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The first African American newspaper in Louisiana was L'Union, a French-language newspaper launched in 1862. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first daily African American newspaper in Louisiana, and in the entire country, came two years later with La Tribune de la Nouvelle-Orléans .
The newspaper was founded in December 1969 by Roosevelt Wright, Jr. as a single sheet flier providing information on the Civil rights movement. It was originally called Rapping Black but the name was later changed to the Monroe Free Press. [1]
The Gannett owned News Star is the primary daily newspaper serving Monroe and area. Monroe is served by two African-American-owned weekly newspapers: the Monroe Free Press and the Monroe Dispatch. The Free Press was founded in 1969 by Roosevelt Wright, Jr., and The Dispatch was founded in 1975 by Irma and Frank Detiege.
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The Marksville Weekly News: Marksville: Louisiana State Newspapers: Minden Press-Herald: Minden: Specht Newspapers Monroe Free Press: Monroe: 1969 Wright's Publishing, Co. The News-Star: Monroe: Gannett Company [1] Morgan City Review: Morgan City: Louisiana State Newspapers: Natchitoches Times: Natchitoches: 1903 NTN Media The Daily Iberian ...
U.S. federal prosecutors will not bring charges in the fatal 2019 arrest of unarmed Black motorist Ronald Greene, Greene's family said on Tuesday. Greene, 49, died in May 2019 on a roadside in ...
Atlanta Black Star; Prime Tribune [123] Black News Net [124] The Grio; The Miami Times; The Root; The Skanner; NewsOne; The North Star, an online newspaper launched in 2018 by activist Shaun King [125] [126] Black Report [127] Blacksourcemedia.com; themetrorecord.com; TJG News; Shine My Crown [128]
Monroe’s longtime friend Amy Greene discussed the star's love for the Black singer, saying Monroe played Fitzgerald's records all the time. Greene also discussed how Monroe got Fitzgerald booked ...