On Wednesday October 17, the University of Texas at Arlington Chapter of the NAACP will present a program regarding the national organizations STOP campaign. According to the NAACP website, The STOP Campaign is an initiative of the NAACP Youth & College Division that seeks to “STOP” the demeaning images of...
"The new literacy is math and science." Tom Luce, CEO Nat'l Math and Science Initiative The Congressional Black Caucus held an informative outreach session this weekend which focused on Education, Technology, and Teacher Preparedness. This CBC Institute program was hosted by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson at the Yvonne A. Ewell...
The Final Call has posted an exclusive interview with Megan Williams, who was tortured severely for a week in West Virginia. In her own words, Ms. Williams gives an unfathomable account of the days she spent with Frankie and Bobby Brewster, Karen and Alisha Burton, Danny Combs, and George Messer....
Again, many thanks to the Chicago Tribune’s Howard Witt for his work and this interview. The interview can be viewed in it’s entirety at NowPublic. DSB Why do you think it took the national media almost 4 months after your original article to cover what was happening in Jena. HW:...
It's easy to see a picture of a noose, even an actual noose, and realize that their presence is appalling. But I don't think most Americans grasp the true magnitude of this reborn intimidation tactic....
JENA, La. (AP) ? A teenager at the center of a civil rights controversy is back in jail after a judge sentenced him on charges that were pending before the attack that put him in the national spotlight, his attorney said Thursday. Mychal Bell, who along with five other black...
It's ironic that on a night back in September when I originally sent Mr. Witt an e-mail requesting an interview, he replied that he wanted to interview me for a story that he was doing about the Jena rally. It's been an interesting road in the 4 weeks since then...
Last March, Howard Witt wrote an article in the Chicago Tribune about the sentencing of a 14 year-old girl in my hometown of Paris, Texas. In the 6-plus months that have followed, the landscape of the internet, the civil rights movement, and the media has greatly changed. Some, including yours...
Dallas, Texas – ( Monday, October 1, 2007) The Congressional Black Caucus Political Leadership and Education Institute (CBC Institute), along with Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Congressman Al Green, is sponsoring an Education, Technology and Teacher Preparedness Outreach Conference in Dallas, Texas on October 12-14, 2007. Speakers include Tom Luce,...
This afternoon I walked in to Starbucks -it was a Strawberry Lemonade Blend sort of day- and found a nice surprise. Starbucks is giving away a free song each day that can be downloaded from iTunes. Today's selection from the Song of the Day promotion was Gloria Estefan's 90 Millas. ...
