(Thanks in advance for your help Fam…Shawn P.) Dallas South News has launched a campaign to gain 100 new members before the end of the day on Friday. As most of you know, our mission is to utilize technology, social media, and journalistic principles to empower and inform underserved communities. ...
We’ve been told that the “anger” at rallies and town halls are just Americans who are fed up with government. We’ve been told that the “outcry” against the President’s plans to encourage school children were parents who didn’t want their kids subject to a partisan message. Nothing disrespectful and that...
I am so very proud to announce that my friend and classmate Trenton Doyle Hancock has bee selected to participate in the Dallas Cowboys Art Program. He is one of 14 contemporary artists commissioned by the Cowboys to display their work at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Good Vegan Progression #2...
Former U.S. Bill Clinton & North Korean leader Kim Jong-il Photo – REUTERS Do you know what Americans should be saying? “Thank God Bill Clinton went to North Korea and secured the release of two American journalist who violated that country’s border.” Do you know what I’m hearing less than...
Henry Louis Gates released a statement to TheRoot.com (which was sent to Dallas South) regarding the President’s invitation to have a beer at the White House with the officer who arrested him. Gates,Editor-in-Chief of The Root., accepted President Obama’s offer. “It was very kind of the President to phone me...
Here are the contents of a letter written by U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson to David C. Williams, Inspector General, United States Postal Service – Office of Inspector General. I actually retyped it (tech issues on my part), so any typos or mistakes are mine. The letter is dated July...
Here is a statement released by Charles Olgletree who has been retained by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. after he was arrested at his Cambridge Massachusettes home. This information was posted at theroot.com and distributed. Statement on Behalf of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. — by Charles Ogletree This brief statement is...
Let me start by saying this: I like fried chicken, I like Kool Aid, I like Watermelon. Now, when I first heard about Martellus Bennett’s (aka Marty B) Black Olympics video on YouTube, I kind of brushed it aside. As a fellow Texas A&M alum, I have followed Bennett since...
There is no trophy in sports harder to win right now than an NBA Title. Another way to say it is that the list of NBA Championship Teams is one of the most exclusive in sports. For the last few years, since the Mavericks ripped my heart out, I’ve been...
Genma Holmes of GenmaSpeaks has agreed to become a regular contributor here, but there will be more on that later. As for today, I’m posting her thoughts on Steve McNair. As a native of Mississippi and resident of Nashville (like McNair), I think her perspective is important. Life in Tennessee...
