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SHWAXX: Atlanta Barber experiment produces cutting edge all-natural product that manages various types of hair

August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 Free PressSubmissions

By: Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Two years and 40 attempts later, Kevin Rodgers’s hair care product had to pass a final test: His wife’s. Following another late-night session where he mixed a special blend of natural oils in the…

Curtis Bunn, SHWAXX Hydrate and Style, Urban News Service

Former NBA player Derek Anderson creates school that teaches acts of kindness, life skills and crisis management

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 Free PressSubmissions

By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Derek Anderson, the former San Antonio Spurs star, wants to teach black kids how to talk to the police. Growing up virtually homeless in Louisville, Kentucky, Anderson made the unlikely journey from inner-city high…

Curtis Bunn, Derek Anderson, Urban News Service

Friends use various strengths to create Emperors Cut, a high-quality but affordable african-american cigar line

August 2, 2018August 2, 2018 Free PressSubmissions

By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service As a young man, Greg Willis bonded with his father by sitting on the front porch with him and smoking a cigar. He cherished that time, and, over the years, gained an affinity for…

Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service

The secret of their success? Finding a unique niche, Antique Barber Chairs

May 23, 2018May 24, 2018 Free PressSubmissions

By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Not many were on board when Jon McDaniel decided to honor his late father-in-law by…. having his 1950s barber chair restored. Who does that? was the common refrain.And, then, they saw the finished product.…

Curtis Bunn, Sid Tutani, Urban News Service

Civil Rights Lawyer Mario Williams rises from Peace Corps to sue White Supremacists

April 24, 2018April 26, 2018 Free PressBlogs

By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service  Delma Jackson’s New Year’s morning started with a shocking photo on her cell phone—an image of a man’s beaten, bloodied, swollen face. He was so badly disfigured; she initially could not tell it was…

Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service

African-American employees play a major role in freeing detained immigrants—and saves lives, too

March 5, 2018March 27, 2018 Free PressSubmissions

By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service Orlando—T-Ann Johnson saved a client’s life. That’s when she knew the job was more than just a job. It was a calling. Saving lives was not in the job description. But, as Director of…

Curtis Bunn, T Ann Johnson, Urban News Service

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Reflections on 2016 Flooding in Monroe

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Shanderic Downs donated a liver to his sister and saved her life

City salutes Deacon Staten, 100 years old

“Happy Centennial Birthday to Mr. Woodrow Jenkins! 100 and still going strong!”

Family: Police should pay for no-knock terror, damage

This Week In Monroe History

Birthdays
Ruth Ann Randle, Ilada Lewis, Katina Scott, Andrew Jackson, Dave Sellers, Margaret Paster, Patricia H. Johnson, Chanice' Reed, Crista Horne, Jacie Scott, Eric Roberts, Patricia W. Johnson (4)
Celebrating Birthdays Today: --Ruth Ann Randle, Ilada Lewis, Katina Scott, Andrew Jackson, Dave Sellers, Margaret Paster, Patricia H. Johnson, Chanice’ Reed, Crista Horne, Jacie Scott, Eric Roberts, Patricia W. Johnson. (3)

Editorials

  • Black members of city council silent about our concerns
  • Mayor’s “State of City” infomercial ignored many minority concerns
  • Secret Non-Zero grading policy allows lazy students to pass

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