The news regarding Johnson Publishing gets worse everytime you see them mentioned. Hat Tip to Kevin Ross of Three Brothers and a Sister who passed along an article by Richard Prince of the Maynard Instituted titled Johnson Publishing Co. Called “Under Siege.” 3 Brothers and a Sister also reports Ebony...
Starting on Wednesday, Dallas lawyers will have a week of activities that feature a Supreme Court Justice (scheduled to appear), a Circuit Court Appeals Judge, and two award winning journalists Judge Carl Stewart – 5th Circuit Court of Appeals On Wednesday June 24, The J.L. Turner Legal Association -the African-American...
I was forwarded this entry by colleague Bruce Dixon out of Atlanta, managing editor of Black Agenda Report. Dixon writes about unrest in Chicago regarding fired black teachers. Here is a large portion of the entry, but please read Dixon’s article Chicago Teachers File Racial Discrimination Suit it its entirety....
On Monday, Gloria Campus hosted the Dallas City Council Inauguration Ceremony at the Meyerson Symphony Center in downtown Dallas. The council and mayor Tom Leppert welcomed two new members and said goodbye to two former colleagues who were leaving due to term limits. It had been a while since I...
Everyone keeps asking me, “How was the Blogging While Brown Conference” and I either answer “great” or “excellent. I then think that this may sound vain in some way because I was responsible for helping to put the program together. In actuality, I didn’t feel much different from last year...
BY JAMES “BIRD” GUESS Credit cards do not put people in debt, financial decisions that people make is what put them in debt! On May 22, 2009, President Obama signed The Credit Card Holder’s Bill of Rights Act into law, which could potentially help people become debt free quicker. This...
Once again it’s on! Blogging While Brown got rolling last night with a welcome reception where AT&T gave away a new iPhone. I had the opportunity to welcome our participants this morning and kick off the first session (5 minutes late, my bad) lead by Milt Hayes of Blacks Gone...
Bringing back a post from last year discussing Juneteenth. Don’t forget your red soda water. I remember growing up in good old Paris, Texas and one day realizing that there was an extra holiday on the calendar. I recall having a good understanding of Christmas, Thanksgiving, July 4th and Halloween,...
Continuing my series about people I follow. This time on Twitter. I limited my entries to 140 characters, the maximum length of a tweet. waynesutton wayne is a social media guru, mastering every form. 25K followers but he’s following 26. Tweets social media tips and advice thru the day necolebitchie...
The 2nd Blogging While Brown Conference gets underway on Friday at Chicago’s University Center with a Beginning Bloggers Boot Camp. Conference organizer Gina McCauley afforded me the opportunity to serve as programming chair for the conference, and I’m excited about the group of panelists and presenters that we were able...
