Friendship West Baptist Church in Dallas hosted its second Faith Summit on Poverty March 30 & 31. Part of the weekend's focus was The Bill of Rights for the Poor which was introduced at last year's summit. Dr. Hanyes' vision has spawned legislation by State Representative Yvonne Davis of Dallas...
The Dallas Examiner is hosting Monday Night Politics:Meet the Candidates; where they are giving Dallas voters the opportunity to interact with candidates for Dallas City Council and Mayor. There have already been forums for Districts 3 & 4. The remaining meetings will be as follows: April 2 District 5 ...
8. White America thinks that racism only comes in the KKK/David Duke variety Race is always a factor. Whether it is intentional or unintentional, we make decisions based on race almost everyday. The problem with White America is that they still don't understand why black folks are so sensitive in...
This was in the comments section of the Cobb -Strictly Old School Website . There was no name attached, but the person claimed to have represented Shaquanda on appeal of her sentencing. Some of these statements had been sent to me earlier by someone that I has covered the case...
Howard has done such a great job with this story, please visit his coverage of the young girl's release here at the Chicago Tribune .
The Paris News ——————————————————————————– Shaquanda Cotton to be released Saturday Staff reports The Paris News Published March 30, 2007 Shaquanda Cotton is to be released Saturday from the Texas Youth Commsssion facility in Brownwood, according to a report from the Associated Press. “We are glad she is getting out and...
The Paris News Reports that Shaquanda Cotton will be released to her mother on Saturday morning.
Pegasus News has an article on The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition's (TCJC) release of this year's analysis of Texas' racial profiling data from traffic stops performed by Texas law enforcement agencies. In the article, The TCJC commends State Senator Royce West for "filing a bill to address continued problems with...
I was contacted by Allan Hubbard this morning who serves as Victim Witness Coordinator & Media Spokesman for Lamar County (county where Paris, Texas is located) and the District Attorney's Office. I'd heard Allan on the radio and thought about interviewing him for Dallas South, but he got to me...
When I flipped to the GuideLive section of Wednesday's Dallas Morning News, I noticed a familiar grouping of colors and shapes. It was the work of my childhood friend Trenton Doyle Hancock. That particular piece is seen above, and called Good Vegan Progression #2. It is part of exhibit "Fast...
