DALLAS, TX— The Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2007's eleven newest inductees are an elite class of history making athletes and coaches: Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson; former Dallas Cowboy and Super Bowler Harvey Martin (posthumously); former Dallas Cowboy, Super Bowl co-MVP, and Dallas South Oak Cliff H.S. standout ...
In a post on the Dallas Morning News Editorial Blog, Sharon Grigsby states that the DMN writing team has struggled to find an alternative to the term "Southern Sector." "Our writing team has the same negative reaction to the term," Gribsby says in the post, "but we've been hard-pressed to...
AfroSpear bloggers are encouraging Blacks to give "the gift of technology" to their children, parents and others, to empower them to communicate in the Internet Age, with recommended gifts of computers, digicams, broadband and open source software. This Christmas, the same AfroSpear Black bloggers who organized the March on Jena...
The Power of Black Preaching Interdenominational Forum, hosted by Brite Divinity School, is coming to Dallas November 1-3. All services will take place at Friendship-West Baptist Church 2020 Wheatland Ave. in Dallas. Friendship-West is pastored by Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III. Scheduled to preach during the forum: Rev. Dr....
“It makes a significant difference when you have somebody in the Statehouse willing to take the lead.” President George W. Bush It's obvious the above statement made by Bush while with Arnold Schwarzenegger was directed at former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco. In a recent article, the New York Post...
Since I moved to Dallas in 1997, I have heard city and community leaders refer to the area south of the Trinity River as The Southern Sector. Back then, it seemed like a good way to discuss what was happening in what most agreed to be a forgotten area of...
A look back at stories from the past week. 1. Michael Sorrell, President at Paul Quinn College, is in the news at the Houston Chronicle. 2. Dallas Progress reports on the new DPD South Central Division Sub-Station. 3. Interesting takes on J.C. Watts by a young Black Republican. 4. Roland...
The following is a paid review. I'd like to blog for a moment about my experience in Dallas Hotels. Though I live in Dallas, I've had the opportunity to stay overnight for business meetings as well as utilize meeting space at area hotels. As one might imagine, I've had...
Genarlow Wilson was released from a Georgia prison on Friday, putting an end to another sad tale of American Justice. Wilson had spent over two years in prison after he was convicted for having consensual (oral) sex with a minor. At the time of the "crime" Wilson was 17 and...
It seems like some of the good folks of Jena have gathered behind the woodshed and come up with some revisionist history regarding the racial unrest that has happened in their town over the last year. The Christian Scientist Monitor has allowed Craig Franklin, co-editor of the Jena Times, to...
