Here’s an article that I wrote for my hometown rag about the 2nd Racial Dialogue meeting that was held in Paris last week. Thanks to Mary Madewell for allowing me to express my views. January 13, 2009 It’s hard to believe the momentum built from the first U.S. Department of...
The Dallas Morning News and the (Ft.Worth) Star-Telegram have announced that they will begin sharing resources for their Sports sections starting Feb. 1. In the deal, the Morning News will cover the Stars and Mavericks beats while the Star Telegram will cover the Rangers. Apparently this will not affect the...
Well it’s that time of year again when America gathers in front of their television sets to see just how badly people want to get on television. It’s American Idol audition time, which means viewers get a heavy dose of bad singing for the first few weeks. That’s to be...
The first year after George Bush took office one of my favorite things to do was recount Bushisms, The President’s verbal goof ups. With all of the serious events that happened during his presidency, Bushisms didn’t seem as funny anymore. Now that the Bush years are done, we’re all reflecting...
Dallas surprisingly (at least to me) ranks #17 on the New York Times list of 44 Places to go in 2009. But just make sure you don’t visit until after October 12th. Dallas ranks just behind Monterrey, Mexico and just ahead of Bhutan on The Times List. Beirut, the capital...
Hat Tip to Pastor Darron Edwards who posted this on Facebook.
Thanks to Wayne at Electronic Village for passing the Helping Hand to Dallas South. The Helping Hand is a concept initiated at Sojourner’s Place. Here’s how The Villager describes Sojourner: Sojourner commits her life to “leaving the pile higher than (she) found it“. She seeks to “pay that help and...
I apologize for taking so long to get to this story. This is video of the tragic killing of Oscar Grant by Bay Area Rapid Transit Officers on New Year’s Day. I don’t know a lot about Grant’s background, but according to a family member in a press conference, he...
BY JAMES “BIRD” GUESS While Southern Dallas continues to receive the majority of attention from real- estate developers and city officials, West Dallas, an area of 23,000 residents waits anxiously in the economic background for change. There is hope for this area of Dallas, although poor performing schools and an...
Thanks again to Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson for being so gracious with her time. In part two of our interview, Rep. Johnson and I broaden the scope of our discussion to include President-Elect Obama’s Transportation Secretary nominee as well as the stimulus package he is sending before Congress. [Audio clip:...
