“Where is the Outrage” has Jena coverage
Check out some interesting Jena 6 coverage at Where is the Outrage . Thanks Errington for reaching out.
Category: Media
Press Alert: Dallas South available for on the ground coverage in Jena
On Thursday, I will be available for media outlets in need of real time coverage of tomorrow's rally in Jena, La. I can be reached at 214-923-5013 on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. That number is good until we get to Alexandria and then there will be a separate...
Dallas South Blog/Shawn Williams to appear on NBC Nightly News Todday !!!!
Make sure you tune into to NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams tonight (September 19) at 5:30 p.m. Central – 6:30 p.m. Eastern. I did an interview today about how the internet movement is effecting the Civil Rights movement, and how the blogosphere has impacted the Jena 6 case. This...
Chicago Tribune credits bloggers for magnitude of Jena protests – Dallas South quoted
Howard Witt of the Chicago Tribune writes a thoughtful article regarding the impact of African-American Bloggers on the Jena 6 protest. His assertions are unique and may seem like a stretch to some. The article under the headline Blogs Help Drive Jena protests, quotes Rev. Al Sharpton (National Action Network),...
Black Bloggers Are Sick of BET and ‘Gangsta Crap’ Music
The following is a press release from Afrosphere Bloggers Association. Dallas South Blog is a member of the ABA (New York): Black Bloggers have united to battle mainstream music and entertainment fat-cats who profit off the stereotypical, sexist, and racist exploitation of African American people. Their main targets are Black...
Dallas South Rewind: September 9 – September 15
Dallas South looks back at top stories that from the past week. 1. Electronic Village has started a monthly list of the Top 10 Black Bloggers. 2. Dallas Progress details Dallas City Council Committees assigned by Mayor Tom Leppert. Angela Hunt is noticably absent from the list of chairs and...
Dallas South Rewind: September 2 – September 8
Stories from the week that was….. 1. Dallas South Sports details an impressive 47-14 win by DeSoto over Garland. 2. Eddie Griffin was cut short at a performance for Black Enterprise Magazine when he laced his act with the so-called "N-word." 3. plezWorld alerts us to NPR's bloggers roundtable. 4....
Lessons from ShaQuanda Cotton case have refined new civil rights movement
Back in March of this year, the U.S. learned of a young girl in Paris, Texas who would supposedly spend 7 years of her life in prison for pushing down a teacher. When people read the story by Howard Witt in the Chicago Tribune, many were moved, but to what...
A parent welcomes the message of “Read A Book”
Mac wrote the following on the comment page. I must admit that I'm a little torn on this one. While I understand that the writer may have gone too far with some of the lyrics, I also think that that's the point. I was just about to let my 12...
“Read a Book” cartoon/video airs on BET: sattire or of satan?
Satire is not lost on me, I promise you. One of my favorite movies is Spike Lee's Bamboozled, where people walked out at the showing I went to. And Boondocks, loved and loathed by many, is one of my favorite show on T.V. (when it airs). But Read a Book...
