Dallas South takes a look back at stories from this week that readers need to scope out. 1. Glenna Whitley's cover article Chains of Evidence from the Dallas Observer dealt with Dallas County's history of convicting the innocent is a must read. 2. The Washington Post detailed Barack Obama who...
Here's a reminder that Dr. Frederick D. Haynes will sign copies of his new book Soul Fitness tonight starting at 7:00 p.m. I am posting a recap of the press release which ran on the site a couple of weeks ago. (DALLAS, Texas) – Each morning on K104FM, one of...
Here's a really strong post regarding BET and it's recent increase in original programming. Visit the AverageBro's take on Hot Ghetto Mess et. al. by clicking here .
Here are a few stories for this week that I wanted to share with the peeps. 1. Skyline High School's cheerleaders were involved in a dust up at Cheer Camp . 2. Eight Americans graduate from free Cuban medical school . 3. If you haven't had BBQ from Baby Back Shak in downtown...
Hot Ghet….excuse me, We Got to Do Better was one of the worst shows I've ever seen on television. There were only two advertisers on my DVR version, the movie Who's Your Caddy, and Jenny Craig (shame on you Valerie). What was the point? What was up with the rednecks? ...
Eddie Levert greeted fans and signed copies of his book I Got Your Back on Tuesday night at the African-American Museum in Dallas. The event was a joint effort between Real Men Cook of Dallas and Black Images Books. I Got Your Back is Eddie and Gerald Levert's final collaboration,...
What About Our Daughters reports that BET has changed the name of their upcoming show from Hot Ghetto Mess to We Got To Do Better. Not only have they dropped the name, but they also dropped the logo. Take a look at WAOD's update here. See BET's new decription of...
A look at some of the other news going on in the blogosphere and beyond. Rufus Shaw of DallasBlog.com chronicles infighting between Black City Council officials and a DART Board Member . Pegasus News was sold to Seattle based Fisher Communications. Mike Davis of Dallas Progress received a BIG D...
Black Bloggers and Civil Rights Groups Unite to Topple BET's "Hot Ghetto Mess" Austin, TX -July 19, 2007 – If Viacom's Black Entertainment Television goes through with it's plans to air " Hot Ghetto Mess" next week, many people will be watching, but not for the reason BET wants. Realizing...
Adrienne George who publishes the Black Women in Africa blog posts a disturbing ad campaign by UNICEF Germany. Adrienne is from Washington D.C. and has been living in Brussels Belgium since July 2002. She initially posted regarding this subject on Tuesday, and by Thursday UNICEF had taken action. See the...
