Washington, D.C. (August 1, 2007) Today, with Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's support, the House approved a bill renewing the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and reforming Medicare. CHIP provides grant money to states to provide health insurance for children whose families make too much money to qualify for Medicaid. The...
On Wednesday, the Dallas Morning News reported that Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins had not seen potentially fraudulent petition signatures relating to the Trinity River petition. Mr. Watkins has apparently since received some information regarding the signatures. "I can confirm that a packet from the City Secretary, Deborah Watkins,...
Jill Scott has released a hot new single titled Hate on Me, that is getting very limited airplay to date. This is often the case for artists like Ms. Scott, Common, and others who aren't from the cookie cutter mold of today's pop stars. I did however hear this song...
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church and their pastor Dr. Karry Wesley will host a Men's Summit this Friday and Saturday (August 3 & 4). Antioch is located at 7550 S. Hampton Road in Dallas. Speakers for the event include Pastor Bryan Carter of Concord, Pastor Denny Davis of St. John's,...
Here's a reminder that Dr. Frederick D. Haynes will sign copies of his new book Soul Fitness tonight starting at 7:00 p.m. I am posting a recap of the press release which ran on the site a couple of weeks ago. (DALLAS, Texas) – Each morning on K104FM, one of...
Dallas Progress sums up the kickoff of Dwaine's Community Teen Summit Series, hosted by District 4 City Councilman Dwaine Caraway. The event which was held at Dallas City Hall was attended by more than 150 parents and youth. See Mike Davis' coverage of the even plus a couple of YouTube...
Here's a really strong post regarding BET and it's recent increase in original programming. Visit the AverageBro's take on Hot Ghetto Mess et. al. by clicking here .
I ran across this exclusive interview with Atlanta Falcon's quarterback Michael Vick on an Atlanta radio station. There is no new info in the interview conducted by Porsche Foxx, but it is one of the few times we've heard from Vick since his dogfighting indictment came down. Click here...
Here are a few stories for this week that I wanted to share with the peeps. 1. Skyline High School's cheerleaders were involved in a dust up at Cheer Camp . 2. Eight Americans graduate from free Cuban medical school . 3. If you haven't had BBQ from Baby Back Shak in downtown...
Nominations for the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame class of 2007 are being accepted now until July 31, 2007. The 12th Annual Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame Banquet and Auction honoring the inductees will be held at 7 p.m., on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at the Hilton Anatole...
