The Dallas Observer's Unfair Park reports good news regarding Dallas Boxer Charlie Hatley . Hatley won the Golden Gloves World Championship in the 152 lb. weight class. See Unfair Park article by clicking here. Hatley trains out of the Oak Cliff Boxing Club.
George Cook of the website Let's Talk Honestly did a special report in which he interviewed myself and other bloggers. The interviews revolved around Black Bloggers' reaction towards Michael Baisden and comments he made by towards the organization Color of Change . Click here to listen to the interviews. Other...
Obsolescence – the state of being which occurs when a person, object, or service is no longer wanted even though it may still be in good working order. I was president of the Texas A&M Chapter of the NAACP from 1994-1996 and I count Dallas President Casey Thomas as...
Somebody else from the Chicago Tribune is picking up on the web movement. This time it's columnist Clarence Page. Page focuses on a Chicago resident who staged a counter protest to Friday's hate crime rally. See Focus on hate crime is far too narrow . Some of the highlights from...
Today in a conversation regarding Friday's march, a friend of mine extolled Rev. Al Sharpton's ability to organize. I believe Friday will show us the true extent of this widely held opinion and offer a glimpse where Black activism stands as a result of the Jena 6 activities. Rev. Sharpton's...
It seems the La Salle Parish has conceded a major point in the case of one of the Jena 6 defendants. Judge J.P. Mauffray has decided to open the juvenile trial of Mychal Bell to the public. A lawsuit filed by the Chicago Tribune, Associated Press, CNN and others seeks...
It's rare that an artist comes along and totally changes the music scene the way Erykah Badu did in the late 90's. Though Mary J. Blige remains my favorite female artist, her contributions to the Black Music experience are not as significant as those made by Dallas' own E. Badu....
The following is from Teco Theater's own Teresa Coleman Wash regarding the group's 2008 new Play Competition. It's that time again – TeCo is accepting scripts for its annual New Play Competition. Six Dallas area playwrights will battle it out for a chance to win $1,000 and airline tickets. Audience...
The Boston Globe has picked up on a theme started by the Chicago Tribune, recognizing bloggers of color. One of the bloggers highlighted is Baratunde Thurston of Jack and Jill Politics . Some of the highlights from the Globe article Blog is Beautiful: "Ever since the assassination of [Martin Luther]...
Dallas, TX, October 15, 2007 – Continuing its mission of strengthening the inner city community from within by providing community services, organizational support and educational scholarships for underserved youth and citizens in the Dallas Area, the Dallas Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and the Alpha Xi Omega...
