In a statement directed at Americans nervous about the auto industry, President Barack Obama outlined his administrations further involvement in helping the struggling auto makers. That includes the Obama administration forcing GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner to resign. The President said that the plans formerly submitted by GM and...
Dallas, TX, March 28, 2009- On Monday, March 30th, Si Se Puede PAC will unveil its new website, www.sisepuedepac.com . As Texans continue to struggle with a financial crisis exacerbated by ineffective politicians like Governor Rick Perry, Si Se Puede PAC seeks to advance a progressive agenda that improves the...
I like to keep up with what U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson is doing in Washington, but don’t always have a chance to share all of the info. I’ll periodically post a Congreswoman Johnson Roundup where I can get a little bit more of her work out to the family....
The only thing that truly matters is the behavior of Dallas Police Officer Robert Powell. His behavior towards Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats, as captured on his own dashboard camera, is simply unacceptable and indefensible. View Dallas Morning News Story on Kunkle apology here. Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle...
Landmark Dallas Project Moves Forward Press Release DALLAS (March 26, 2009) — The Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation will receive $16.7 million in federal stimulus funds toward constructing a deck plaza over the Woodall Rodgers Freeway in downtown Dallas. The Woodall Rodgers deck plaza is a “shovel-ready” transportation enhancement project that...
Historian John Hope Franklin passed away on Wednesday in North Carolina at the age of 94. Franklin was born in Rentiesville, Oklahoma, in 1915. He spent his career studying the subject of race and its effect on individuals and society. Franklin earned a bachelor’s degree from Fisk University in 1935,...
Join Kristin and I Thursday night as we talk about the state of media in general and what that means for Black Media in particular. Kevin Ross broached the subject on Dallas South and after spending a week at the Poynter Institute with some of the top minds in new...
At the conference today, Latoya Peterson of Racialicious.com shared this video from Jay Smooth of IllDoctrine.com. In this 3 minute video Jay Smooth sums up a point I’ve been trying to get across on this blog for 3 years: there is a difference between racist behavior and a racist person...
Artists across the county showcase their ceramic art Dallas, Texas – Join some of the most recognized functional ceramicists in the nation on April 3 at 7 p.m. at the Janette Kennedy Gallery in South Side on Lamar to kick-off the second annual Dallas Pottery Invitational. The opening reception will...
Tuesday night, President Barack Obama held his 2nd prime time press conference. The President started the press conference with a 7 minute statement where he spoke directly to the American people, seeking to assure them with regards to the economy and his budget plan. Then he took questions. The reporters...
