Organization Distributes 3 Million More Meals, Sees Increase in First-Time Clients at Member Food Pantries & Feeding Programs First Summer Fundraising Campaign Launched to Help Meet Needs During Recession DALLAS (May 14, 2009) — Hunger is not a new issue, but it now has a new story. As the unemployment...
I just received word that Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson is no longer a co-sponsor of HR 848, legislation that was proposed by Rep. John Conyers. Many have voiced concerns that the bill which would require radio stations to pay royalties to music artists would be the death of black radio. ...
This Thursday May 21st, members of the news media and the legal community will convene a HAPPY HOUR and PANEL DISCUSSION about the evolving newsroom, the future of investigative reporting, citizen journalism, and legal issues related to “new media.” The event is Co-Sponsored by the Media Relations Committee of the...
There’s a pretty good little dust up going on at the Dallas Morning News Opinion Blog. It revolves around low voter turnout in Southern Dallas for last week’s election. The comments section has digressed into a discussion of DISD and ironically enough this post will too. OK, so here are...
Dear Friends: As the countdown begins toward adjournment of the 81st Regular Legislative Session, I can assure you that much more work will be done during this critical period at the Capitol. I believe the capstone of this legislative session will be the birth of the first public law school...
Pretty tough category and a lot of ways to go with this one. I first thought about Prince, but then there’s not a lot of Prince footage on the web. Mary J is my girl and I could always throw up one of her joints. But I decided to go...
Here are the sights from the Belmont Hotel Dallas and “Get Into the City” last week. Plenty of food, plenty of fun, and congrats to Starsky and Kristin Hall who won a free night stay in a Garden Suite. They are celebrating an anniversary this week.
Gawker and Huffington Post are both weighing in on a photo “slip up” by the Washington Times. The conservative rag attached a picture of President Obama’s daughters to a story about a record number of students killed in Chicago. Neither Sasha or Malia were mentioned in the article. Gawker reports...
I bumped into (literally) the Honorable Elba Garcia at the Super Bowl press conference on Tuesday. I asked her what was next for her now that her time on the Dallas City Council is about to end. Dr. Garcia stressed (of course) that her priorities lie with the citizens of...
I received a text and a phone call this morning asking me if I were familiar with H.R. 848. I wasn’t but started listening to 97.9 The Beat discussing the bill earlier. The vibe from the Rickey Smiley show was that HR 848 is going to “kill black radio.” The...
