There seems to be a lot of hateration in the universe towards black bloggers these days. First it was Michael Biasden, then Stephen A. Smith. Now locally James Ragland has taken on Mike Davis at Dallas Progress. I thought I'd combine my thoughts on two events in one post. ...
More news on tasers, this time out of Wichita, Kansas. Kevin Myles, President of the Wichita Branch NAACP, reports the following from the Wichita NAACP Blog. On November 20th, a man by the name of Donnell Williams, 39, was at home alone . Mr. Williams is hearing impaired, has a...
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...
The following is a press release from the AfroSpear. The AfroSpear community now includes over 90 blogs, each demonstrably furthering the goals and objectives of the AfroSpear in ways both common and unique. The AfroSpear has developed into a think tank with Diaspora-wide influence. It focuses on the discussing...
I'm going to post this Howard Witt story from the Chicago Tribune in its entirety. It was posted to the Tribune's website minutes ago. By Howard Witt Tribune Senior Correspondent Chicago Tribune The district attorney in the racially-charged Jena 6 case in Louisiana agreed to a plea bargain Monday...
Sad to report that Jackson Police say they found a body they believe is Latasha Norman. Norman was last seen on the Jackson State University campus, earlier this month. Her ex-boyfriend told police where they body could be found. He was arrested an charged with domestic abuse back in...
Latasha Norman, who is a student at Jackson State University, was last seen Nov. 13 in one of her classes. Her car was left on the campus, and the 20-year-old never returned to her dormitory room. According to the Associated Press, those who know Latasha Norman describe her as a...
See News media win suit to open Jena 6 case, an article that appeared in Thursday's Chicago Tribune. Some of the highlights from the Howard Witt article: A judge ruled Wednesday that the public and the news media should have full access to all legal proceedings involving Mychal Bell…whose prosecution...
Obsolescence – the state of being which occurs when a person, object, or service is no longer wanted even though it may still be in good working order. I was president of the Texas A&M Chapter of the NAACP from 1994-1996 and I count Dallas President Casey Thomas as...
For the last seven years, Friendship-West Baptist Church has held an event on Thanksgiving Eve and Thanksgiving offering assistance to the homeless, who they (we) refer to as VIP's. The event kicks of each Wednesday night with a church service a couple of hours after dusk followed by a meal...
