REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “The first weapon I ever held was my mother’s hand.” I didn’t so much fall in love with Jesmyn Ward’s novels as I did with the power of Ward’s writing. She tackles hard, gritty subject matter, exposing the underbelly of American reality, and in this novel American history,...
article by Vanelis Riveraphotography by Kelly Moore Clark When Mayor Friday Ellis was informed of a group interested in bringing professional ice hockey to Monroe, he was skeptical. In his experience, it’s not uncommon to encounter people in economic development with more ideas than a plan of action....
REVIEW BY TABITHA MCBRIDESCREENING AT TINSELTOWN, WEST MONROE The night of the screening for Acts of Reparation at Tinseltown brimmed with excitement–it is not that often a film made in part by members of the community and for them makes it to the silver screen. Selina Lewis Davidson, the film’s co-d...
