Keith Whitmire of the Dallas Morning News reports on South Oak Cliff’s 53-49 come from behind victory vs. Whitehouse. The loss was only Whitehouse’s 2nd of the season. Whitmire reports: After trailing by eight at halftime, South Oak Cliff outscored Whitehouse, 34-22, in the second half, holding Whitehouse to just...
CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON ANNOUNCES OVER $12 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANTS FOR HIV EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECTS FUNDS IN DALLAS COUNTY Washington, DC – (Friday, February 29, 2008) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced that Dallas County Health and Human Services has been awarded a $12,722,134 federal grant from the U.S. Department...
“We believe (the hotel) will be a huge benefit to South Dallas and will kick off a lot of development.” Jack Matthews I’ve gotten a number of emails over the last couple of months regarding my writings on the Dallas Convention Center Hotel. Many of them we’re thinking I’d pulled...
Mike D. at Dallas Progress updates us on the latest initiative from Dr. Sheron Patterson. Dr. Patterson, Pastor of Highland Hills United Methodist Church and breast cancer survivor, has initiated a community effort called “Breast Cancer Builds.” Here’s an excerpt from Mike’s post. Starting March 1st (this Saturday!) and continuing...
Dallas, Texas – Grammy Award winning artist and Dallas local, Erykah Badu, will be promoting her new album, New Amerykah, with a Late Night Listening Party and Signing at Bill’s Records and Tapes on Monday, Feb. 25 at 11:00 p.m. The first 100 people to bring a print out of...
Please go over to Mrs.Grapevine.com where she has some excellent pictures from Barack Obama’s rally in Dallas. By everyone’s account the rally was an overwhelming success. Please excuse our excitement, by we’re not used to campaign stops here in Texas. The Democrats usually skip over us in the general election.
I just wanted to remind everyone that the Independent Lens documentary Banished airs tonight on PBS stations across the country. Please check your local listings for times. In Dallas, Banished will air on KERA Channel 13 @ 10 pm. In 1864 in Washington County, Indiana, the white residents made a...
Black Cinematique is screening American Blackout at Muhummad Mosque #48 on 2429 Martin Luther King BLVD in South Dallas. The screening will take place this Friday, February 22. American Blackout chronicles the recurring patterns of voter disenfranchisement from Florida 2000 to Ohio 2004 while following the story of former Georgia...
This Wednesday, Barack Obama will be in Dallas for a Stand for Change Rally, where he’ll talk about his vision for bringing about the kind of change we can believe in. Stand for Change Rally with Barack Obama Reunion Arena 777 Sports Street Dallas, TX Wednesday, February 20, 2008...
I’m glad to see more and more people weighing in on the idea of a convention center hotel. The latest are Harlan Crow (his family owns the Hilton Anatole) and Unfair Park. Unfair Park gives some of the highlights of Mr. Crow’s latest letter to Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert on...
