Saturday, Nov. 20, 1:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Writing help for $1 a minute! One of the most important but often the most intimidating steps in the college application process is writing the required essay. Students who have good grades and are otherwise well-qualified to be accepted into the...
By Lorrie Irby Jackson There are optimists who believe that, eventually, we will achieve a color-blind society: folks who are hoping for a post-racial America, a more meaningful dialogue about race and the righting of wrongs against people of color that have occurred again and again over the last few...
By Lorrie Irby Jackson – Dallas South News Contributor With our nation’s first African-American president now in the White House, as well as the never-ending drama of black and white issues in popular culture, I figured it was a good time to revisit one of the most honest and insightful...
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...
Join Kristin and I tonight at 9 PM on Shawn P. Williams Now on Blog Talk Radio. Our guests will be Tiffinni Young who is running for Dallas City Council District 5 seat, and Tiffany Cherry, author of “For Anyone Who Will Listen” Also tune in for the big announcement...
Last week I had the opportunity to read Say It Like Obama, a book written by Shel Leanne that is now available for purchase. Her book delves into Barack Obama’s oratorical style which has helped him capture his party’s nomination for President of the United States. Leanne’s book is for...
IT’S AMERICA’S GREATEST MYSTERY Who Killed JFK? Was it Oswald? Or someone else? CJ Floyd thinks he knows… BESTSELLING MYSTERY AUTHOR ROBERT GREER returns to Dallas for two “don’t miss” author talks! Sunday, April 20, 5-7PM Author Talk, Reading, & Book Signing Brooklyn...
From the Pegasus News Wire. Eastfield College‘s African-American Read-in is scheduled for Wednesday, February 27, 11:28 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Building S, Room 100. This year’s theme is words and music; those who wish to participate should prepare a 2-3 minute piece that includes a famous quote or speech...
Local and regional African-American authors will discuss their work at a special free event from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Dallas Public Library. The discussion is part of the library’s celebration of African-American Heritage Month and Love Your Library Month. Dr. Vivi Monroe Congress, author of...
Here's is the second and concluding part of my interview with Barbara Trepagnier on her book Silent Racism. Dallas South: How do White Americans like the ones you studied feel about the concept of institutional racism? Barbara Trepagnier: Most white people do not understand how racism works, which means they...
