As I scanned the Sports Day in today's Dallas Morning, I quickly noticed that there were two black writers featured "above the fold." Calvin Watkins, who I first knew as the DMN boxing reporter, was covering the much-anticipated return of T.O. to Philly this weekend. And to his right, Jean-Jacques Taylor has a column where he dishes...
The National Medical Association, the nation's oldest and largest black physicians organization, concludes its week long meeting today. The conference which began last Saturday, has been held at the Dallas Convention Center. The NMA which, was established in 1895, boasts a membership of over 25,000 physicians. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was one of the first officers...
This morning, the Dallas Morning News reports that the Dallas Black Fire Fighters Association has filed a lawsuit against the city of Dallas, alleging discrimination in the hiring, training, transfers, promotions, and discipline of 'minorities' and women. The article by Tanya Eiserer states that a suit filed last month seeks more...
Yesterday, I visited the campus of David W. Carter High School. Carter is located on Wheatland Road in Southern Dallas, just north of Interstate 20. I've been on the campus a number of times, but I had never ventured towards the back of the school, where the gyms and practice fields are located. ...
I believe that we have lost our sense of struggle. When I say we, I mean my peers, Generation X, and the group older than us that is sometimes referred to as "Tweeners." Our parents, grandparents, their parents, everyone who came before us struggled so that we wouldn't have to....
Have you heard of Joppa ? My travels visiting friends and family often take me to the Illinois/Overton portion of town. Upon the completion of said visits, I generally head east on Illinois, and catch Interstate 45 heading south. Sometime last year I began to notice the construction of a...
There is no way around the fact that there were heavy hitters from the black community here in Dallas (Oak Cliff as the paper kept referencing this morning) yesterday. Though some may disagree with the politics of Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackson, no one can deny the fact...
The National Action Network will host a National Conference and Revival for Social Justice in the Black Church. According their website (http://www.nationalactionnetwork.net) “National Action Network (NAN) is a political, social, and activist-oriented organization that was conceived with a focus on action.” The Conference will be held at Friendship-West Baptist Church...
