Author: Shawn Williams

Dallas South to appear in Dallas Morning News regarding Dr. Wright situation

Dallas South to appear in Dallas Morning News regarding Dr. Wright situation

I wanted to get the official word before I let you all know, but make sure to pick up a copy of Wednesday’s Dallas Morning News.  From their opinion blog and Sharon Grigsby: I’m glad Shawn Williams of the Dallas South blog has agreed to write a column for tomorrow’s...

Part of Media vs. Wright series on Wednesday and Part 3 on Friday

Part of Media vs. Wright series on Wednesday and Part 3 on Friday

Part 1 of “The Media Lynching of Jeremiah Wright” series was well received, and I will have an announcement  regarding what I mean hopefully by the end of the day.  15 comments on the first day of a post is unprecedented for this website.  Keep the comments coming and check...

The Media Lynching of Rev. Jeremiah Wright (Part 1 of 3): How a 36 year career of evangelism and activism is reduced to a 30 second sound bite

The Media Lynching of Rev. Jeremiah Wright (Part 1 of 3): How a 36 year career of evangelism and activism is reduced to a 30 second sound bite

Sick…disgusted…appalled. Those were some of the feelings that washed over me as I listened to the mainstream media launch an all out assault on Dr. Jeremiah Wright Jr. It should have been no surprise, but even my wary eyes were taken aback by the ferocity of the attacks on Dr....

2nd Annual Dallas South Basketball Challenge ready to roll

2nd Annual Dallas South Basketball Challenge ready to roll

Many of you reading this message had no idea who or where Dallas South was this time last year. But this is a time where we take a few moments away from the serious stuff to have some fun with the Dallas South Basketball Challenge. Here’s your change to pit...

Michael (Harold Perrineau) returns to ABC’s Lost

Michael (Harold Perrineau) returns to ABC’s Lost

Lost has been even more unpredictable than usual this season, but Thursday’s episode provided a twist that I didn’t expect. Even with last week’s promise of a familiar face, I didn’t think that face would belong to Michael, played by Harold Perrineau).   It’s funny because my mom who doesn’t...

HIllary Clinton photo with Tony Rezko

HIllary Clinton photo with Tony Rezko

Here’s a Hillary Clinton quote from a South Carolina debate: “I was fighting against (Republican) ideas when you were practicing law and representing your contributor, Rezco, in his slum landlord business in inner city Chicago.”  Who’s the man in the above photo with the Clinton’s?  Tony Rezko. You can read...

Jim Schutze’s Dallas Observer article uses e-mail to paint distorted picture of Southern Dallas politics

Jim Schutze’s Dallas Observer article uses e-mail to paint distorted picture of Southern Dallas politics

Before the bodies of Lynn and Rufus Shaw were even cold, Dallas Observer muckraker (I’m sure it’s on his business card) Jim Schutze posted an article at Unfair Park regarding a series of e-mails sent by Mrs. Shaw. According to the article, Schutze attempted to contact Lynn regarding his findings,...

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON AND CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS TO INTRODUCE BUDGET SUBSTITUTE THAT IS FISCALLY AND MORALLY RESPONSIBLE

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON AND CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS TO INTRODUCE BUDGET SUBSTITUTE THAT IS FISCALLY AND MORALLY RESPONSIBLE

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON AND CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS TO INTRODUCE BUDGET SUBSTITUTE THAT IS FISCALLY AND MORALLY RESPONSIBLE Washington, DC – (March 12, 2008) Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairwoman Carolyn Kilpatrick, and Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-3) will offer an alternative to the Democratic budget on behalf...

Geraldine Ferraro removes herself from Clinton campaign, blames Obama staff

Geraldine Ferraro removes herself from Clinton campaign, blames Obama staff

“I am stepping down from your finance committee so I can speak for myself and you can continue to speak for yourself about what is at stake in this campaign.” Those are the words Geraldine Ferraro wrote to Hillary Clinton informing her that she was planning to step down from...

More on New York Governor David Paterson

More on New York Governor David Paterson

Here’s a little more information on New York Governor David Paterson. I had received a request to provide more information on Gov. Paterson’s blindness and whether he was born with the condition. This is how the New York Times describes the circumstances: He also grew up legally blind, after an...