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Race for the Cure Video – Dallas Chapter As most of you know, this is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The month is set aside in hopes of increasing early breast cancer detection awareness. Special thanks goes to my friend and survivor Carolyn Lockett who brought the above video to...

Jena – John Mellencamp Music Video John Mellencamp has recorded a song and video about Jena, Louisiana. The song questions America’s race relations and asks Jena to “take your nooses down.” The song does not sit well with the Mayor of Jena. “The town of Jena has for months been...

Mychal Bell is Free, La Salle Parish D.A. says Jesus Christ intervened last Thursday

Mychal Bell is Free, La Salle Parish D.A. says Jesus Christ intervened last Thursday

Less than 30 minutes ago,Mychal Bell was set free at the LaSalle Parish Courthouse.  Bell was flanked by his family, Martin Luther King III, and Rev. Al Sharpton.  (see CNN report here). Earlier, La Salle Parish D.A. Reed Walters made some very odd comments.  Hearing the words come out of...

Blog of the Nation Interview – NPR

Blog of the Nation Interview – NPR

Eric Weiner of NPR interviewed me last week for NPR's Morning Edition(Bloggers a force behind Jena protests).  Ironically enough, I was standing on the grounds of Jena High School as Mr. Weiner did the interview. Please click here to see the full interview. A few quotes: "I think a lot...

Howard Witt recaps rally of support for Mychal Bell and Jena 6

Howard Witt recaps rally of support for Mychal Bell and Jena 6

Howard Witt of the Chicago Tribune recaps the Jena 6 rally in Friday's edition of the Chicago Tribune.  Click here for Mr. Witt's take on the historic day.

A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember

There will be no posts today in remembrance of the 2,998 people who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 in attacks on New York and Washington as well as United Flight 93.

Dallas South Blog Rewind: August 19 – August 25

Dallas South Blog Rewind: August 19 – August 25

Here are a few things that I missed during the previous week.  Stay tuned this upcoming week, I'll be part of national blogging efforts regarding gun control, Hurricane Katrina, and the Jena Six. 1.  An unfortunate story out of Atlanta has prophetess Juanita Bynum assaulted in a hotel parking lot...