On Friday evening Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III was honored with a reception in celebration of his 25th Anniversary as Senior Pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church. There were tributes, gifts, music, and an overall festive atmosphere at the event held in the Friendship-West Narthex. Among the many well wishers present...
Is anyone surprised? As reported by the New York Times, “Three detectives were found not guilty Friday morning on all charges in the shooting death of Sean Bell, who died in a hail of 50 police bullets outside a club in Jamaica, Queens.” Hours before his wedding this young life...
Everyone is pulling at the racial heart strings of America, except for the black candidate. Obama can’t bring up race -because his race is a negative in the eyes of American voters- but Hillary Clinton is now playing to females, because it’s a positive. Positive because females make up 54%...
Land Development, Homeownership, Juvenile Justice System, Substance Abuse and the Return of New Orleanians on Summit Platform Dallas, TX – April 18, 2008 – Faith Formula Human Services is poised to keep the focus on poverty conditions in America. To this end, United States Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Dr....
ACCORDING TO DIARY OF A CONTENT BLACK WOMAN, ORLANDO BROWN CALLED A RADIO STATION IN L.A. TONIGHT SAYING HE’S FINE AND NEEDED SOME ALONE TIME. BELOW IS THE STORY I HAD RUN A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO. Deidra from Black and Missing lets us know that Orlando Brown of That’s...
Thanks to Farai Chideya, Devin Robins, and everyone at NPR for having me on News and Notes today. That would include Geoffrey Bennett who has invite me to become a regular panelist on the Bloggers Roundtable segment. Today, I shared the Bloggers Roundtable with Kevin Ross of 3 Brothers and...
Thanks to Carmen D. for the heads up on the story of J.C. Watts and Comcast’s plans to launch a Black News Network. Check the story by R. Thomas Umstead of Multichannel News, here are some highlights. Washington D.C.-based Black Television News Channel (BTNC) announced Tuesday it has reached a...
I’m pleased to announce that I have been invited to participate in the Bloggers Roundtable on NPR’s News and Notes hosted by Farai Chideya this coming Wednesday April 23rd. Also on the roundtable will be Valencia Roner from Diary of a Content Black Woman, and Kevin Ross from Three Brothers...
Frederick Douglass Academy located at 616 Kiest BLVD in Dallas held their first oratorical contest on Thursday. Students grade Pre K-3 through 4th grade competed in 7 age groups and the winners received trophies. Ms. Sheila Gaskins (oratorical contest coordinator) served as moderator for the competition. After she opened the...
IT’S AMERICA’S GREATEST MYSTERY Who Killed JFK? Was it Oswald? Or someone else? CJ Floyd thinks he knows… BESTSELLING MYSTERY AUTHOR ROBERT GREER returns to Dallas for two “don’t miss” author talks! Sunday, April 20, 5-7PM Author Talk, Reading, & Book Signing Brooklyn...
