On Monday of this week, Marcus Jones -father of Jena 6 defendant Mychal Bell- made strong statements about a group that has helped raise funds for the accused teens. Jones claimed that $10,000 was unaccounted for by the group ColorofChange.org who was working with the families of the Jena 6...
This may not seem like a big deal, but it is. It means that Bush can't do whatever/whenever anymore. Congratulations go to Congresswoman Johnson who lead the override effort. Washington, DC (Tuesday, November 6, 2007) – By a vote of 361 to 54, the House of Representatives today acted to...
An employee from the Department of Homeland Security was encouraged to take leave after an incident involving a Halloween costume last week. The incident has made its way to the top of the department, as Secretary Michael Chertoff is involved in the matter. According to CNN.com, "The employee wore a...
Unfortunately I don’t have the opportunity to link to this story from the dallasblog.com right now, but I’ve gotten a number of e-mails regarding my “Vote No” post last week. Here’s the post and I’ll clean it up and give the proper credit later. From DallasBlog.com Texas Transportation Chairman Ric...
It's rare that an artist comes along and totally change the music scene the way Erykah Badu did in the late 90's. Though Mary J. Blige remains my favorite female artist, her contributions to the Black Music experiece are not the same those made by South Dallas' own E. Badu....
Dallas, Texas (Thursday, November 1, 2007) – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today announced that she would be holding a telephone town hall meeting on Tuesday, November 6th at 7:15 pm local Dallas time. Congresswoman Johnson will be listening and commenting on her constituent's questions regarding her and the Congress's work...
Speaking of Points, Mr. Ta-Nehisi Coates writes a scathing piece titled Why Al Sharpton has become irrelevant that appeared in Sunday's Dallas Morning News. Coates takes issue with the view that Mr. Sharpton represents the opinions of Black America, questioning his credibility and his record in the process. Here...
My man Mike Davis from Dallas Progress was interviewed as part of the Dallas Morning News' Point of Contact section in Sunday's paper. The interview was far too short, but Mike was able the get his 'point' across in the limited space. Here are a couple of questions from the...
There were bloggers from all over the world that participated in yesterday's Blogging for Justice Against Sexual Abuse of Black Women. Take a moment and read some of the other responses from the web. I particularly liked what Eddie Griffin, Nu Vision, and AA Political Pundit had to say. What...
WASHINGTON—Today Rep. James L. Oberstar (Minn.), Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (Tex.), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, blasted President Bush for vetoing H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. This bipartisan legislation, which was approved...
