Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson issued the following statement today in response to the economic stimulus package announced yesterday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and House Republican Leader John Boehner: “The most effective thing Congress can do is to create jobs and give the...
For Immediate Release January 24, 2008 Contacts: * Lewis “Ski” Elliott: (972)228-5391 * Danielle Ayers: (972) 228-5226 * Shawn Williams: shawn@dallassouthblog.com Friendship-West to host Community Cinema Screening of documentary “Banished” On February 8, 2008, Friendship-West Baptist Church will host a free screening of the PBS documentary BANISHED @ 7:00 p.m. ...
The America Jouralism Review recently published an article by Raquel Christie that takes an extensive look at how the mainstream media covered the Jena 6 story. Raquel spent a lot of time pulling this story together and examines it from a number of different angles. There are a few AfroSpear...
This is a column that I wrote which appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Thursday. Dallas South readers saw most of this last week. There are however a couple of points that I didn't make in last week's post. Plans for a Dallas Convention Center hotel are moving forward,...
The Maynard Institute has a comprehensive interview with Howard Witt, Southwest Bureau Chief of the Chicago Tribune. Anyone who has visited this site for any length of time is familiar with Mr. Witt's work on the ShaQuanda Cotton case and in the Jena 6 story. He was the first person...
On Thursday January 31, State Senator Royce West will host the Grand Opening of his 2nd District Office. The Deep Ellum office is located at 2612 Main Street in Dallas. The public is invited to come out an meet Sen. West and his staff, share in food and fun, as...
South Oak Cliff was found to have used an ineligible player on the way to their 2nd state basketball title. I continue to support Coach James Mays II and his program, and I continue to disagree with Brett Shipp's choice to sensationalize the story when he reported it on Channel...
Is Bill Clinton running for President or is Hillary? Today we see more evidence that it's the former. After a town hall meeting held by the former President he went on a tirade after being asked a question by CNN's Jessica Yellin. Clinton is accusing the media of doing what...
Thanks to Yobachi at BlackPerspective.net for the heads up on a recent article in Forbes magazine. For the second year in a row the magazine has named Atlanta the most wired city in the U.S. Forbes used three factors to determine its rankings: Broadband Adoption: The percentage of...
Thanks to the North Dallas Gazette for selecting me as one of their three People in the News this week. I was surprised when they told me I would be in the paper, but to see that I was featured with Elder Cathy Moffitt was extremely humbling. Click here to...
