View From the Bench – Jena Louisiana Revisited There has been a lot on the net and the blog world regarding the case of six African-American youth in Jena, Louisiana known as The Jena Six. I've written about it here as well, but I thought it would be good to...
Dallas based 3i Construction, along with MYCON General Contractors, Inc., of McKinney, have been selected for the construction of the first two spec warehouse/distribution buildings in the Dallas Logistics Hub. The Hub is a 6,000 acre logistics park located in Southern Dallas County. 3i Construction, LLC, a Dallas based minority...
What About Our Daughters reports that BET has changed the name of their upcoming show from Hot Ghetto Mess to We Got To Do Better. Not only have they dropped the name, but they also dropped the logo. Take a look at WAOD's update here. See BET's new decription of...
On the Paul Quinn College website , Interim President Michael J. Sorrell has posted a letter to students making them aware of a number changes at the school (see Mr. Sorrell's letter to the students here). Item number one will probably draw the most attention: 1. Dress Code: It is...
A look at some of the other news going on in the blogosphere and beyond. Rufus Shaw of DallasBlog.com chronicles infighting between Black City Council officials and a DART Board Member . Pegasus News was sold to Seattle based Fisher Communications. Mike Davis of Dallas Progress received a BIG D...
Democratic Presidential Candidate John Edwards was in Dallas as the Keynote Speaker for the Young Democrats of America convention, and he didn't disappoint the faithful. Edwards got right down to business, claiming early on in his speech, "We have to end this war in Iraq," which obviously was well received...
I sat in on a couple of the training sessions that the Young Democrats were running today. The first one I sat in on was Getting Votes From Facebook, which was run by Gary Moody who is Executive Director of the Young Democrats of Arkansas . For those who are...
After the service project was complete, the group was addressed by General Wesley Clark. The standing room only crowd greeted Clark with a rousing ovation. In his speech Gen. Clark said that the country is engaged in five wars; three of them hot and two of them cold. The three...
Delegates here at the convention put together backpacks filled with school supplies for the families of soldiers serving in the U.S. Military. The project was a joint effort between the Young Democrats of America and Operation Homefront. Karla Ayala, President of the Texas Chapter of Operation Homefront, was present and...
Well I made it. I have my press credential and I'm ready to roll. There's already been a big disappointment (for me) as John Edwards as been rescheduled from 1:15 to 7 tonight A couple of early observations: #1 These people are really young. I mean a man of...
