On Saturday October 27, a unique event will take place at Mesquite's Resistol Arena. The Cowboys of Color Rodeo will host their National Finals Rodeo this weekend. The rodeo brings together participants from all over the state and region to compete and exhibit in a number of events. The rodeo's...
Last night Mike Davis at Dallas Progress broke the news that Lynn Flint Shaw has been named as the new Chair of the DART Board of Directors. Mrs. Flint Shaw was appointed in 2003 by the Dallas City Council to represent Dallas on the DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) Board...
Just this weekend I had someone speak to me about how black folks have given away the hair care industry. My Pastor has discussed the subject from the pulpit as recently as last month. In August, I posted four YouTube videos from Aron Ranen's Black Hair DVD on the subject...
On Tuesday, the Chicago Tribune will announce a motion that they have filed in LaSalle Parish District court contesting the decisions by Judge J.P. Mauffray to close the proceedings in Mychal Bell's juvenile case and order all the parties involved not to speak about it. According to Tuesday's story by...
CNN's Kyra Phillips is developing a one-hour investigation into the noose as a symbol of hate. The special will air on CNN this Tuesday October 23rd at 7:00 p.m. Central (8 pm Eastern). The network has created a website for Ms. Phillips special that chronicles the recent re-emergence of...
In the latest Arbitron ratings, K104/KKDA-FM appeared in a familiar place, #1. The move to the top comes after the station had fallen to fifth in the spring book. Kid Kraddick and KISS-FM dropped from 1st to 3rd. Skip Cheatham, who serves as the station's program director, basically hired himself...
Mark S. Allen, entertainment anchor of CW 31's Good Day Sacramento, has apologized to Janet Jackson and Tyler Perry for an on-air assault he delivered to them last week. Allen referred to himself as "an absolute jerk" for how he handled the interview as he delivered his message. Jackson and...
I was tipped off today on a song that the Vote No! Save the Trinity folks are hoping to use to defeat the Trinity Parkway Referendum. It's a rap produced by local talent urging citizens to get out and defeat the proposition. The ad is scheduled to run on local...
I heard some of the testimony regarding the Jena 6 case that was give before the House Judiciary committee on Tuesday. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee of Houston was pretty upset about the whole thing. Ryan Grim of The Politico was on hand for the hearing and reports on the tension filled...
