One of my biggest frustration in the three years I’ve been blogging is my inablility to connect with the local black media. I’m not sure if Dallas South is seen as a threat or just insignificant, but most of my attempts at outreach to local black papers and radio have...
Petition for Congressional Hearings against Taser Torture According to Amnesty International, 351 people have died for one reason or another after being stunned with Taser guns since June 2001 (Star-Telegram). Most recently Michael Jacobs Jr., 24 years old died after being stunned with a Taser in front of his Ft....
On Friday, members of the AfroSpear will participate in “Day of Blogging for Justice: Standing Up Against the Police Pre-Trial Electrocution.” This effort is open to all bloggers who would like to see law enforcement recognize the deadly nature of this weapon and use it properly. This is in response...
It was odd to see Magic Johnson on T.V. selling the virtues of Jackson Hewitt’s Tax Services. Not everyone feels comfortable doing there taxes, so seeking help from a big name company is understandable. But many of the African-Americans that Jackson Hewitt targets don’t realize that the person they are...
Chris Rabb More people continue to tune in to the Shawn P. Williams Show and our new segment Bloggers Roundup. This week I’m excited to bring in two guests that I recently spent time with at the Poynter Institute. Latoya Peterson On Thursday Night at 9 PM Central, Kristin and...
The American Criminal Justice System is broken. I would hope that no one would argue that. Those of us who have watched our uncles, cousins, brothers, sons, fathers and black males in general become part disproportionate part of this system know that an overhaul is needed. Since the so-called “War...
On Monday April 20th, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson will hold an economic recovery workshop, titled The Roadmap to Recovery. The workshop is designed to bring together representatives of financial organizations and federal and state agencies, who will share information on ways for North Texans to access economic recovery funding. Three...
While I was in Florida, I reconnected with Chris Rabb, Chief Evangelist of Afro-Netizen.com. I met Chris at last year’s Blogging While Brown Conference and reconnected with him at the DNC convention in Denver. In Florida, Chris and I had a chance to hang out at 5 Guys Burgers and...
Absolutely Blooming at The Southside on Lamar will host a unique exhibit regarding President Barack Obama this week. Marion Marsall will present Lawrence Jenkins and his photo exhibit on President Obama at the Jeanette Kennedy Gallary at Southside Station. Jenkins offers a photographic tribute to Obama titled “A Change Has...
On Friday, the Labor Department released the unemployment figures for March 2009. Keith Hall -commissioner of the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics- made the following statement before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress. Labor market conditions continued to deteriorate in March. Total nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 663,000, and the...
