George Bush dancing and playing bongos You really can’t make this stuff up.
Author: Shawn Williams
Interview with Pikahsso of PPT (Part 1); group to perform at ‘I Got Soul’ Music Conference
Since I stumbled across the "I Got Soul" Dallas Soul Music Conference a few weeks ago, I've been back and forth on whether or not I'd be able to make it to...
Grits For Breakfast on Texas Prosecutor Misconduct
Scott Henson from Grits For Breakfast has a nice post detailing misuse of power by Texas prosecutors. In his article, Scott has a quote from Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins. Watkins says of previous days in Dallas justice, "if you sent someone to jail who was possibly innocent, it was a badge of honor." Read...
Sam Coats goes after Ed Oakley for business interests in Trinity River Corridor
Mayoral candidate Sam Coats' campaign folks have really been blasting out the press releases lately. There are a couple that have be directed at District 3 Councilman and mayoral hopeful Ed Oakley. Take a look at the following information from the Coats camp. April 25 – Coats Calls on Oakley...
Neo Soul Cafe to Host ‘Dallas Soul Music Conference’ at Erykah Badu’s Black Forest Theatre
This weekend, Neo Soul Cafe is hosting the Dallas Soul Music Conference at the Black Forest Theatre. The event is scheduled for April 27-29, with Erykah Badu serving as host of a concert that will be held on Saturday night. Neo Soul Cafe founders Frances Jaye and Velisa Crayton plan...
Shaquanda Cotton tells of her stay in TYC facility during Paris Texas town hall meeting
Mary Madewell of The Paris News has an article recounting the events of a town hall meeting held at Paris, Texas' New Salem Missionary Baptist Church (click link here to see Ms. Madewell's article). At the meeting Shaquanda Cotton spoke about her stay at a Texas Youth Commission facility in...
Comment on Donnie Ray Albert’s Dallas performance
Here's a comment from Ben Murphy who was in the audience for Donnie Ray Albert's performance of Felix Mendelson's Elijah at Temple Emmanuel in Dallas. The strongest overall performance of the evening came from Donnie Ray Albert in the title role of Elijah. Just as Elijah was known for being...
Prairie View/Grambling Cotton Bowl extension not a done deal
I really should have known better. I mean we are talking about Laura Miller right? You know, the one who has had an off again, off again relationship with the African-Amercan community of Dallas. The one who has no idea why black folks in Dallas would be so hard on...
Donnie Ray Albert in Dallas by way of Klagenfurt Austria
In Matthew 13:57 as Jesus spoke to a great crowd by the lake, he taught, "Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor." I don't know if Dallas baritone Donnie Ray Albert considers himself a prophet, but he's been known to play one on...
Tyeisha Blake crowned at 2007 Paris Debutante Ball
For a while last month, I thought about renaming this website Paris South Blog. Every post seemed to revolve around my hometown of Paris, Texas and the national media attention that the town was receiving. While everyone else moved on to Imus and other matters, Parisians (not Parisites), are left...
