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...
Dallas South was told that UIL Athletic Director Charles Breithaupt has sent a letter to South Oak Cliff and others apologizing for his role in the Channel 8 News story accusing the school of playing an ineligible player. The letter supposedly says that Brett Shipp's report took the UIL boss'...
On Thursday I opened the Dallas Morning News and flipped through the front of each section. I started looking at the color images on the front of the main pages. Then I began to think about my claims, and others, on how African-Americans are portrayed in this paper and...
I am not trained in the ways of journalism, but I have a question for Brett Shipp: When did taking a few pieces of paper from former employees running copies become investigative reporting? I had respect for Brett Shipp's work in the past, but his ambush of Coach James Mays...
New York, N.Y. – November 15, 2007 – Throughout the week of November 26, "NBC News With Brian Williams" will take a look at the issues facing African-American women across our nation in a new series "African-American Women: Where They Stand." The series will cover a wide-range of issues from...
George Cook of the website Let's Talk Honestly did a special report in which he interviewed myself and other bloggers. The interviews revolved around Black Bloggers' reaction towards Michael Baisden and comments he made by towards the organization Color of Change . Click here to listen to the interviews. Other...
Today in a conversation regarding Friday's march, a friend of mine extolled Rev. Al Sharpton's ability to organize. I believe Friday will show us the true extent of this widely held opinion and offer a glimpse where Black activism stands as a result of the Jena 6 activities. Rev. Sharpton's...
The Boston Globe has picked up on a theme started by the Chicago Tribune, recognizing bloggers of color. One of the bloggers highlighted is Baratunde Thurston of Jack and Jill Politics . Some of the highlights from the Globe article Blog is Beautiful: "Ever since the assassination of [Martin Luther]...
Michael Baisden issued an apology to Color of Change regarding statements that were made on The Michael Baisden Show. I couldn't find the information on his website, but the response is available at his Mingle City Forum. Below is Mr. Baisden's Response to Color of Change followed by comments that...
On Monday of this week, Marcus Jones -father of Jena 6 defendant Mychal Bell- made strong statements about a group that has helped raise funds for the accused teens. Jones claimed that $10,000 was unaccounted for by the group ColorofChange.org who was working with the families of the Jena 6...
