By Shanaci Cook Mocha Moms of North Dallas Chapter President The Boys Booked On Barbershop (BBOB) is one of our chapter’s biggest annual outreach events. To help promote and improve literacy in the African-American community, the Mocha Moms of North Dallas implants reading nooks in local barbershops/beauty shops for the...
This week’s Old School Friday theme is “Outside my box.” I’ve found that my musical box has expanded in my old(er) age, and includes folks like “Steely Dan” But for this week’s theme I’ll go with Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” I wouldn’t have been caught dead listening to this...
“One person, one vote.” It’s simple really. This is a basic principle of any democratic body. Now the words I used in the title of this post are a serious charge. At least they are in my book. Dallas South is not a shock blog, but if we get people...
MAYOR LEPPERT TO HOST “GIRAFFES, MONKEYS & LEPPERTS” CELEBRATION AT DALLAS ZOO NORTH FRIDAY, JUNE 5 FROM 6 – 9 PM. Dallas citizens and families encouraged to attend; Mayor Leppert to cut “early birthday cake” at 7:30 p.m. DALLAS (May 18, 2009) – Almost two years to the day from...
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Senator Royce West Dear Friends: This time next week I, along with my Legislative colleagues, will be concluding the 81st Legislative Session. As promised, it has been and continues to be a challenging, intense, armtwisting and exhilarating 140 days of lawmaking. As I reflect on my 16th year of public...
On Saturday morning, leaders from the African-American community gathered at St. Luke’s Community Church to discuss the Dallas County Community College’s termination of the contract of DISD school board member Carla Ranger. According to Ms. Rangers Blog (Carla Ranger DISD Journal), this was the letter she received after 20 years...
BY KAY LEAKS At this month’s meeting of the JoAnn Karr Crime Watch in SE Dallas, Neighborhood Policing Officers (NPOs) provided educational materials on gangs. The group learned about various gangs in the area, common tattoos used by gang members, and their usual activities. The NPOs also explained about the...
FROM WFAA 8 We invite you to watch Inside Texas Politics at 9 a.m., Sunday, May 22 on WFAA (Channel 8). Here’s what you’ll see this week. A fog over the end of the legislative session…other important bills at risk … and a potential blow-up. State Representative Dan Branch discusses...
During Spring Break, I posted on my Facebook page that I was taking my son to the zoo. “That’s great, I love the Ft. Worth Zoo,” one of my friends replied.” Another commented “we just went to the Ft. Worth Zoo on Monday, he’ll love it.” I’ve been to the...
