This is too much

When it comes to the injustices forced upon the six boys involved in the now famous Jena Six case,  I’ve pretty much supported those involved.
However, I’m a bit miffed that these boys (Byrant Purvis and Carwin Jones) are acting as if they are celebrities on the red carpet at the BET Awards. Do they not know that they [...]

The Light, Oct. 15-31

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Here is the latest edition of The Light. Please click on the above link.
This issue celebrates spiritual leaders as October is National Pastor’s Month. We also take a look at breast cancer in the black community.
You will read an interesting column by Leonard Ford, “Is there a need for black leaders?”
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Louisiana governor says Mychal Bell in good hands

 
BATON ROUGE – Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco issued the following statement today regarding the current developments regarding Mychal Bell:
“I have learned Mychal Bell has been placed in custody of the Office of Youth Development following yesterday’s hearing in juvenile court in Jena. He is not in the same adult facility where he was previously incarcerated, [...]

Police brutality in Alexandria, La.?

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Now that you’ve looked at the video, are you as appalled as I am. Almost six months after this dreadful incident, we learn that such tradgedy occurred in [...]

Mychal Bell back in jail

A LaSalle Parish Jail ordered Mychal Bell to the Renaissance Home for Youth in Alexandria for 18 months. The judge ruled that Bell violated his probation for  previous juvenile offenses, according to CNN. 
Carol Powell-Lexing, one of Bell’s attorneys, said the judge’s decision would be appealed.
Bell was freed on $45,000 bail on Sept. 27, after an appeals [...]

Do you have a godly spiritual leader?

October is National Pastor’s Month, and The Light will have a special page in its Oct. 15 issue honoring local spiritual leaders.
Let me be the first to say that I believe I have the best pastor in the world. Dr. Joe S. Green, senior pastor of St. Matthew Baptist Church in Boyce, La., is a [...]

Noose at Grambling school: History lesson or stupidity

 
I know you’re asking yourself, “What in the world is happening in this photo?” Let me fill you in before I give you my opinion.
According to the Associated Press the Grambling State University president is investigating a case in which teachers at Grambling State University’s elementary school on campus put a noose around at least one child’s neck [...]