WORD of God so we therefore Do Not Fear!!! We exercise Power over illness, fever, calamity, mayhem and even death. But Still Wear A Mask We walk in LOVE! Speak, greet, witness, and testify in LOVE!!! But Still Keep Our Social Distance Beloved “keep reading the Whole Word of God. For we Don’t Fea...
He takes away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. They grope in darkness without light, and he makes them to stagger like a drunken man. ( Job 12:24-25 ) In these last days, people are in such a hurry. They have little patience, have no soundness of mind, nor true teachings of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The rushing in society robs the mind of God's knowledge, a relationship with Him, and leaves man in darkness. We thought the coronavirus pandemic would draw...
The coronavirus commonly known by its scientific name COVID-19 is showing everyone that it is not about to go away anytime soon. Especially here in Louisiana. That was made painfully aware Monday(June 22) when Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana would not be moving to Phase 3 of a federal mandate program for states to follow to completely reopen the nation. In making the announcement, Edwards clearly was disappointed by not being able to move the state to Phase 3, but the evidence has been trending to significant increases in...
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Mrs. Florine Lane Brimmer was born August 22, 1939 in Leland, Mississippi to the late David Lane and Cleotha Lewis. She received her final wings at Emory-Decatur Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia on June 10, 2020. She was an active member of the Avenue Missionary Baptist Church. Florine attended Carroll High School in Monroe, Louisiana until her junior year. She relocated and subsequently graduated from Coleman High in Greenville, Mississippi. She was united in Holy Matrimony to Joseph Sims...
On Friday June 5, 2020, Sam Long Jr. was called home to be with the Lord. A native of Monroe LA, Sam Long Jr. was born on December 16, 1933. He was the son of the late Sam Long Sr. and Lila Turner Long . Sam was a graduate of Southern University Baton Rouge LA. He lived most of his adult life in New Orleans LA until 2005. He also lived in the Peachtree City and Senola GA. Sam was a loving and devoted husband and father and a member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree City, as well...
Hazel Dean, 93 Hazel Dean of Monroe, LA Homemaker died June 16, 2020. Graveside Service: 2:00 P.M. Friday June 26, 2020 at New Hope Baptist Church, Slaughter, LA., under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. Visitation (Drive Through): 2:00 until 3:00 P.M., Thursday June 25, 2020 at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe, LA. Helen Cleveland, 84 Helen Cleveland of Monroe, LA Private Aide died June 22, 2020. Graveside Service: 11:00 A.M., Saturday June 27, 2020 at Cleveland Cemetery in Farmerville, LA under direction of Smith Funeral Home. Visitation (Drive...
Members of the Monroe City Council passed several resolutions Tuesday(June 23) night, one of which that may impact the city in a way that it doesn’t want. Council members passed a resolution that grant an exception to the Open Container Ordinance for 2 Dudes Brew & Que to sponsor a block party in the downtown area. It will be an open atmosphere event where there is expected to be a crowd where close contact will be possible. Though officers will be present, Council Chairwoman Juanita Woods expressed caution, saying that she “hoped that those pa...
Please join us honoring the Life and Achievements of Catrina Monique Green ( July 20, 1975- June 1, 2020) for a public memorial and visitation service Saturday June 27, 2020; Visitation 12-1pm-Time of Service 2-3:30 pm-Monroe Convention Center 401 Lea Joyner Memorial Expressway Monroe LA...
Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson issued a letter to her colleagues in the judicial, executive and legislative branches, calling for justice for all in Louisiana and asking them to consider ways in which they can improve the justice system in the midst of recent events including the pandemic and the recent killing of Mr. George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and ensuing protests. Recent tragedies have quickly disrupted our world, taking over one hundred thousand American lives, causing millions of hardworking people to lose their...
