When I watched the trailers for The Great Debaters, I wondered why they cast such a young actor (Denzel Whitaker) to play James Farmer, Jr. Once I saw the movie, I learned that Farmer was only 14 years old when he entered Wiley College. He later founded CORE -the Congress...
The Dallas Morning News began Rod Dreher's column tagged with the following question: Do Christian conservatives tempted by (Obama) know what they're supporting? Mr. Dreher's column is exactly what one would expect from America's so-called conservatives. Please read Rod Dreher's article by clicking here so that you may get...
It's been a couple of months since I last did rewind, but there are some important stories out there that I don't want you all to miss. 1. The Missing and Murdered Children site has an EXCELLENT POST about the story of 15 year old boy and 13 year old...
Steve Harvey is sporting a new look as part of his new "50 and Fly" campaign . I heard Bro. Steve on his show this week talking about some of the changes he has recently made in his life resulting in better health and a better...
According to Reuters , A federal judge on Thursday allowed Nevada Democrats to hold presidential voting in casino hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, potentially helping Sen. Barack Obama in the next round of the campaign on Saturday. "The Democrats can set up their own rules just as the Republicans...
The Orlando Sun-Sentinal asks the question that's been raised on this site plenty of times: Why does America ignore missing black women? Natalee Holloway, Lori Hacking and Laci Peterson received round the clock coverage as is Marine Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach. But what about the sisters? Columnist Sherri Winston uses...
I now see what Republicans mean when they accuse the Clintons of being divisive. God Bless my elders, the men and women of the generation before us who would rather be close to white power than yield power of their own. Hillary Clinton has rolled out black "surrogates" in...
I finally have an accurate tenant list for Wheatland Town Crossing that's going up just north of I-20 in Southern Dallas. Here are the current tenants scheduled to open in the shopping center. In addition to these businesses, there...
For Immediate Release January 14, 2008 Contact: LaTonya Johnson: info@mrsgrapevine.com * Yobachi Boswell 615-478-5204 * Wayne Hicks 513-284-4968 Black Blogosphere Encouraging Black Voter Participation The 2008 presidential decision represents a seminal election in determining the direction of...
