Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins continues to receive accolades for the fresh approach he has brought to the Frank Crowley Courthouse. This time he's been recognized by Texas Lawyer as the Impact Player of the Year. See the Texas Lawyer article here . Some excerpts from Texas Lawyer's extensive...
Since this seems to be the time for countdowns and lists, I thought I'd throw one in as well. Here is a look at my Top 10 posts from 2007. 10. Dear 7-11; could you please fix your sign in Oak Cliff June 17th On May 2, a severe thunderstorm...
Tasered While Black alerts us to another instance of African-Americans tasered by police. This time it was a Madison, Wisconsin couple out doing some Christmas shopping. See Tasered While Black's full report here. An officer used a Taser on a man identified as Major T. Lemon, 44, after police said...
Will Smith learned how quickly the tables can turn as recent comments that he made were totally misreported by the same media that was just praising his work in "I Am Legend." Earl Ofari Hutchinson writes an article which asserts that...
Chicago Tribune senior correspondent Howard Witt has returned to Linden and Paris, Texas, as well as Jena, Louisiana to discover whether the fundamental racial dynamics of the towns were alterned in any meaningful way after the TV cameras departed and the headlines faded away. Click here for Witt's extensive...
As soon as I grabbed my copy of the Dallas Morning News today, I turned straight to the Points opinion section to see who the paper would endorse for the Democratic and Republican nominations. To my surprise, The News recommended Barack Obama on the Democratic side, and Mike Huckabee for...
Renee Hartley has thrown her hat in the ring to become Vice-President of the Dallas County Young Democrats (DCYD). This is great news, as I have admired Renee's work with the party for the last year and a half. Visit Renee's campaign website by clicking here. I first became...
Jill Scott is nominated for 3 Grammy Awards . Her latest album The Real Thing has been a hit with fans as well as critics. The openness and vulnerability displayed in song by J. Scott answers the question posed by...
Jon Nielsen of the Dallas Morning News tells the story of a Waxahachie man who was shocked twice by a stun gun after police responded to a diabetic seizure call. This event occurred last April, as more and more stun gun abuses are coming to light. According to...
