Category: African-American

Palin exceeds, Biden achieves, McCain Campaign African-American coordinator joins Shawn P Williams Now

Palin exceeds, Biden achieves, McCain Campaign African-American coordinator joins Shawn P Williams Now

Sarah Palin did better than we thought.  Of course we thought she might make a fool of herself as she did on CBS with Katie Couric.  Palin spoke in complete sentences and her thoughts were intelligible 95% of the time.  Is that what we’re looking for in a V.P.?  The...

Shawn Williams and Danielle Belton on NPR News and Notes

Shawn Williams and Danielle Belton on NPR News and Notes

Here’s the link to Wednesday’s News and Notes program.  It ended up being just two bloggers on the roundtable, but I though Danielle and I held it down quite well.  Just click on “Listen to Wednesday’s Show” at the top of the page.

Dallas South on NPR News and Notes Today

Dallas South on NPR News and Notes Today

Today I will be on NPR News and Notes’ Bloggers Roundtable.   Tony Cox will be hosting the show today and the other bloggers include Danielle Belton from The Black Snob and Claudio Simpkins from Hip Hop Republican. We are scheduled to discuss Racial attitudes towards blacks, O.J., and pay differences...

Listen to Shawn on BBC World Have Your Say at no

Listen to Shawn on BBC World Have Your Say at no

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Dallas South Rewind: Choctaw/Chickasaw Freedman

Dallas South Rewind: Choctaw/Chickasaw Freedman

The traffic at Dallas South has turned over a bit so I wanted to repost my interview with Verdie Triplett regarding the Choctaw Chickasaw Freeman and their fight to be restored to their respective nations.  Part One Part Two Part Three (vote for removal)

TEXAS SOUTHERN Football team in need of donations after relocating to Dallas

TEXAS SOUTHERN Football team in need of donations after relocating to Dallas

Today, Bobby Roquemore writes a story in the Dallas Morning News titled Texas Southern finds refuge, generosity in Dallas.  She tells of the TSU football teams travels caused by Hurricane Ike, which included a 40-29 win in Sacremento followed by a stay at Love Field Radisson Hotel.  The team has...

Interview with Houston citizen on Hurricane Ike

Interview with Houston citizen on Hurricane Ike

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Kevin Ross: ALL ABOARD THE DIGITAL RENAISSANCE MOVEMENT

Kevin Ross: ALL ABOARD THE DIGITAL RENAISSANCE MOVEMENT

I met Kevin Ross at the Blogging While Brown this summer in Atlanta.  This was after appearing on NPR’s News and Notes with him back in the Spring.  He’s been a prosecutor, a judge, a D.J., and probably some other stuff he hasn’t told me about yet. Kevin  is currently...

Press Release: AfroSpear Day of Blogging for Justice for Community Organizers

Press Release: AfroSpear Day of Blogging for Justice for Community Organizers

Cincinnati, OH – Sep 7, 2008 – I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities. – Sarah Palin, 2008 Wiith those caustic words, Gov Sarah Palin ignited a firestorm in the African American community. Palin’s words resulted in a call being issued by The AfroSpear for a...

Morning Minute: The Sarah and Rudy Show

Morning Minute: The Sarah and Rudy Show

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