Category: Culture

Dr. Frederick D. Haynes interview with Dallas South Part 2

Dr. Frederick D. Haynes interview with Dallas South Part 2

Listen to Part 2 of this great interview with Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III as he gives a preview of what “Freddy Haynes Unscripted” might sound like starting in March on 94.5 KSoul. Dr. Haynes talks about DPD crime statistics recently released, the stimulus package pending in the Senate, and...

Golf Channel’s “Uneven Fairways” pays tribute to African-American Pioneers

Golf Channel’s “Uneven Fairways” pays tribute to African-American Pioneers

Uneven Fairways Pays Tribute to Golf’s African-American Pioneers Preview Extended Trailer: Uneven Fairways Trailer Streaming Link: Uneven Fairways – Extended Trailer ORLANDO, Fla., (Jan 22, 2009) – In a first-of-its-kind documentary, GOLF CHANNEL will chronicle an era when honor and fair play took a backseat to segregation, revealing the story...

First Mardi Gras Oak Cliff parade on February 22

First Mardi Gras Oak Cliff parade on February 22

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 30, 2009 Contact: Amy Cowan 214-862-6556 amywallacecowan@gmail.com Krewe on Bishop, an all-volunteer committee of Oak Cliff residents and merchants, is proud to announce the first Mardi Gras Oak Cliff parade! The parade will take place on Sunday, February 22, 2009. Start time is 4:00 p.m....

John Spriggins: Get Into the City

John Spriggins: Get Into the City

I’m excited to announce a new Dallas South weekly feature called “Get Into the City” which will be posted by local artist John Spriggins. If you are not familiar with the work of one of Dallas’ native sons, I suggest you click here to view his work right now. Check...

Real Men Cook Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Father’s Day Tradition

Real Men Cook Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Father’s Day Tradition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2009 PRESS CONTACT Rael Jackson 773-651-8008 ext 2 RaelJackson@gmail.com Real Men Cook Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Father’s Day Tradition Leadership Team includes Roland Martin, Kwame Jackson and Chef Jeff Henderson Chicago, Illinois – Real Men Cook® For Charity has announced its leadership team for their...

Dallas ranks #17 in New York Times list of 44 Places to Go in 2009

Dallas ranks #17 in New York Times list of 44 Places to Go in 2009

Dallas surprisingly (at least to me) ranks #17 on the New York Times list of 44 Places to go in 2009.  But just make sure you don’t visit until after October 12th. Dallas ranks just behind Monterrey, Mexico and just ahead of Bhutan on The Times List.  Beirut, the capital...

Shawn Williams in Dallas Morning News: A lesson from black immigrants

Shawn Williams in Dallas Morning News: A lesson from black immigrants

Here’s the DMN Points article that’s available online now, or in the early Sunday paper. Thanks to Nicole Stockdale for the real estate. Who would have ever thought that America’s chief executive and top cop would be African-Americans, at the same time no less? And that their administration would be...

Study Compares the Racial Consciousness of Black and Asian Americans: Why One Minority Group is More Flexible in its Identity than Another

Study Compares the Racial Consciousness of Black and Asian Americans: Why One Minority Group is More Flexible in its Identity than Another

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Asian Americans are less attached to their racial identity than black Americans. This finding confirms that minority politics in the United States today is more complex than generally realized and that understanding the increasingly multicultural nature of the U.S. requires perspectives that incorporate, but go...

Brainstorm Media, Time Life, TV One & MarVista Entertainment Collaborate To Produce Feature-Length Civil Rights Documentary

Brainstorm Media, Time Life, TV One & MarVista Entertainment Collaborate To Produce Feature-Length Civil Rights Documentary

“LET FREEDOM SING: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement” to Premiere on TV One on Feb. 15 during Black History Month 2009 LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ — Brainstorm Media, Time Life, TV One and MarVista Entertainment announced today the production of LET FREEDOM SING: How Music Inspired the...