On Sunday, Friendship-West Baptist Church recognized a milestone in the life of Senior Pastor Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III. Dr. Haynes was ordained 25 years ago at Third Baptist Church of San Francisco, California (established in 1852). Sunday in Dallas Third Baptist and their pastor, Dr. Amos C. Brown, joined...
Local and regional African-American authors will discuss their work at a special free event from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Dallas Public Library. The discussion is part of the library’s celebration of African-American Heritage Month and Love Your Library Month. Dr. Vivi Monroe Congress, author of...
Don’t forget tonight at 7:00 pm is the screening of Banished at Friendship-West Baptist Church here in Dallas. I will facilitate a discussion along with Danielle Ayers and Ski Chills regarding the ethnic cleansings that took place across the American South and Midwest. We will also talk about how communities...
Howard Witt, forever on the case, let’s us know that one of the Jena 6 defendants has found himself in hot water after an incident at a Dallas area high school. Bryant Purvis, now 19, was arrested Wednesday in Carrollton and charged with misdemeanor assault. These are young men and...
Get your ringside seats to TeCo’s annual New Play Competition. Beginning February 14, 2008, six Dallas area playwrights will battle it out for a chance to win $1,000 cash and two roundtrip airline tickets. It’s going to be a knock out so get your tickets early! The contenders are: *Ten...
I try not to post entire articles because I hate to block the traffic flow. But our friend Deidra has brought an interesting case to our attention out in California. “Not only is there no news on Chioma, but the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children website messed up...
Here's is the second and concluding part of my interview with Barbara Trepagnier on her book Silent Racism. Dallas South: How do White Americans like the ones you studied feel about the concept of institutional racism? Barbara Trepagnier: Most white people do not understand how racism works, which means they...
I ride around listening to NPR on KERA throughout the day, but it's rare that I catch Think hosted by Krys Boyd. Last week I happened to land on 90.1 and heard the beginning of a conversation Ms. Boyd's was having with Barbara Trepagnier. Their discussion centered on Ms. Trepagnier's...
This February, Paul Quinn College will launch a Continuing Education program in an effort to expand its offerings and increase community involvement. Youth programs will focus on academic enhancement, fun and leisure, while adult classes offer personal, cultural and professional enrichment. Topics for the non-credit courses range from Computer Literacy...
Our sister in blog Gina McCauley of What About Our Daughters has landed an exclusive interview with Rev. Jesse Jackson. The interview comes on the heels of Barack Obama's decisive victory in the South Carolina Primary. Let me say that I am extremely proud of Gina and the work that...
