Author: Shawn Williams

The Obamas’ Fitness Routines

The Obamas’ Fitness Routines

BY JASON JOHNSON President Barack Obama was named one of the 20 Heroes of Health & Fitness by Men’s Health magazine in November 2008, along with other notables such as Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong. Our President is included in a pretty impressive company of athletes. His passion for basketball...

The Daily Show:  Obama/The Usual Suspects

The Daily Show: Obama/The Usual Suspects

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Unusual Suspect Daily Show Full Episodes Important Things With Demetri Martin Funny Political News Joke of the Day

Week One Weight Loss Update From Kristin

Week One Weight Loss Update From Kristin

Kristin, my co-host on the Shawn P. Williams Now Blog Talk show is sharing her weight loss journey with the Dallas South Family. She is working with Dallas South contributor and JMJ Fitness proprietor Jason Johnson on a 6-week program. Today, Kristin tells us about her first week following Jason’s...

“Dumb Nigger” printed on Journey’s customer receipt in Kansas City suburb

“Dumb Nigger” printed on Journey’s customer receipt in Kansas City suburb

I had one of my friends give me this info about a story that apparently appeared on NBC Dateline recently.  This action occurred last October but is apparently just coming to that national scene.  Here’s the report from KMBC-TV in Kansas City last year: KMBC’s Marcus Moore reported that Keith...

SAVE THE DATE: Dallas South to host first “Get Into the City” event on March 13th

SAVE THE DATE: Dallas South to host first “Get Into the City” event on March 13th

Photo by John Spriggins On Friday, March 13th, Dallas South will host our first “Get Into the City” event.   The quarterly gathering is planned as an opportunity for Dallas South readers to experience more of Dallas by visiting venues they may not otherwise have ventured out to. The first...

The Allen Group Completes Land Sale at Dallas Logistics Hub to Oncor Electric Delivery Company

The Allen Group Completes Land Sale at Dallas Logistics Hub to Oncor Electric Delivery Company

DALLAS, Texas, (February 19, 2009) — The Allen Group, developers of the Dallas Logistics Hub (DLH), a 6,000-acre multi-modal logistics park in southern Dallas County, announced today that Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor), a regulated electric distribution and transmission company, acquired a 9.3-acre-land parcel for an electric transmission substation...

CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON ANNOUNCES $3.3 MILLION GRANT TO LOVE FIELD

CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON ANNOUNCES $3.3 MILLION GRANT TO LOVE FIELD

Washington, DC – (February 20, 2009) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded the Dallas Love Field Airport a grant for $3,387,010. The money will be used to construct a taxiway and to rehabilitate runway lighting. “Love Field is a convenient, accessible airport that...

Earl Lucas, designer of sleek new 2010 Ford Taurus from Dallas

Earl Lucas, designer of sleek new 2010 Ford Taurus from Dallas

The Dallas Morning News had a nice profile in this week’s business section on Earl Lucas who lead the design team of the 2010 Ford Taurus. Lucas is a former resident of Dallas who attended Booker T. Washington High School. Here are some highlights from Taurus designer has roots in...

Getting out: Trinity River Audubon Center (Part 3 of 3)

Getting out: Trinity River Audubon Center (Part 3 of 3)

While The Jonas Brothers and former First Lady Laura Bush have already experienced the greatness of the TrinityRiver Audubon Center (TRAC), many Dallas residents still don’t even know that it exists. A couple of weeks ago my son and I met some friends on the outskirts of Pleasant Grove to...

Kevin Ross: Internet Radio to the Rescue (Part 5 of 5)

Kevin Ross: Internet Radio to the Rescue (Part 5 of 5)

INTERNET RADIO TO THE RESCUE By Kevin Ross No wonder bloggers and specifically the black blogosphere have become the go-to folks for bringing issues such as these to the forefront. And for many, sites like Blogtalkradio are assisting in that effort. One of several online stations that have come on...