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Monroe’s Huey P. Newton and Black History Month 2026
On the final day of Black History Month 2026, we reflect on Monroe native Huey P. Newton and the enduring legacy of the Black Panther Party. Their survival programs, political vision, and community organizing offer a blueprint for understanding the present moment — and a reminder that Black history is still being written.
Black Inventions Before Breakfast
A traffic light. A home security system. A refrigerated truck. These everyday conveniences exist because of Black inventors whose contributions have too often been erased from the historical record. The return of the Original Traveling Black Inventions Museum invites the Delta community to see innovation clearly—and truthfully.
Uncle Frederick
A newly acquired portrait of Frederick, an enslaved man, reveals the enduring exploitation of enslaved Mississippians. This post examines the history of Frederick and Delia, the portraits’ original propaganda function, and the urgent call for their dignified stewardship in a Black-led institution.
The Law Is Ink, Power Is Blood: How Black Museums Forge the Nation’s Conscience
Black museums were never just repositories—they’ve always been battlegrounds. As national institutions face new political pressures to erase our past, the Northeast Louisiana Delta African-American Heritage Museum stands firm in defiant remembrance. Because remembering is resistance.