Who in the hell left the gate open? That’s the kicker from the above sermon by Rev. B.W. Smith (about 2:00 in) when describing a little dog that always yapped at a big dog from behind the safety of a fence. Now I’m not really drawing a parallel with the...
PUT ON FOR YOUR CITY! – VOTE NO! Here’s what’s going on: Many of you moved to Dallas and live here because of the opportunities available to you. You moved here because Dallas is a growing city. Dallas has been losing everything of value to the suburbs. We lost the...
By James “Bird” Guess So we know that only 10 percent of Spruce graduates were college ready in reading and math last year, and the school has been rated academically unacceptable for the past four years. Anything else? Oh wait, the kids don’t care about education and their parents did...
Petition for Congressional Hearings against Taser Torture According to Amnesty International, 351 people have died for one reason or another after being stunned with Taser guns since June 2001 (Star-Telegram). Most recently Michael Jacobs Jr., 24 years old died after being stunned with a Taser in front of his Ft....
By Jason Johnson Adkin’s Diet. The Mediterranean Diet. The Detox Diet. The Cabbage Soup Diet. Weight Watchers. Jenny Craig. There are many diets out there that promise weight loss. And the truth of the matter is-they all will result in some initial weight loss. Any diet will work and should...
On Friday, members of the AfroSpear will participate in “Day of Blogging for Justice: Standing Up Against the Police Pre-Trial Electrocution.” This effort is open to all bloggers who would like to see law enforcement recognize the deadly nature of this weapon and use it properly. This is in response...
We’re proud to announce that the next Dallas South “Get Into the City” event will be held Belmont Hotel Dallas on Friday May 8th starting at 7:00 p.m. If you missed the last Dallas South GITC, you don’t want to be caught slipping again next month. The Belmont Motor Hotel...
PRESS CONTACT Tonya Neal (972)228-5200 tneal@friendshipwest.org Friendship-West Social hosts City Council Candidate Forum Social Action Community invites candidates vying for Southern Dallas seats Dallas, Texas – On Thursday April 23, Friendship-West Baptist Church will host a City Council Candidate Forum where citizens of Southern Dallas can learn more about the...
It was odd to see Magic Johnson on T.V. selling the virtues of Jackson Hewitt’s Tax Services. Not everyone feels comfortable doing there taxes, so seeking help from a big name company is understandable. But many of the African-Americans that Jackson Hewitt targets don’t realize that the person they are...
By Nazim Ansari Peace and Blessings friends and family, 4/15/09 – Banjul, The Gambia Today was a day of fun, fun, fun. We had lessons in drumming, dancing, Wolof language, and we visited the fishing market, and shopping market. Our tour guide, Molong, took us to an area to learn...
