Category: Religion and Faith

MediaCurve.com has real time reaction of Rev. Wright’s sermon among African-American and other groups

MediaCurve.com has real time reaction of Rev. Wright’s sermon among African-American and other groups

I picked this up off the Dallas Morning News Opinion Blog and Nicole Stockdale. Here’s the premise: MediaCurve.com played some of Dr. Wright’s sound bites in front of 799 people — Democrats, Republicans and independents — and recorded their reactions (positive vs. negative) in real time. This is as real...

Dr. Wright comforts Bill Clinton and Lyndon Johnson in times of need

Dr. Wright comforts Bill Clinton and Lyndon Johnson in times of need

In 1998, during one of President Bill Clinton’s darkest hours, who did he call for spiritual guidance? You guessed it, Dr. Jeremiah Wright. Bill Clinton and everyone else should be ashamed for their silence as they watch the media characterize Wright as a fringe outsider that Barack Obama brought to...

Electronic Village – “Al Sharpton and NAACP Are Wrong in Dunbar Village Gang-Rape Case”

Electronic Village – “Al Sharpton and NAACP Are Wrong in Dunbar Village Gang-Rape Case”

I hardly ever post an entire writing from another blog, but this one is so important I can’t help it – this is too important. Please show some love to Villager, publisher of Electronic Village (and the Black Blog rankings, by visiting one of the links in this sentence. Or...

Dallas Morning News – Shawn Williams:Black pastors speak truth to power

Dallas Morning News – Shawn Williams:Black pastors speak truth to power

Here is the article I wrote that appears in Wednesday’s Dallas Morning News. Some of this is familiar from Part 1, but there is about 30-40% new material. Sick. Disgusted. Appalled. Those were some of the feelings that washed over me as I have listened to the mainstream media launch...

The Media Lynching of Jeremiah Wright (Part 2 of 3): Crazy Talk

The Media Lynching of Jeremiah Wright (Part 2 of 3): Crazy Talk

Do I think HIV was an experiment created to destroy black folks? I don’t. Do I see how one might think such a thing? I do. How can one fathom the U.S. Government conspiring against a race people, it’s own citizens no doubt? I believe these words can at least...

Dallas South to appear in Dallas Morning News regarding Dr. Wright situation

Dallas South to appear in Dallas Morning News regarding Dr. Wright situation

I wanted to get the official word before I let you all know, but make sure to pick up a copy of Wednesday’s Dallas Morning News.  From their opinion blog and Sharon Grigsby: I’m glad Shawn Williams of the Dallas South blog has agreed to write a column for tomorrow’s...

Part of Media vs. Wright series on Wednesday and Part 3 on Friday

Part of Media vs. Wright series on Wednesday and Part 3 on Friday

Part 1 of “The Media Lynching of Jeremiah Wright” series was well received, and I will have an announcement  regarding what I mean hopefully by the end of the day.  15 comments on the first day of a post is unprecedented for this website.  Keep the comments coming and check...

The Media Lynching of Rev. Jeremiah Wright (Part 1 of 3): How a 36 year career of evangelism and activism is reduced to a 30 second sound bite

The Media Lynching of Rev. Jeremiah Wright (Part 1 of 3): How a 36 year career of evangelism and activism is reduced to a 30 second sound bite

Sick…disgusted…appalled. Those were some of the feelings that washed over me as I listened to the mainstream media launch an all out assault on Dr. Jeremiah Wright Jr. It should have been no surprise, but even my wary eyes were taken aback by the ferocity of the attacks on Dr....

NAACP President Finalists includes Dallas’ Frederick D. Haynes III

NAACP President Finalists includes Dallas’ Frederick D. Haynes III

If the NAACP is interested in turning to a high-energy, intelligent, spellbinding orator in the mold of Benjamin L. Hooks…Rev. Haynes easily fits the bill.– George Curry George Curry was the first to write about something that was brought to my attention over a week ago. My pastor, Dr. Frederick...