Last Friday I received the following text message from a friend of mine: Our community needs our prayers. A 20 yr old boy raped a 20yr old girl in front of her kids in my apartments 2day. The next door neighbor shot & beat him up! This incident occurred at...
Gromer Jeffers, Jr. and the Dallas Morning News report that the Obama and Clinton campaigns have agreed the particulars on a debate in Texas. According to Jeffers (click here for full story), The Texas Democratic Party and the Lyndon B. Johnson Foundation will host the debate. CNN will telecast the...
Notice the date and time change. Keep checking for updates. Obama Dallas has planned a rally and march that is scheduled for Sunday February 17th at 3:00 p.m. According to the group’s website, longtime Obama supporter Ron Kirk will speak at the march which is due to end at Fair...
On Sunday, Friendship-West Baptist Church recognized a milestone in the life of Senior Pastor Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III. Dr. Haynes was ordained 25 years ago at Third Baptist Church of San Francisco, California (established in 1852). Sunday in Dallas Third Baptist and their pastor, Dr. Amos C. Brown, joined...
On Sunday it was announced that Maggie Williams would replace campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle, assuming the reigns of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Williams served as Hillary Clinton’s chief of staff during President Bill Clinton’s first term. Some see the move as another effort by the Clinton campaign to reach...
On Saturday, Sen. Barack Obama won the Louisiana Primary as well as caucuses held in Washington and Nebraska. Obama continued the trend of performing very well in caucuses nationwide. Senator Obama’s lead continues to grow among “pledged” delegates, those awarded by primary vote and caucuses. The crowd greeted (Clinton) enthusiastically...
Local and regional African-American authors will discuss their work at a special free event from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Dallas Public Library. The discussion is part of the library’s celebration of African-American Heritage Month and Love Your Library Month. Dr. Vivi Monroe Congress, author of...
The Hillary Clinton campaign wants to debate everyday. Rather than have the candidates out with the people they would rather utilize the cold medium of television. I wonder why? I’m sure they will send more “seat fillers” to each debate who will clap (on cue) every time the New York...
Don’t forget tonight at 7:00 pm is the screening of Banished at Friendship-West Baptist Church here in Dallas. I will facilitate a discussion along with Danielle Ayers and Ski Chills regarding the ethnic cleansings that took place across the American South and Midwest. We will also talk about how communities...
I’d like to thank Bryan who attended an Obama meeting last night, and Rep. Eddie B. Johnson who sent an email, for providing me with some information that I did not know. I was planning to early vote for the Texas Primary, but it looks like in order for my...
