Category: African-American

Electronic Village provides couple of nuggets – Black Web Awards and Summer Blog Academy

Electronic Village provides couple of nuggets – Black Web Awards and Summer Blog Academy

I wanted to share a couple of things that I came across at Electronic Village.  First, the 3rd Annual BlackWebAwards are now accepting nominations in over 100 categories.   You can click here to nominate your favorite blog (including this one) for a Black Web Award. Finalists will be announced July...

Color of Change: Youngest of Jena 6 Fights to Oust Judge and DA

Color of Change: Youngest of Jena 6 Fights to Oust Judge and DA

Color of Change Press Release  Lawyers File Motion to Recuse Judge and DA—Putting State on Trial—Claiming Clear Pattern of Race Bias  JENA, LA— Lawyers for the youngest of the Jena 6, Jesse Ray Beard, filed a motion today to remove Judge J.P. Mauffray Jr. and District Attorney Reed Walters from...

Lakeith Amir-Sharif maintains his innocence – Part Two of American InJustice

Lakeith Amir-Sharif maintains his innocence – Part Two of American InJustice

Since posting Part One of the American InJustice video about Lakeith Amir-Sharif, there’s been a spirited discussion going on in the comment section. As I mentioned in the earlier post, I met Sharif two years ago, before this form was made available. To my knowledge, what happened is that I...

More on Dr. Jeremiah Wright, black preachers in Dallas Morning News

More on Dr. Jeremiah Wright, black preachers in Dallas Morning News

The Metro section seemed like an odd place or Jeffrey Weiss’ article regarding Dr. Jeremiah Wright’s sermons, but I’m guessing he was moved by his experience at the Black Church Summit a couple of weeks ago. See Weiss’ article Obama pastor’s sermons highlight racial divide. There’s not much new here,...

Dallas South featured in Philadelphia Tribune “Blogger Nation” article

Dallas South featured in Philadelphia Tribune “Blogger Nation” article

Dallas South and others are featured in an extensive article in the Philadelphia Tribune Magazine titled Blogger Nation. It is the cover story of their April edition. Click the link to see the Philly Tribune article BLOGGER NATION. The article that is put together by Heather Faison doesn’t break any...

CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON HONORS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’S COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE

CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON HONORS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’S COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE

  Washington, D.C. – (April 1, 2008)  Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson made the following statement this afternoon during the House floor debate on H.Res. 1061, a resolution observing the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and encouraging the people of the United States to pause and...

CNN’s ‘The King Assassination:Witness to Murder’ adds depth to account of King’s final days and months

CNN’s ‘The King Assassination:Witness to Murder’ adds depth to account of King’s final days and months

CNN’s Eyewitness to Murder is a nice historical addition, not only to Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, but to his legacy as well. CNN anchor and special reporter Soledad O’Brien helps paint a vivid picture of the last years of Dr. King’s life, even treading into areas that we don’t...

Dallas South Fitness

Dallas South Fitness

Here’s a post written by Mathis at our sports site. Don’t forget about Dallas South Sports, we’re always looking for contributors if anyone one would like to blog about sports. Thanks Mathis for this excellent perspective. I have lived in South Oak Cliff for the last two and a half...

Soledad O’Brien speaks with Dallas South about upcoming CNN special on King Assassination

Soledad O’Brien speaks with Dallas South about upcoming CNN special on King Assassination

Dallas South is excited to share with you an interview I conducted with CNN Anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien. We talked about tonight’s special airing at 8 p.m. Central on CNN titled The King Assassination:Witness to Murder. You can click on the sound tab below to hear the entire...