Daryll Berry has been named President of the Monroe City School Board in a controversial vote that the NAACP says does not reflect the interest of the students of the system. Berry, who was nominated and supported by the Board’s…
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Douzart elected to another term as NAACP President
Ambrose Douzart has been elected for another two-year term as president of the Ouachita Parish Branch of the NAACP. New branch officers were sworn in Tuesday by 4th District Judge Larry Jefferson on the steps of the Ouachita Parish Court…
Justice Department meets with NAACP over city school Unitary Issue
Rev. Rodney McFarland and the Monroe City School refused to hear what the NAACP had to say about dropping federal oversight over city schools, but the U.S. Justice Department was all ears. Before they met with the judge on Tuesday, they…
McFarland makes good on promise to embarrass NAACP
“We were disappointed with the disrespect shown to us.” Those were the words of NAACP president Rev. Ambrose Douzart after School board president Rodney McFarland reportedly delivered on a promise to embarrass the NAACP at Wednesday night’s school board meeting.…
NAACP to intervene, says city schools can’t be trusted to treat Blacks fairly
Rev. Rodney McFarland, Superintendent Brent Vidrine and the Monroe City School Board say the city schools can be trusted to act fairly and does not need the Federal Courts to watchdog them, however, the local NAACP is planning to take…