Some of you may remember that the issue of tasers aka stun guns has been a hot topic at Dallas South in the past. Last December, the Dallas Morning News reported the details of a Waxahachie man (African-American) who was tasered by police after calling 911 (in April of ’07)...
I’d like to introduce another voice to Dallas South – and its a good one. Please welcome Jazzy, our newest guest blogger who I hope will drop by once a week. Jazzy publishes the blog Because I Said So so make sure you check out her site. Thanks J for...
by Earnest Gates We are beginning to embark upon a series of centennials for Black organizations. If the founders of these organizations could have looked 100 years into the future and see what we see now, they would have closed their doors and accepted second class citizenship. Look where we...
Washington, D.C. – (July 15, 2008) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson will hold panel discussions on wrongful convictions and DNA exonerations this Saturday, July 19. The event will consist of two discussion panels, one featuring three Texas exonerees and one featuring Michigan Congressman John Conyers, state Senator Rodney Ellis, District Attorney...
For months I’ve championed Mozilla’s Firefox as my internet browser of choice. So you can imagine how excited I was when I read an article in USA Today touting Window Snyder’s role in the release of Mozilla’s Firefox 3 Web Browser. Read “Geek” girl helps keep Mozilla safe in scary...
The problem with satire is that most of the time people don’t think it’s funny. Usually it’s the very people the creator is trying to raise awareness about or advocate for. The New Yorker, a so called liberal publication, isn’t helping matters with this latest addition to media misx. Take...
Gina McCauley from What About Our Daughters is calling for action in the case of PFC Lavena Johnson. By all accounts PFC Johnson was murdered by her colleagues. Here’s a recap of the story by WAOD & Jezebel: (Johnson) enlisted in the Army right out of high school in 2003...
Thursday evening, the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau launched a new web portal targeting African-Americans. The event was hosted at the African-American Museum in Fair Park. See the new web portal at www.visitblackdallas.com DCVB President and CEO Phillip Jones said that he considers the site part of the new face...
Part 3 focuses on how the U.S. government documented inhabitants of Indian Territory leading up to Oklahoma statehood.
Make sure to check out the Points section of Sunday’s Dallas Morning News. I have a column that is scheduled to appear dealing with…well I’ll let you find out this weekend. If you like it or if you don’t, make sure to write (or email) the Morning News to let...
