I really should have known better. I mean we are talking about Laura Miller right? You know, the one who has had an off again, off again relationship with the African-Amercan community of Dallas. The one who has no idea why black folks in Dallas would be so hard on...
In Matthew 13:57 as Jesus spoke to a great crowd by the lake, he taught, "Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor." I don't know if Dallas baritone Donnie Ray Albert considers himself a prophet, but he's been known to play one on...
For a while last month, I thought about renaming this website Paris South Blog. Every post seemed to revolve around my hometown of Paris, Texas and the national media attention that the town was receiving. While everyone else moved on to Imus and other matters, Parisians (not Parisites), are left...
The Business Assistance Center of Dallas held a P.O.W.E.R. Camp on Tuesday April 17th in order to help reintegrate and reeducate ex-offenders. The P.O.W.E.R. (Preparing Ourselves With Empowered Re-Entry) Camp focus areas include Employment, Housing, Mental Health, and Parole, as well as Substance Abuse, Support Systems, and Transition Preparation. The...
On Wednesday, North Carolina's attorney general declared three Duke lacrosse players accused of sexually assaulting a black female, innocent of all charges. David F. Evans, 24, of Annapolis, Md.; Collin Finnerty, 20, of Garden City, N.Y., and Reade W. Seligmann, 21, of Essex Fells, N.J. can now begin to put...
MSNBC has announced that it will drop it simulcast of the "Imus in the Morning" radio program. According to their website: …this decision comes as a result of an ongoing review process, which initially included the announcement of a suspension. It also takes into account many conversations with our own...
CBS Radio and MSNBC have suspended Don Imus 2-weeks for his racist/sexist comments directed towards the Rutgers University Women's Basketball team. The National Association of Black Journalists called the suspension "a good first step" but went on to say "now it is time for them to finish the job and...
The radio and T.V. media respond to two things other than money: ratings (Arbitron for radio, Nielsen for TV), and viewer/listener response. If there's anything that I hope for Dallas South, it's that people will be encouraged to get involved in the process. It's not nearly as difficult as some...
IMUS: That’s some rough girls from Rutgers. Man, they got tattoos and— McGUIRK: Some hard-core hos. IMUS: That’s some nappy-headed hos there. I’m gonna tell you that now, man, that’s some—woo. And the girls from Tennessee, they all look cute, you know, so, like—kinda like—I don’t know. McGUIRK: A Spike...
Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter's House and Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III of Friendship-West Baptist Church will appear on a CNN Special titled "What Would Jesus Really Do?" The piece is scheduled to run Friday April 6, at 7:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. Also scheduled to appear on the program...
