In March, the internet was ablaze with comments and opinions regarding the story of 14 year-old ShaQuanda Cotton. ShaQuanda was sentenced to a Texas Youth Commission facility after an incident involving she and a teacher’s aide in Paris, Texas – which happens to be my hometown. A little over two-weeks...
On Tuesday we found out that North Texas will be hosting Super Bowl XLV in 2011. Jerry Jones made it very clear that this was a regional effort during his acceptance speech. Also during the speech, Mr. Jones acknowledge the mayors of Arlington and Ft. Worth by name while...
Bahama Beach, marketed as "the first inner-city waterpark in America", was officially re-branded to Hawaiian Falls/Dallas on Monday. David Busch, President and CEO of Hawaiian Falls, hosted a group of business and community leaders to celebrate the re-branding and provide a glimpse of the $250,000 in upgrades currently underway at...
Many of you may remember Howard Witt, Southwest Bureau Chief for the Chicago Tribune, who’s coverage of the ShaQuanda Cotton case garnered national attention for she and her situation. Mr. Witt now has a story out of Jena, a small town in Louisiana that has experienced heightened racial tensions over...
Mad props to incoming City Councilman Dwaine Caraway and community advocate Michael Davis for their work in shutting down the Sunset Motel in East Oak Cliff. The Sunset is located next to the Dallas Urban League on Lancaster Road near the VA Hospital. Mike has extensive coverage on his website...
Dallas was ranked as the the 6th best place to live in the U.S. for African-Americans in Black Enterprise magazine's May issue. Dallas' ranking is down from #3 in 2004 when the magazine last published its list. See B.E.'s insider breakdown of Dallas here . Black Enterprise polled over 2000...
I'd like to announce a new feature for Dallas South; a discussion board called The Lobby. The Lobby @ Dallas South will be an place where readers can engage in more in depth discussion regarding topics that are posted here, or other things that are on your mind. You can...
There is no one who has disputed that Melinda Doolittle had been the best singer in American Idol's sixth season. She has been nearly flawless throughout, with the exception of a few bumps during Bee Gee's week – a show in which everyone struggled. But on Tuesday night, Melinda was...
Yolanda King, the eldest child of Dr. Martin Luther King, has died at the age of 51. This comes just over a year after the death of her mother Coretta Scott King. According to the associated press the family believes Ms. King's death was related to a heart problem. Yolanda...
Gunther von Hagens' Body World exhibit is nearing the end of its run at Fair Park in Dallas. Memorial Day, May 28, will be the last day that Dallas patrons can experience this unique interpretation of the human body. I went to the Museum of Nature and Science to...
