Texas Death Row inmate Kenneth Foster's life was spared when Governor Rick Perry stopped his execution and reduced his sentence to life in prison. the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted by a 6-1 margin that Foster's sentences should be reduced. "After carefully considering the facts of this case,...
I encourage readers to visit some of the other writers who took part in Thursdays Blogging for Justice. And if you are compelled please contact media outlets and encourage them to pay more attention to this story. For a list of contacts click here. List of Bloggers for Justice 1....
Why does everyone want to convince me that justice is blind? Why do people want to make me believe that the lady with the scale never peaks under that blindfold to take a look at who stands before her awaiting her ruling? Today, a number of bloggers are writing in...
The Afrosphere Jena 6 Coalition “ask that the mainstream traditional media step forward and discharge their duty to provide coverage of this vitally important event to their viewers and readers and act as “the fourth institution" of governmental "checks and balance” that constitutional framers intended the press to be.” To...
Last week I came across the plight of Kenneth Foster, a man on Texas' Death Row for a crime that was committed in his presence. Eddie Griffin (visit Eddie's blog here), has been keeping me up to speed on efforts to stop Kenneth's execution which...
SINCE LOCAL ARTIST KEITE YOUNG'S DEBUT ALBUM WILL BE IN STORES TOMORROW, I THOUGHT I WOULD RERUN THIS INTERVIEW HE GRANTED DALLAS SOUTH LAST MONTH. Keite Young's name has been swirling around various R&B circles througout the year. I happened to stumble upon one of Keite's tracks on the Black...
According to the UNCF website and Pegasus News, Texas Governor Rick Perry will keynote the United Negro College Fund's (UNCF), "Annual North Texas Governor's Luncheon" on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007. The luncheon will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at DFW Airport. This event is a first-time partnership between...
On Saturday August 25, Friendship-West Baptist Church will host DON’T GET IT TWISTED WIDE OPEN: Can You Handle the Truth? The event will be a community forum where youth and parents deal with issues currently effecting teens. So many times our parents and youth have difficulty communicating with each other...
I introduced the Dallas South family to Deidra Robey and her blog Black and Missing and Not Forgotten last week. Deidra has created a petition to national news stations seeking greater exposure for black women in the United States who are missing. In her petition, Deidra makes some excellent points:...
What I believe about Dallas South, more than anything else, is that it allows me (us really) to portray images of African-Americans that we feel need to be portrayed. I think we should demand accountability of the popular media, whether it be checking shock jocks, or questioning the lead stories...
