BY KRISTIN OF BECAUSE I SAID SO The Supreme Court has decided to reverse a decision made by the U.S. Court of Appeals which included Judge Sonia Sotomayor. I have yet to read the entire ruling but I find myself wondering about the ramifications the ruling will have on the...
Paul Quinn College is not dead, but the grim reaper is walking out the door and headed in that direction. While most of us were following the developments in the death of Michael Jackson, a local story has gotten somewhat lost in the mix. Paul Quinn lost its accreditation from...
I wanted to share the contents of an email sent out by Color of Change Director of Grassroots Mobilization, James Rucker, to their massive member list regarding the plea of “No Contest” by the defendants in the “Jena 6” case late last week. Color of Change was at the forefront...
“Rethinking Federal Sentencing Policy: 25th Anniversary of the Sentencing Reform Act” will feature Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and many others Washington, DC – (June 23, 2009) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Congressman Danny Davis will co-host a Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) symposium, “Rethinking Federal...
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...
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...
The Holocaust Memorial Museum announced that 39 year old Stephen Tyrone Johns died as a result of gunshot wounds suffered at the hands of Neo-Nazi James von Brunn. The Museum released the following statement. There are no words to express our grief and shock over today’s events at the Museum,...
On Tuesday, Save-A-Lot held a “Dollar Cutting” ceremony for their newest store at Crest Shopping Center in the Lancaster-Kiest Corridor. The store is completely new construction and replaces an abandoned theater, located at 2611 South Lancaster. Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway were both on...
On Monday June 1st, Preservation Link’s Point of View photojournalism program held an awards program at the Dallas Museum of Art’s Horchow Auditorium. Preservatino Link is a nonprofit organization that looks to encourage an appreciation and an acknowledgment of community and culture through literacy, art, and technology education. On the...
When I received an email two days after Brandon McClelland was killed in Paris, and saw the details of this case and how it was handled from the beginning, I knew something was wrong. I knew “beyond a shadow of a doubt” would be difficult. The longer the case drew...
