The NAACP has selected 35 year old Benjamin Todd Jealous as its next President and CEO. Jealous was the only candidate presented to the group’s 64 member Executive Board. This quote by CNN says a lot about the vote. When the 34-21 vote was announced, “no one clapped or celebrated,”...
Click on the link below to see a press release from the J.L. Turner Legal Association (JLTLA). The JLTLA, the African American Bar Association of Dallas, press release concerns the group’s support of Sen. Rodney Ellis of Houston and Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins’ call for penalties against prosecutors that...
As early as this week, the NAACP will make a decision on who be their next president. With the organization getting ready to celebrate From what I have read, Benjamin Jealous and Alvin Brown are fine candidates for the position, yet I’m of the mind that there is one candidate...
The mainstream media continues to acknowledge the emergence of African American bloggers while black leadership and black media continues to ignore them. The latest example is an article in the Washington Post titled Critics of Old Guard Take Black Activism Online. Here are some of the highlights from the story...
Is anyone surprised? As reported by the New York Times, “Three detectives were found not guilty Friday morning on all charges in the shooting death of Sean Bell, who died in a hail of 50 police bullets outside a club in Jamaica, Queens.” Hours before his wedding this young life...
Land Development, Homeownership, Juvenile Justice System, Substance Abuse and the Return of New Orleanians on Summit Platform Dallas, TX – April 18, 2008 – Faith Formula Human Services is poised to keep the focus on poverty conditions in America. To this end, United States Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Dr....
Thanks to Making the Walls Transparent who produced the above video that chronicles the release of Thomas McGowan, the 16th person exonerated in Dallas County based on DNA evidence.
Many were troubled by the story of a 12 year old that was allowed to strip in a local night club. What was just as bad was a loophole in the Dallas city charter which allowed them to remain open after the incident. Here are changes that the city council...
Color of Change Press Release Lawyers File Motion to Recuse Judge and DA—Putting State on Trial—Claiming Clear Pattern of Race Bias JENA, LA— Lawyers for the youngest of the Jena 6, Jesse Ray Beard, filed a motion today to remove Judge J.P. Mauffray Jr. and District Attorney Reed Walters from...
Since posting Part One of the American InJustice video about Lakeith Amir-Sharif, there’s been a spirited discussion going on in the comment section. As I mentioned in the earlier post, I met Sharif two years ago, before this form was made available. To my knowledge, what happened is that I...
