Gina McCauley from What About Our Daughters is calling for action in the case of PFC Lavena Johnson. By all accounts PFC Johnson was murdered by her colleagues. Here’s a recap of the story by WAOD & Jezebel: (Johnson) enlisted in the Army right out of high school in 2003...
Part 3 focuses on how the U.S. government documented inhabitants of Indian Territory leading up to Oklahoma statehood.
Washington, D.C. – (July 9, 2008) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today announced that Dallas’s Cedar Valley College, located in the 30th Congressional District of Texas, will receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Strengthening Institutions Program. The college will receive $400,056.00 for FY 2009, and an equal amount...
Part One of my interview with Verdie Triplett has been very well received by the Dallas South family. I hope you all did your part and emailed the YouTube link out to your email lists. Here’s a little more homework, read through the Treaty of 1866 between the United States...
By Earnest Gates Sound familiar? This is a line from Prince’s song, 1999. Why 1992? That is the year President Bill Clinton ran for President. If you notice, we are starting to see a lot of similarities between Senator Barack Obama and Governor Clinton of 1992. Clinton ran a very...
According to CNN.com, Barack Obama has decided to accept the Democratic Nomination for President at Denver’s Invesco Field at Mile High. Invesco Field is the 75,000-seat stadium that is home to the Denver Broncos. The rest of the convention will be held at the 20,000-seat Pepsi Center which houses the...
By Earnest Gates Recently I wrote about how the Republican Party has used voter suppression methods to prevent Democratic supporters from voting. I will now tell you what you can do to make sure that doesn’t happen this time. First, you can make sure you are registered to vote and...
WHEN: Thursday July 3, 2008, 10:00 a.m. WHERE: Cornerstone Baptist Church; 5415 Matlock Road Arlington, TX (817) 468-0083 WHO: Michael Williams, Chairman, Texas Railroad Commission WHAT: “Williams Innovators” Summer Camp Graduation WHY: “William Innovators” is a summer camp that promotes young people’s interest in math and science through the teaching...
By Wilton Hollins If the presidential elections were tomorrow I would probably stay home. Neither of the presidential candidates have impressed me post the primary rhetoric. I’ve yet to hear proposals to solve issues that are front and center with most Americans; primarily the high cost of gas...
The fam and I were headed down to Garrett’s Popcorn on Michigan Avenue to end our trip on Friday. When we got there we found out that particular location had closed. Around the same time the call came in from Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters that we would be able to...
