Category: Dallas

Getting out: Trinity River Audubon Center (Part 3 of 3)

Getting out: Trinity River Audubon Center (Part 3 of 3)

While The Jonas Brothers and former First Lady Laura Bush have already experienced the greatness of the TrinityRiver Audubon Center (TRAC), many Dallas residents still don’t even know that it exists. A couple of weeks ago my son and I met some friends on the outskirts of Pleasant Grove to...

L.E.A.N. Program Training to Visit Texas, Combats Childhood Obesity by Targeting Parents

L.E.A.N. Program Training to Visit Texas, Combats Childhood Obesity by Targeting Parents

Innovative L.E.A.N. Program Training to Visit Texas February 27th – March 1st Renowned Pediatrician, Dr. William Sears’ New Program Combats Childhood Obesity by Targeting Parents DALLAS, TX. – Since 2007, Dr. Sears’ L.E.A.N. Program training has provided instructors with the tools to teach parents how to create an environment rich...

Getting Out in Dallas: The Arts District (Part 2 of 3)

Getting Out in Dallas: The Arts District (Part 2 of 3)

I had a few hours to kill a couple of weeks ago, so I thought I’d walk through the Arts District and check out the progress on the Theater and Opera House. You have to have a pretty good imagination to see how the jumble dirt cranes, and hard hats....

Getting out: South Side Station (Part 1 of 3)

Getting out: South Side Station (Part 1 of 3)

I have to say that I’ve been inspired by John Spriggins who has challenged the Dallas South Family to “Get Into the City” in a post a couple of weeks ago.  For the rest of the week I’m going to share a few places that I’ve hit over the last...

Movie Review: Bishop College Documentary an insightful view of the fall of a black institution

Movie Review: Bishop College Documentary an insightful view of the fall of a black institution

Sad. As I watched the Rick Thompson produced documentary Bishop College: A Bridge Between the Worlds in the end I came away feeling sad. With all over the wonderful stories that Thompson is able to gleen from the black college’s 107 year history, in the end I came away quite...

Theater Review: TeCo Theater’s New Play Competition mix of plays make for entertaining evening at Bishop Arts Theater Center

Theater Review: TeCo Theater’s New Play Competition mix of plays make for entertaining evening at Bishop Arts Theater Center

For the last four year’s I’ve promised TeCo Theater’s Executive Director Teresa Coleman Wash that I would visit their annual new play competition. I finally had a chance to make good on that promise over the weekend when I was able to take in the 7th Edition of the event....

WORLD PREMIERE “IF BY CHANCE” PLAYING AT BISHOP ARTS THEATER

WORLD PREMIERE “IF BY CHANCE” PLAYING AT BISHOP ARTS THEATER

Dallas, TX “IF BY CHANCE” World Premiere by Donnie F. Wilson opens Friday, March 6th, at 8:00 PM in the Bishop Arts Theatre Center in Oak Cliff. Preview Thursday March 5th at 7:30 PM. Runs Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday March 5th through March 15th. Thursday performances at 7:30 PM,...

KERA’s Bishop College documentary to celebrate historic Dallas institution, airs Monday February 16th

KERA’s Bishop College documentary to celebrate historic Dallas institution, airs Monday February 16th

When I look at all of the wonderful and prophetic pastors – Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III, Dr. Denny Davis, the late great Dr. C.A.W. Clark- that came out of the Bishop College fold, I’ve often wondered how in the world a place with such a tradition could have ever...

DALLAS BRANCH TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL NAACP 100TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY

DALLAS BRANCH TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL NAACP 100TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY

For Immediate Release Contact Information: Andréa Clark, NAACP Dallas Press & Publicity (214)394-7779 or naacppress@yahoo.com THE NATIONAL NAACP 100TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED BY THE DALLAS BRANCH February 4, 2009 – Dallas, Texas – In honor of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) organization’s 100th year anniversary,...

Dr. Frederick D. Haynes talks to Dallas South about his new radio venture “Freddy Haynes Unscripted” (Part 1 of 2)

Dr. Frederick D. Haynes talks to Dallas South about his new radio venture “Freddy Haynes Unscripted” (Part 1 of 2)

They say membership has its privileges. I was fortunate to grab a few moments with my pastor, Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III to discuss his new radio show that’s scheduled to start in March on 94.5 K Soul. In Part 1 of this 2 part interview, Dr. Haynes talks about...