Author: Shawn Williams

NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF/New York Times – Rebranding the U.S. With Obama

NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF/New York Times – Rebranding the U.S. With Obama

I thought you might enjoy this interesting article from yesterday’s New York Times.  Nicholas Kristof talks about how the world views the prospect of an African-American president.  Click here to read Kristof’s entire article. The other day I had a conversation with a Beijing friend and I mentioned that Barack...

For Sarah Palin: 10 ways to tell if you are in a “Pro-America area of this great nation”

For Sarah Palin: 10 ways to tell if you are in a “Pro-America area of this great nation”

It’s been a while since I’ve created a list, and you know people love lists. So today I’m listing the Top 10 ways to tell if you are in a “Pro-America area of this great nation” This is in honor of Governor Sarar Palin who recently said the following at...

Colin Powell gets blasted by conservatives who once held him on high

Colin Powell gets blasted by conservatives who once held him on high

Do you remember in Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing when a number of the characters went off on racial tangents. Pino, one of Sal’s sons who worked in the pizzeria was charged with slurring blacks. Ice Cube played this clip on his Death Certificate CD right before the single...

Get Out The Vote: Project Early Vote

Get Out The Vote: Project Early Vote

Here’s a press release that comes from Friendship-West Minister of Justice Danielle Ayers and NAACP President Casey Thomas. Please mark your calendars for Friday for a screening of American Blackout at Friendship-West at 7:00 p.m. Dallas, TX – October 12, 2008 The purpose of GOTV: Project Early Vote is to...

Jason Whitely/WFAA 8 ask if Trinity River Project will pass South Dallas by

Jason Whitely/WFAA 8 ask if Trinity River Project will pass South Dallas by

Last night on the 10 o’clock news, Jason Whitley did a surprisingly long and in depth look at whether or not South Dallas is missing out on the benefits of the Trinity River Project.  Jason interviewed yours truly for the story as well as a resident of South Dallas.  South...

Shawn Williams for Paris (Texas) News: Concensus on race will take effort by all

Shawn Williams for Paris (Texas) News: Concensus on race will take effort by all

Here’s an article that I wrote for the Paris News -my hometown paper- that appeared in last Friday’s paper.  Thanks to Mary Madewell for the opportunity.  The 2008 Presidential Election has forced Americans to examine race in a way that we haven’t in years. But in my estimation, the uncomfortable...

Texas A&M Commerce wins inaugural Harvey Martin Classic 27-15

Texas A&M Commerce wins inaugural Harvey Martin Classic 27-15

Running Back Nabil El-Amin rushed for 194 yards and scored two touchdowns as the Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions defeated East Central Oklahoma 27-15 victory in the inaugural Harvey Martin Classic on Saturday afternoon at the Cotton Bowl. There were about 8,000 fans on hand, which got swallowed up in the...

Dallas Morning News endorses/recommends (John McCain) that other one

Dallas Morning News endorses/recommends (John McCain) that other one

On Sunday’s Dallas Morning News editorial page, their board proudly proclaims “We Recommend: John McCain’s experienced courage for president.” I wonder who was given the task of writing this endorsement?  Whoever it was, I bet that they didn’t endorse John McCain in the Republican Primary. Well, anyway, the Morning News’...

Chicago Tribune Endorses Barack Obama for President

Chicago Tribune Endorses Barack Obama for President

The Chicago Tribune has endorsed Barack Obama to be President of the United States. As you will see, it is a historic move for the storied daily newspaper. If anyone would know about Barack Obama’s associations -whether Bill Ayers or Father Pfleger- it would be the Chicago papers. And with...

Oak Cliff Fall Home Tour: What Farmers Branch Mayor Tim O’Hare Doesn’t Want You To See

Oak Cliff Fall Home Tour: What Farmers Branch Mayor Tim O’Hare Doesn’t Want You To See

1920 W. Colorado BLVD Built in 1931, Texas Colonial Last month, the Dallas Morning News reported that Farmers Branch Mayor Tim O’Hare had some harsh words for Oak Cliff. You remember Tim O’Hare right? When he was city councilman he lead the Farmers Branch effort to block housing rentals to...