Forty years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his “I’ve been to the Mountaintop” speech. The speech was delivered at the Bishop Charles Mason Temple Church of God in Memphis, Tennessee. It would turn out to be his last, as Dr. King was assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel the...
Most of us realize, as his grave site would attest, that Dr. Martin Luther King died 40 years ago at the hands of an assassin’s bullet. Yet a review of historical accounts may lead one to believe that Dr. King died in 1963. Rare do we see much about the...
I wanted to get some opinions of what the Dallas South Family thinks about King LeBron James on the latest cover of Vogue magazine with model Gisele Bundchen. The assertion is that James is striking a King Kongesque pose and Gisele is Vogue’s version of Fay Wray. It’s more than...
Electronic Village has released the latest Black Blog Rankings for April 2008. Dallas South comes in ranked at #105 of the 1046 blogs tracked this month. That’s up from 850 blogs last month. Below are the Top 10 Black Blogs ranked by Villager as well as honorable mentions. Currently, Villager...
This past Sunday was a busy one for Friendship-West Baptist Church. I’m still trying to figure out how we fit so much into each service yesterday. First Dr. Haynes acknowledged some guests from the Brite Divinity School Black Church Summit. There was a banquet held during the summit to honor...
On Sunday April 6, Rev. Al Sharpton will be minister of the hour to kick off the celebration of the 25th Pastoral Anniversary of Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III. Dr. Haynes is commemorating his silver anniversary as Senior Pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church. The visit by Rev. Sharpton is part...
Howard Witt once gain writes about a relevant issue in the African-American community for the Chicago Tribune. He has a theory that there is a rift between old guard activists -Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, NAACP- and new school internet advocates. Howard Witt’s theory is (mostly) right. One thing...
The Truth About Trinity United Church posted this excellent YouTube clip on their excellent website. This is a discussion with James Cone, one of the fathers of Black Liberation Theology.I’m not sure if most of you have the patience to stick with the 20 minute interview, but those of you...
I’d like to provide everyone with a statement issued by Dean J. Snyder, Senior Minister of Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington D.C. Foundry is the church that the Clinton’s attend during their time in the White House. It should be noted that Syder was not the pastor of Foundry...
James Ragland writes a column today regarding Dr. Federick D. Haynes and his candidacy for President of the national NAACP. See Ragland’s column titled Pastor sets his sights on making NAACP relevant. Here are a few points from Ragland’s column: Why would the senior pastor of a megachurch want to...
