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Category: Blogging
Old School Friday – Make Up Songs
This one may go better in the category of begging songs, but this week I’m going with “Cry For You” by Jodeci.
Intense Debate -new comment tool- allows for more robust discussion
Some of you may have noticed that along with the new look Dallas South has a new comment tool called Intense Debate. This allows for threads within a comment where you can reply directly to someone’s original comment. Even if you don’t comment you can vote on a comment left...
WORK IN PROGRESS!!!
I’ll be switching to the new theme this weekend so the site will be in and out. Thanks for your patience. Shawn
Old School Friday – Old School Hip Hop
The category for Old School Friday is “Old School Hip Hop.” It’s really not fair because there are just so many choices. I thought about Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, even M.C. Lyte. But I found something a little closer to home. My old school joint hails from Houston, Texas...
The Philadelphia Tribune Named Best Black Newspaper
Many of you may remember Dallas South and a few other Spear members were featured in a Philadelphia Tribune article titled Blogger Nation. With that in mind, it give me great pleasure to announce that the Tribune has been recognized for their fine work. Congrats to Heather Faison who wrote...
Dallas South/Shawn Williams on NPR’s News and Notes
Thanks -as always- to Farai Chideya, Devin Robins, and all the folks at NPR’s News and Notes for allowing me to participate on today’s bloggers roundtable. I was on with Shay Riley of Booker Rising, and Arlene Fenton of Black Women Vote. We discussed the “fairness doctrine”, Ralph Nader, and...
Dallas South up again, #66 in July Black Blog Rankings
Dallas South has again moved up in the black blog rankings, coming in at #66. This months rankings compiled by Electronic Village tracked 1,274 sites. Last month Dallas South ranked #66 of 1,237. Congrats to Pam Spaulding, fellow DNC credentialed blogger who moved into the top spot this month....
I’m Apathetic
By Wilton Hollins If the presidential elections were tomorrow I would probably stay home. Neither of the presidential candidates have impressed me post the primary rhetoric. I’ve yet to hear proposals to solve issues that are front and center with most Americans; primarily the high cost of gas...
Old School Friday – Kids Groups
Here’s a couple of oldies but goodies for OSF in this week’s theme kid groups. I wanted to reach deep and I think I found a winner with Candy Rain. Then I had to go with one a little more predictable, but still a jam from my wheelhouse which is...
