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...
Vanessa Woodard Byers selected Dallas South as the first blog featured in On the Black Hand Side’s revamped Black Blogger spotlight. In 20 Questions with Shawn P. Williams, Vanessa asked a few things that most of you guys already know. But go check out the interview and see if you...
For a while I’ve been saying that Dallas deserves better leadership. It looks like voters will have another candidate 0along with Casey Thomas- that can help to make that happen. On Friday January 9, LeVar “L.D.” Thomas will host a press conference where he answers the question of whether or...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 2009 PRESS CONTACT Lori Ross (909)597-8600 Commemorative MLK Flag presentation scheduled for Friendship-West Designer urges display of flag on King Holiday and Inauguration Day Dallas, Texas – On Sunday January 11, Maria Ross will present the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative flag to Dr....
Well it’s on now. Roland Burris, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s choice to replace Barack Obama in the Senate, is headed to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Things could get ugly as the Democrats look to avoid a potential embarassment. J. Taylor Rushing from TheHill.com writes about Tuesday’s potential showdown: Roland Burris...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 2009 PRESS CONTACT Shawn Williams (214)923-5013 shawn@dallassouthblog.com Shawn P. Williams Launches New Age Media Firm Dallas Blogger Announces Social Media Consulting Venture Dallas, Texas (January 5, 2009) – On Monday, Shawn P. Williams announced the launch of a new business venture – Dallas South New...
NIA-MALIKA HENDERSON writes an article for The POLITICO regarding the changes that Barack Obama’s presidency is already making in the black press. Here’s a sampling of Nia-Malika’s article Obama Brings Firsts for Black Press. Essence, the top-selling magazine among black women, will have a full-time White House reporter for the...
I know satire when I see it. The New Yorker cover was satire that went awry. Bamboozled is one of my favorite films that a lot of people do get or don’t like. This Magic Negro stuff is totally bigoted and is far from the true meaning of the “Magic...
Please check out my column that will appear in Sunday’s Dallas Morning News Points Section (should be Section P). In the column, I draw a connection between three high achieving African-American men -Barack Obama, Eric Holder, & Colin Powell- and how their success relates to the rest of us.
