Monday, February 16, 2015

African American Women Who Fought in the Struggle for Freedom

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Prince Estella Melson Lee Queen Mother Prince Estella Melson Lee (1917-2015) was born on April 5, 1917, in Greensburg, Louisiana to t...
Friday, February 13, 2015

Civil Rights Organizer Herbert Lee Murdered By A Mississippi Elected Official

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Herbert Lee Herbert Lee, the son of Albert Lee and Elvia Lee was born in Amite County, Mississippi. He was married to Prince Melson Le...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

The Legacy of Prince Estella Melson Lee of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

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Queen Mother Prince Estella Melson Lee  Prince Estella Melson Lee was born Thursday, April 5, 1917 in Greenburg, Louisiana to the late ...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Big Zion Cemetery Headstones

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While walking in Big Zion cemetery in Roseland, Louisiana., I took notice of the headstones. My friend Ilona Lyttle, my son Bernard, and I...
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Monday, January 26, 2015

Big Zion A.M.E. Church Cornerstones

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Big Zion A.M.E. Church in Roseland, LA  In 1903, George Watson and his wife Winnie Smith Watson grant, Bargain and Sell, Assign, Convey...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

The History of the Irving Family of Roseland, Louisiana

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Dora Curry Irving When I was a child growing up in Amite, my mother used to take my three brothers and I to Big Zion cemetery in Rosela...
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Mt. Gillion Baptist Church in Arcola, Louisiana

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Original Bell One of the oldest church in Arcola, Louisiana, is Mt. Gillion Baptist Church.  It was organized on June 1,1895 by Rev. R...

Old Milk Dairies in Arcola, Louisiana

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Old Milk Dairy owned by Mook Tillman  Today I decided to turn down a road off Hwy 51, in Arcola, Louisiana. My curiosity had got the be...
Saturday, January 3, 2015

The Kimble Family of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Left: Maxine Kimble Right: Frances Catherine Kimble-Miller I was contacted by Evanjalyn El'luminatya Davis who has family ties in T...
Monday, December 29, 2014

Who is the Unnamed Slave Boy in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana?

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Photo Credit: Dr. Charles Smith Under a oak tree in Hammond, Louisiana., you can find the gravesites of Peter Hammond, his wife, t...

Women Making History in Kentwood, Louisiana

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Irma Robertson taking Oath of Office As National Women's History Month approaches in 2015, I know several women who are making histo...

The Town of Kentwood, Louisiana Elected Its First Woman Mayor

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Kentwood First Elect Female Mayor Irma Thompson Gordon is no stranger to the Town of Kentwood Louisiana for services rendered. She reti...
Sunday, December 28, 2014

In Remembrance of Enslaved Africans of St. Helena, Louisiana

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As January 1, 2014 approaches, I couldn't help but think about what my ancestors and all the enslaved Africans and prisoners of war thou...

Cleaning Out a Deceased Relative House

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Antique Radio If anyone has ever had to clean out the home of a deceased family member, they can tell you how challenging it could be. ...
Saturday, December 27, 2014

Where Are the African-American Historic Landmarks in St. Helena and Tangipahoa Parishes?

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Church in Reid's Community, Amite, LA  I've traveled throughout St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes searching for one historical...
Monday, December 1, 2014

The Obituary of Gussie Fluker of Kentwood, LA.

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Gussie Fluker A long life, useful and fruitful, a Christian life, tells the earthly story of the late Sister Gussie Fluker. She was bor...
Sunday, November 30, 2014

Bickham African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church History of Amite, Louisiana

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My colleague, friend and Radio Talk Show Bernice Alexander Bennett sent me several obituary and other information that is vital to the his...

Talking To Your Kids About Racism and Bigotry

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This past weekend I wanted to take my grandchildren for a ride to look at some of the historical landmarks in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. ...
Monday, November 17, 2014

Berlin Childress Gordon of Kentwood, Louisiana

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Berlin Childress Gordon On Monday evening the angel of silence invaded the Gordon family and with chilling fingers sealed the lips of a s...
Sunday, November 9, 2014

Historical Rosenwald School in Fluker, Louisiana

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Fluker School  Fluker, Louisiana Fluker, Louisiana is were my paternal side of the family lived. Fluker is a small unincorporated to...