The following is from Teco Theater's own Teresa Coleman Wash regarding the group's 2008 new Play Competition. It's that time again – TeCo is accepting scripts for its annual New Play Competition. Six Dallas area playwrights will battle it out for a chance to win $1,000 and airline tickets. Audience...
The Boston Globe has picked up on a theme started by the Chicago Tribune, recognizing bloggers of color. One of the bloggers highlighted is Baratunde Thurston of Jack and Jill Politics . Some of the highlights from the Globe article Blog is Beautiful: "Ever since the assassination of [Martin Luther]...
Dallas, TX, October 15, 2007 – Continuing its mission of strengthening the inner city community from within by providing community services, organizational support and educational scholarships for underserved youth and citizens in the Dallas Area, the Dallas Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and the Alpha Xi Omega...
Michael Baisden issued an apology to Color of Change regarding statements that were made on The Michael Baisden Show. I couldn't find the information on his website, but the response is available at his Mingle City Forum. Below is Mr. Baisden's Response to Color of Change followed by comments that...
"I want that." It's a phrase I hear almost daily when my son sees some toy on television that he'd like to add to an already out of control collection. Sometimes we respond, sometimes we ignore, but the ratio of toys purchased from that approach is about 1 in 50. ...
The following is a press release for Dr. Ian Smith's 50 million pound challenge. I have been a fan of Dr. Ian since his days as a contributor to Men's Health magazine. I continue to admire his work on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club. New York City, Nov. 7, 2007 –...
Not much for me to say here, but I would advise reading the Final Analysis of the Trinity Vote at Dallas Progress. The victory goes in the win column of Tom Leppert which makes him 3 for 3 in my book (election, runoff, Trinity). Too bad the strong mayor initiative...
On Monday of this week, Marcus Jones -father of Jena 6 defendant Mychal Bell- made strong statements about a group that has helped raise funds for the accused teens. Jones claimed that $10,000 was unaccounted for by the group ColorofChange.org who was working with the families of the Jena 6...
This may not seem like a big deal, but it is. It means that Bush can't do whatever/whenever anymore. Congratulations go to Congresswoman Johnson who lead the override effort. Washington, DC (Tuesday, November 6, 2007) – By a vote of 361 to 54, the House of Representatives today acted to...
An employee from the Department of Homeland Security was encouraged to take leave after an incident involving a Halloween costume last week. The incident has made its way to the top of the department, as Secretary Michael Chertoff is involved in the matter. According to CNN.com, "The employee wore a...
