I write a column for Sunday’s Dallas Morning News (on stands now) that talks about the relationship between Generation X and Millennials. The context is how some of those before us have refused to “pass the torch” and the point is coming where we may have to take it. I’ve watched...
That’s right, Blogging While Black is now available on the Kindle! As stated at Amazon.com, “Start reading Blogging While Black on your Kindle in under a minute.” Blogging While Black is available for $3.99 on the Kindle which includes free wireless delivery via Amazon Whispernet. Let me know if you decide to check out the Kindle...
The Wire The Root, The Washington Post Company’s African American news and commentary site announced the promotion of Associate Editor Lauren Williams to Deputy Editor. Joel Dreyfuss departed The Root at the end of November 2011 and was succeeded as Managing Editor by Sheryl Huggins Salomon, who had been The Root’s Deputy Editor. Lauren has...
When news outlets began to report earlier this week about content contained in newsletters supposedly written by Ron Paul, he used the excuse that the letters did not contain a byline, so he wasn’t sure who wrote them. Those letters reportedly referred to the Martin Luther King Holiday as “Hate...
Please join me at one (or more) of the following events for Blogging While Black. Christmas Eve Booksigning Southwest Center Mall Saturday, December 24, 2011, 2-4:00pm Champagne and Strawberries Book Release Part II December 30, 2011 Chocolate Secrets 3926 Oak Lawn Avenue Dallas, TX 75219 Jokae’s African American Book Store...
Just a while ago House Speaker John Boehner tweeted that his party would bend on the payroll tax holiday two-month extension that has already been approved by the Senate. Agreement reached to ensure families’ taxes don’t go up on 1/1 & stop Senate bill provision that’d hurt job creators http://j.mp/uRXzvi @SpeakerBoehner...
House Republicans pulled a bit of a fast one when they voted for a “motion to reject” the Senate bill which was passed last Saturday extending the payroll tax holiday for two months. They called for a committee with members of the Senate to work on a new tax extension...
The problem in America is not wealth distribution, it’s income distribution. The income has been distributed from the bottom to the top. Contrary to the false narrative in Congress, taxing this individuals at higher rates does not hurt their ability to create jobs. They should find another argument. This is...
