This weekend on the political talk show circuit, Republicans are trying to derail the momentum building behind those who are painting Rush Limbaugh as the leader of the GOP Party. When the mythical Chairman of the party has to bow down and apologize for speaking the truth about Limbaugh what...
It took me a while to get to it, but you know I can’t forget about my sorors and the 23rd Image Awards Luncheon hosted by the Omicron Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha. At the luncheon held at the Dallas Infomart on February 28th, I was a guest...
Review by Kristin of Because I Said So If By Chance Playwright Donnie Wilson has been “directly inspired by our society’s preoccupation with Barack Obama’s ethnicity”. If By Chance is his outstanding play which depicts many undercurrents of racial inadequacy punctuated with bursts of humor. Mr. Wilson was able to...
By Gordon Jackson It may be one of the greatest turn-a-rounds of an inner city community in the country. House by house, block by block, West Dallas is changing, distinctly for the better. A lot of determination and grit by several community and housing organizations and churches have served as...
Political cartoons are an American staple. From an early age I followed Reagan and Bush 41 cartoons in the Paris News. As I got older I was partial to the cartoons that appeared in Newsweek. Some are subtle in their humor and some hit you right over the head with...
State Representative Barbara Mallory Caraway and Dallas Independent School Board Trustee (DISD) Lew Blackburn will host the 2nd Annual Career Futures Initiative Job Expo and CareerFest on Saturday April 4, 2009. This event provides high school students with an opportunity to meet representatives from profit and not-for-profit businesses offering paid...
The early response on Facebook has been amazing to the invitation sent out for our initial “Get Into the City” event at Texas Caribbean Foods. I want to make sure that the blog family is well represented as well, so please let us know by commenting on this post if...
As the Tyrannosaurus trudged down his driveway to pick up the newspaper, he wondered whether or not the story of T.O. being released would be above the fold. Of course the news of Terrell Owens’ departure was at the very top of the Dallas Morning News’ Thursday edition. Apparently the...
BY BIBLELESSONCONNECTION.COM As we continue our study of inspiring bible characters, we meet King Solomon. Solomon, the son of King David, is known throughout the Word of God for his wisdom. In fact, the Lord asked him what he wanted most and Solomon requested that he be given a discerning...
On Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. According to the Associated Press, the warrant is for five charges of crimes against humanity and two of war crimes including...
