Here are a few things that I missed during the previous week. Stay tuned this upcoming week, I'll be part of national blogging efforts regarding gun control, Hurricane Katrina, and the Jena Six. 1. An unfortunate story out of Atlanta has prophetess Juanita Bynum assaulted in a hotel parking lot...
According to the UNCF website and Pegasus News, Texas Governor Rick Perry will keynote the United Negro College Fund's (UNCF), "Annual North Texas Governor's Luncheon" on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007. The luncheon will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at DFW Airport. This event is a first-time partnership between...
A couple of months ago a friend of mine dropped this list of Hip Hop's greatest albums and singles on me. It was comprised by one of his friends, B. Holcomb. I e-mailed B. Holcomb a couple of times to give him my opinions, but overall… this is a pretty...
On Saturday August 25, Friendship-West Baptist Church will host DON’T GET IT TWISTED WIDE OPEN: Can You Handle the Truth? The event will be a community forum where youth and parents deal with issues currently effecting teens. So many times our parents and youth have difficulty communicating with each other...
I introduced the Dallas South family to Deidra Robey and her blog Black and Missing and Not Forgotten last week. Deidra has created a petition to national news stations seeking greater exposure for black women in the United States who are missing. In her petition, Deidra makes some excellent points:...
Take a look at these articles from the previous week. I ran across a nice website for Blues Music in the Dallas-Ft.Worth area (even shows at Coaches Corner). Rep. Diane Watson wants to discuss the Cherokee Nation's decision to remove the descendants of Freedmen and all others who do not...
Aron Ranen’s Black Hair Documentary Part Two Part 2 of Aron Ranen’s documentary examines how the Korean and American governments, in the 1960’s, helped to bolster the Korean dominance in the black hair care industry. Also he highlights the creation of BOBSA -Black Owned Beauty Supply Association- in Oakland, California....
