Monthly Archive: May 2008

Dallas South talking sports with Roger B. Brown

Dallas South talking sports with Roger B. Brown

My son and I won a “Sportscaster For a Day” prize in a silent auction held at Frederick Douglass Academy earlier this month. As such, we got to spend some time on the air with Roger B. Brown of KKDA after work today. Big shout out to Bishop, Ms. E.,...

Dallas South on BBC’s “World Have Your Say”

Dallas South on BBC’s “World Have Your Say”

Thanks to all the good folks across the pond who invited me to participate in a lively discussion on BBC’s World Have Your Say. Here’s audio of today’s show, which revolved around the question of whether or not Hillary Clinton should stay in the Democratic Presidential race. It was a...

Washington Post Highlights Racism in Democratic Presidential Race

Washington Post Highlights Racism in Democratic Presidential Race

The Washington Post has an extensive article today on how race has played out on the campaign trail this year. To his credit, Barack Obama has made no mention to all the negativity produced by the type of voters Hillary Clinton now welcome into her base. Her base of White...

Senator Royce West’s office announces the 2008 Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Leadership Program

Senator Royce West’s office announces the 2008 Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Leadership Program

  The Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Leadership Program matches highly motivated college students from Senatorial District 23 with jobs, mentors, character building opportunities, and community service programs/projects that will change their lives. The 2008 application process for this program is only on-line. No hard copy applications will be accepted. Please...

6 reasons why Dr. Frederick D. Haynes should be the next president of the NAACP

6 reasons why Dr. Frederick D. Haynes should be the next president of the NAACP

As early as this week, the NAACP will make a decision on who be their next president. With the organization getting ready to celebrate From what I have read, Benjamin Jealous and Alvin Brown are fine candidates for the position, yet I’m of the mind that there is one candidate...

MLK Memorial (statue) to be redisigned, causing discussion among Black Blogosphere

MLK Memorial (statue) to be redisigned, causing discussion among Black Blogosphere

I’m happy to announce a third contributor to Dallas South, this time a blogger. Ruth from Vibrant Life will post here from time to time. For her first post, Ruth is discussing something near and dear to my heart: The Martin Luther King Memorial. Near and dear because dear old...

CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON TO DELIVER CBC MESSAGE TO AMERICA

CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON TO DELIVER CBC MESSAGE TO AMERICA

CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON TO DELIVER CBC MESSAGE TO AMERICA Congresswoman Johnson will discuss STEM education during Congressional Black Caucus address   Washington, D.C. – (May 9, 2008) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson will deliver the weekly Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) “Message to America” radio address today. Congresswoman Johnson will discuss...

Clinton’s Idaho remarks more of old syle thinking

Clinton’s Idaho remarks more of old syle thinking

“Every time I say this, it’s a guaranteed applause line,” he said. “You can drop me in the middle of Idaho where there’s not a Democrat in 200 miles and an elk would applaud me on that.” Fmr. President Bill Clinton I ran across the preceding comments made by Mr....

Old School Friday

Old School Friday

I’m not going to be able to check Mrs. Grapevine for the theme in the morning, so I thought I would post my favorite all time jam – One More Chance By the Notorious B.I.G. featuring my girl Mary J. HAPPY FRIDAY!!!