BY KAY LEAKS At its recent monthly meeting, the JoAnn Karr Crime Watch group heard crime stats from the Dallas Police Department. Since our Neighborhood Police Officers (NPOs) have been transferred to another department, their supervisor (Sgt. Grant) will report to the group until replacements are announced. Sgt. Grant encouraged members...
Call me a sucker, but I really enjoy fireworks. We’ve had a chance to catch 4th of July shows at Lone Star Park, in DeSoto, and even on the Trinity River in years past. This year we decided to check out Fair Park Fourth. It was pretty easy getting out...
A member of the Dallas South Family won 2 tickets to the Michael Jackson Memorial in L.A. He wasn’t going to be able to make it, so he was able to his tickets to Paulette McCowan and her daughter who were featured on CBS 11 on Sunday. Jerry Smith, leader...
Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> Thursday’s Bloggers Bunch on CNN was interesting to say the least. One of the bloggers on the show was Lurita Doan of EyesOnGov.com. Lurita went out of her way to criticize the President, and Black folks seemingly, during our discussion of race. I...
On Monday afternoon I made a snap decision, as I’m known to sometimes do. Heading south out of downtown, I thought it would be cool to take my son to Celebration Station in Mesquite, so we headed East on Interstate 30. I set the budget at…well cheap, and figured we’d...
Dallas residents who need assistance with their utility bills and live in a 752xx Zip Code may contact the Martin Luther King Social Services program. Residents in need may receive up to $600 towards their bill. Individuals may call 214-670-8416 to make an appointment on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays starting...
There was little change in unemployment for the month of June, which went up to 9.5% from 9.4% in May. But 467,000 more jobs were lost during this period, up from 322,000 in May. In all, there are now 14.7 million unemployed Americans, an increase of 7.2 million since the...
Award winning journalist Howard Witt announced that he has left the Chicago Tribune. Witt came to national prominence for his reporting of race related stories in Paris, Texas and Jena, Louisiana in 2007. The Pulitzer Prize nominated Witt says that he is moving in a new direction. “After a quarter-century...
I met Ryan Grim online back in 2007 when he was with Politico and have kept in touch with him over the years. I was excited to learn about his new book that I’m hoping to get my hands sometime soon. It’s titled This is Your Country on Drugs. I hope...
In a nod to my favorite magazine (Men’s Health) Jason Johnson gives us 5 easy tips for healthier living. BY JASON JOHNSON Living a healthier nutritional lifestyle is all about making gradual changes to your diet and making the right choices. Here are 5 quick and simple health tips you’ve...
