OUR RICH BLACK HERITAGE : THE BLACK LEGENDS AND BLACK PIONEERS OF PRICHARD'S ADDITION, IN MONROE, LOUISIANA

                                                                                   Today, as people in Monroe, Louisiana visit The Emily P. Robinson Center and The Henrietta W. Johnson Recreational Center, they can't help but notice that some of the former "NOTICEABLE PICTURES," of former individuals such as ; Emily P. Robinson, James "SHACK" Harris, Andrew Harris, Rubin Jones, and other notable people who achieved great accomplishments in our Black Communities, which used to "grace the walls" of both of these Community Centers, have seemed to have disappeared. If anyone in Monroe has any information to the whereabouts of these missing  pictures,"PLEASE  CONTACT THE PROPER AUTHORITIES IMMEDIATELY!" Speaking of The Emily P. Robinson Center, the center is actually just footsteps away from the 9 BLOCKS LONG and 3 BLOCKS WIDE subdivision, known as The Prichard Addition. In case everybody didn't already know, some of the Black Pioneers that have lived in The Prichard Addition in Monroe include ; Frank Taylor, Eva Dyann Wilson, Bernie Dayton Robinson, Mrs. Emily P. Robinson, Mrs. V.O. Robinson Hester, Lasandra Robinson Starks, Mrs. V.O. Robinson Hester, Patrick Robinson, 
 Toussaint L. McCall, Isaac Barnett,"WHO OWNED AND OPERATED HIS GROCERY STORE  AT 2800 JACKSON STREET FOR OVER 40 YEARS," and Faye Brown Blackwell, "WHO WAS THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE IN LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA TO EVER OWN AND OPERATE HER OWN RADIO STATION," just to name a few! In closing, I am asking for everyone in the Monroe area to be on the lookout for more information about the "UPCOMING CAMPAIGN" to bring "MORE ATTENTION AND AWARENESS" to the "ANNUAL EVENTS" that are being scheduled to take place in "THE PRICHARD ADDITION