DALLAS – Local leaders will join forces with parents and youth to promote citizenship and non-violence at the fourth annual youth summit on Saturday, June 20, 2009. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway will headline a panel of local elected officials as part of one local ministry’s commitment to stopping...
Yesterday we learned that the president of my alma mater (Class of ’96) Elsa Murano resigned. She had been in the lead role in Aggieland since January 2008. Dr. Murano had received a poor review from A&M System Chancellor Mike McKinney for her work as leader of the university. Here...
On Monday June 1st, Preservation Link’s Point of View photojournalism program held an awards program at the Dallas Museum of Art’s Horchow Auditorium. Preservatino Link is a nonprofit organization that looks to encourage an appreciation and an acknowledgment of community and culture through literacy, art, and technology education. On the...
$20,000 Scholarship Recipient Honored The House of Hope Church is celebrating all graduates! On Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 10 a.m., we will host Graduates Recognition Day on our campus at 1420 High Pointe Lane in Cedar Hill, Texas. This event will honor every graduate with a particular focus on...
Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle and Michael Jenkins, President and Managing Director of Dallas Summer Musicals will hold a press conference Friday, June 5th at 10 a.m. in the lobby of the Music Hall at Fair Park, to discuss the objectives and success of the Stage Right program that introduces...
In a message from a group known as “We Are Not Confused” supporting DISD Trustee Carla Ranger, LeVar “L.D.” Thomas says that DCCCD Chancellor Dr. Wright Lassiter has offered Ranger another position within DCCCD equal with the salary she was previously receiving. On May 15th, Ranger was informed that her...
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...
Legislation paves the way for new construction, acceptance of freshmen class in 2010 DALLAS – The University of North Texas Dallas Campus became a stand-alone institution May 27 after Gov. Rick Perry signed Senate Bill (SB) 629, which allows three university system centers in the state to expand into full-fledged...
“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...
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...
