Happenings

Edna’s Cooking “Home of the Breakfast Bowl”

Serving Southern Style Hot Breakfast & Lunch Daily Monday- Friday 6 am – 2:30 pm and Sat 7 am – 2 pm All Plates come with coffee or fountain drink Great Food! Great Service @ Reasonable Prices 2 locations Now Save #1 4399 Hwy 165 South Monroe, LA /318-737-7873 & Tiger Market Café 1800 Forsythe Ave Suite 1 Monroe, LA 71201/318-325-4000 Ms. Edna & Staff ~ Serving up LOVE every day!

Contact Us

Got news, been somewhere, need a listening ear, been wronged, need to tell the world, call us, we can help! Subscriptions/Advertising-Old newspaper copies 318.789.0098 phone/fax 855-299-0718 news or Religious Log email [email protected] –Monroe Dispatch P.O. Box 4823 Monroe LA 71211 318.325.2858. Subscriptions Mailed $40 year-$22-6mos-Home delivery $45 year-$25- 6mos. We accept Chase Bank Quick Pay [email protected], cash or credit cards (fees apply). Visit us online http://www.monroedispatchonline.com

National HIV Testing Day

Saturday, June 27th is National HIV Testing Day. KNOWING your status is PREVENTION! GO CARE Community Health Center (GCCHC) 1801 North 7th Street, West Monroe, LA 71291. Testing appointments can be made for Monday thru Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. & Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. offers no-cost HIV testing by appointments only due to the COVID-19 pandemic call us for an appointment at (318) 325-1092, extension 0,.

Rob Lloyd’s Smooth Jazz

Rob Lloyd has been involved in jazz over 4 decades and is a regular reporter to SMOOTHJAZZ.COM...also check out his smooth jazz show (Smooth & Tight on a Sunday night 7pm-10pm) at twincitiesradionetwork.com (24 hour smooth jazz station)...Minneapolis/St. Paul & Monroe/West Monroe and the world....keep it jazzy baby!

Thought

“ You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”

C. S. Lewis

Monroe/Ouachita Parish NAACP

Meet physically and on conference call for our regular monthly meeting Thursday, June 25, 6 pm. You will have the option of attending St. John Baptist Church 1307 Sycamore (off Burg Jones Lane) Monroe LA NO ENTRANCE WITHOUT A MASK…or Conference Call:712-770-5354/255721# Please mute your phone

JB’s Lawn Service

Dependable, reliable and reasonable lawn service, trimming hedges, flower beds cleaned, tree trimming, fence row cleaning, trust the best, JB’s Lawn Service call 318-537-9136.

Racial Wealth Gap

Studies of the racial wealth gap have found that white households have between 6 and 10 times as much saved in the bank as their African-American counterparts. That ratio has been largely unchanged for decades and decades.

Shawnuff BBQ Best in Town

Have you tried the best BBQ in town? Why are you waiting? If it’s not Shawnuff, there’s a difference! You be the judge! BBQ so good you don’t have to say grace, its already blessed and there are 3 sides to every plate beans, potato salad and slaw, your choice. Right off I-20 and Hwy 165 S Shawnuff BBQ is here to serve you Tues.-Fri. New Hours 11am – until all the food is gone. On Sat. 11am -2pm get here early to enjoy lip-smacking bbq, and koolaide. Call ahead 318.855.3652.We cater events and smoke or Fry Turkeys or hams for the holidays.

Blues & Soul Report

PPW’s Top 10 Blues

Catch the Blues Nightmare PPW on the radio every Wed., Sat., Sun. nights from 6pm-10pm on Majic 97.3

Why Black Wealth Matters in White America

It is time for us to win with money.

Organic Mango Butter

Mango butter is an organic rich moisturizer for your hair and skin. The Organic Whipped Mango Butter is nourishment naturally for the entire body which helps rejuvenates, softens, and enhancing the radiance for skin and hair, easily absorbed melts like butter on contact.

Fight for Racial Justice in 2020

"We should not expect this moment of upheaval to eradicate the white supremacist world system."

Blacks & Poor left in Dark

A 2018 study by Stanford found that about half of American workers overall have access to a retirement plan like a 401(k) at work. The jobs that offer these plans are positions where people of color are often underrepresented.

Bonnie’ s Whatever Hats & Etc.

Stop guessing trust a hat expert in incredible hats is Bonnie who has the eye for the perfect hat for you! Call 318.614.1578 Let Bonnie fix you up with the right size, color and décor of hat appropriate for any occasion female and male. Bonnie will take care of you! See Ad display pg

Ron’s World Famous Cajun Boudin

Cracklings are back by order! Best Iced Tea in Town, Try Some! Quality in every bite! Home of the incredible “Boudin Dog,” good burgers, hotdogs, hot link dogs, nachos with chili n cheese, call ahead 318-387-9985.

Radio Advertising

Call Art Edwards 318 680.1691 or 318.388.2323 and forget the fancy title Art sells radio advertising for 6 radio stations. Give Art a call.

Great Vehicle Mechanics

Got an old vehicle or about to buy a used vehicle, you’ll need good honest mechanics. Trust Mobile Mechanics because they do great guaranteed work. They know how to fix and repair vehicles in a timely and reasonable manner. Stop letting you know who, get cha making you play crazy dollars you really don’t have, unless you got it like that! Call Easy or Rocky at 318-331-5524, you’ll be glad you did! See ad display pg. 3

Modern slavery

The USA makes up 4.5% of the world’s population, and yet holds over 22% of the world’s incarcerated people. Not only are those incarcerated overwhelmingly Black and Brown, but they are also in a system that effectively treats them as modern slave labor -- trapped and exploited to make a profit for private industries.

Retirement Benefits/Racial Wealth Gap.

37.5% of non-retired Blacks had a retirement savings plan compared with 65.9% of whites.

Knowledge is Power

Three in four Americans who currently lack access to a workplace retirement plan say they would be likely to participate if given the option.