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My Master’s Degree pursuit was not an easy journey, but I made it

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 Free PressRobert Wright

This week, I will have conferred upon me the Master of Arts Degree in History from the University of Louisiana Monroe. It has been a long journey for me as I began my education at the university in 1996. I…

Robert K. Wright

Conway crowned Miss Louisiana

June 28, 2018June 28, 2018 Free PressEvents, Robert Wright

African-American woman to represent Louisiana at Miss America Pageant   By: Robert Wright It’s been 18 years since a woman of color has worn the Miss Louisiana crown. That all changed on last Saturday night as Lafayette native Holli’ Conway…

Holli' Conway, Miss Louisiana

Let’s make Miss America great again!

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 Free PressEditorial, Events, Robert Wright

The Miss America Organization, which began in Atlantic City in 1921, is the world’s largest competitive scholarship program for young women, and one of the nation’s leading achievement programs. Margaret Gorman, Miss District of Columbia, was declared “The Most Beautiful…

Miss America Organization, Robert Wright

Ideas for change: It will take volunteers and a change of heart to solve our problems

July 20, 2017September 10, 2017 Robert WrightRobert Wright

An Editorial by Robert Kenneth Wright It’s going to take more than locking people up and fighting crime to change the climate of violence in our city. Meetings are being held, people are marching, people are posting concerns on social…

Change, Service, Volunteer

Monroe businesses should upgrade with apps to keep up with social trends

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 Robert WrightRobert Wright

An Editorial by Robert Kenneth Wright Monroe is the hub of technology in Louisiana. We are the home to the third largest telecommunications company in the country. That should speak volumes for the people of the city, but I don’t…

The tests results may not say what they say: How did your child score this year?

July 14, 2017July 20, 2017 Robert WrightRobert Wright

An Editorial by Robert Kenneth Wright The results from Louisiana’s state testing are in and educators are crunching numbers attempting to see if students performed better this year than they did last year. Parents, too want to know how well…

Education, LEAP, Testing

Not for their glory: Choir to lift spirits at musical for Baptist Convention

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 Robert WrightRobert Wright

On Sunday, July 16, 2017, the massed choir for the Louisiana Missionary Baptist State Convention will sing over a dozen songs at its musical at the W.L. “Jack” Howard Theater. The choir, comprised of members from churches throughout the city,…

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