Category: Justice/Law Enforcement

RNC STATEMENT ON THE EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

RNC STATEMENT ON THE EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

A Statement from RNC Chairman Michael Steele “Today the Republican National Committee remembers the 2,740 Americans who died in the terrorist attacks on America eight years ago. We share in the grief still felt by families and friends who lost loved ones. Yet like all Americans, we are strengthened knowing...

Youth Activist Groups Honor Local First Responders on Sept. 11

Youth Activist Groups Honor Local First Responders on Sept. 11

Dallas County Young Democrats (DCYD) and Dallas Stonewall Young Democrats (DSYD) Host Barbecue for National Day of Service Dallas (September 10) — The Dallas County Young Democrats and Dallas Stonewall Young Democrats are honoring service men and women with the “Serving Those Who Serve Us” Barbecue, this upcoming Friday at...

African-American unemployment rate 14.5% in July, down for 3rd straight month

African-American unemployment rate 14.5% in July, down for 3rd straight month

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the U.S. unemployment rate was virtually unchanged for the second straight month, down .1% from June to July.  The 9.4% unemployment rate fir July is identical to May, but another 247,000 jobs were lost during this period. The African-American unemployment rate declined...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. releases statement through Charles Ogletree

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. releases statement through Charles Ogletree

Here is a statement released by Charles Olgletree who has been retained by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. after he was arrested at his Cambridge Massachusettes home. This information was posted at theroot.com and distributed. Statement on Behalf of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. — by Charles Ogletree This brief statement is...

Shawn P. Williams on 94.5 KSoul’s Freddy Haynes Unscripted

Shawn P. Williams on 94.5 KSoul’s Freddy Haynes Unscripted

Here’s a video a put together with a couple of clips from my radio appearance with my pastor, Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III on Freddy Haynes Unscripted this past Sunday.  I appreciate the invite, it was a fun evening and I hope to be invited back in the future.

Is Dallas Main Post office about to close?

Is Dallas Main Post office about to close?

Late Friday afternoon I received a letter that supposedly went out from the American Postal Workers Union.  This letter was on American Postal Workers Union letterhead, and signed by President Larry Crawford and Secretary/Treasurer Jennifer D. Fulbright.  I was not able to call and very this information at (214)631-3162.  But...

JoAnn Karr Crime Watch in Southeast Dallas get update from Dallas Police and Pleasant Grove Historian

JoAnn Karr Crime Watch in Southeast Dallas get update from Dallas Police and Pleasant Grove Historian

BY KAY LEAKS At its recent monthly meeting, the JoAnn Karr Crime Watch group heard crime stats from the Dallas Police Department. Since our Neighborhood Police Officers (NPOs) have been transferred to another department, their supervisor (Sgt. Grant) will report to the group until replacements are announced. Sgt. Grant encouraged members...

Caught in Monday’s Police Chase, I Now Wonder is it worth it

Caught in Monday’s Police Chase, I Now Wonder is it worth it

On Monday afternoon I made a snap decision, as I’m known to sometimes do.  Heading south out of downtown, I thought it would be cool to take my son to Celebration Station in Mesquite, so we headed East on Interstate 30.  I set the budget at…well cheap, and figured we’d...

Ryan Grim’s “This is Your Country on Drugs” looks at the Iran-Contra scandal and black community

Ryan Grim’s “This is Your Country on Drugs” looks at the Iran-Contra scandal and black community

I met Ryan Grim online back in 2007 when he was with Politico and have kept in touch with him over the years.  I was excited to learn about his new book that I’m hoping to get my hands sometime soon.  It’s titled This is Your Country on Drugs.  I hope...