Category: Politics and Elections

Henry Louis Gates Column ’40 acres and a Gap in Wealth’ column hits the mark

Henry Louis Gates Column ’40 acres and a Gap in Wealth’ column hits the mark

A few weeks ago, Henry Louis Gates authored a column that ran on Opinion Pages -including the New York Times and Dallas Morning News- and websites across the country.  In the column Gates responds to recent survey published by the Pew Research Center.  Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a professor...

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON COMMENDS THE PASSAGE OF ANTI-HATE LEGISLATION

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON COMMENDS THE PASSAGE OF ANTI-HATE LEGISLATION

Washington, DC – (Wednesday, December 5, 2007) – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson commends today’s unanimous passage of H.Res. 826, a bill that expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation.  It continues that under...

Quite on the eve of Rev. Sharpton’s Justice Department protest

Quite on the eve of Rev. Sharpton’s Justice Department protest

Today in a conversation regarding Friday's march, a friend of mine extolled Rev. Al Sharpton's ability to organize.  I believe Friday will show us the true extent of this widely held opinion and offer a glimpse where Black activism stands as a result of the Jena 6 activities. Rev. Sharpton's...

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON SECURES $86,250,000 FOR DART AND $250,000 FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING FAMILY CENTER IN 2008 TRANSPORTATION, HUD APPROPRIATIONS BILL

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON SECURES $86,250,000 FOR DART AND $250,000 FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING FAMILY CENTER IN 2008 TRANSPORTATION, HUD APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Washington, DC (Wednesday, November 14, 2007) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today called on President Bush to make the enactment of the 2008 Transportation, HUD appropriations bill, a top priority before Congress adjourns this year. Congresswoman Johnson successfully secured $86,250,000 for Dallas Area Rapid Transit's new Green Line, currently under construction....

On the Trinity Vote

On the Trinity Vote

Not much for me to say here, but I would advise reading the Final Analysis of the Trinity Vote at Dallas Progress. The victory goes in the win column of Tom Leppert which makes him 3 for 3 in my book (election, runoff, Trinity).  Too bad the strong mayor initiative...

House of Representatives vote on water bill marks first override of a President Bush veto

House of Representatives vote on water bill marks first override of a President Bush veto

This may not seem like a big deal, but it is.  It means that Bush can't do whatever/whenever anymore.  Congratulations go to Congresswoman Johnson who lead the override effort. Washington, DC (Tuesday, November 6, 2007) – By a vote of 361 to 54, the House of Representatives today acted to...

Homeland Security employee on leave; racially offensive Halloween costume leave some upset

Homeland Security employee on leave; racially offensive Halloween costume leave some upset

An employee from the Department of Homeland Security was encouraged to take leave after an incident involving a Halloween costume last week.  The incident has made its way to the top of the department, as Secretary Michael Chertoff is involved in the matter. According to CNN.com, "The employee wore a...

KERA/Dallas Blog take issue with Trinity Parkway’s impact on Pegasus Project

KERA/Dallas Blog take issue with Trinity Parkway’s impact on Pegasus Project

Unfortunately I don’t have the opportunity to link to this story from the dallasblog.com right now, but I’ve gotten a number of e-mails regarding my “Vote No” post last week. Here’s the post and I’ll clean it up and give the proper credit later. From DallasBlog.com Texas Transportation Chairman Ric...

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON INVITES 30TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A TELEPHONE TOWN HALL MEETING  ON RECENT ACTIONS IN CONGRESS

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON INVITES 30TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A TELEPHONE TOWN HALL MEETING ON RECENT ACTIONS IN CONGRESS

Dallas, Texas (Thursday, November 1, 2007) –  Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today announced that she would be holding a telephone town hall meeting on Tuesday, November 6th at 7:15 pm local Dallas time. Congresswoman Johnson will be listening and commenting on her constituent's questions regarding her and the Congress's work...

Ta-Nehisi Coates in Sunday’s DMN on the relevance of Al Sharpton

Ta-Nehisi Coates in Sunday’s DMN on the relevance of Al Sharpton

                   Speaking of Points, Mr. Ta-Nehisi Coates writes a scathing piece titled Why Al Sharpton has become irrelevant that appeared in Sunday's Dallas Morning News.  Coates takes issue with the view that Mr. Sharpton represents the opinions of Black America, questioning his credibility and his record in the process.   Here...