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Dallas South to appear on Wednesday’s NPR -News and Notes

Dallas South to appear on Wednesday’s NPR -News and Notes

I’m pleased to announce that I have been invited to participate in the Bloggers Roundtable on NPR’s News and Notes hosted by Farai Chideya this coming Wednesday April 23rd. Also on the roundtable will be Valencia Roner from Diary of a Content Black Woman, and Kevin Ross from Three Brothers...

Was ABC Debate’s “flag pin” question by Nash McCabe planted?

Was ABC Debate’s “flag pin” question by Nash McCabe planted?

There’s more foul news regarding the ABC so-called debate last week. This comes from the Houston Chronicle via Field Negro. See the full article at chron.commons. After several days of Charlie & George lying about ABC’s questions and format in probably the most disastrous TV debate in history, an interesting...

3 takes from another Mavericks playoff loss

3 takes from another Mavericks playoff loss

  1.  Things changed when Josh went down. When Josh Howard rolled his ankle by steping on Peja Stojakovic’s foot, the fortune of the Mavericks immediately changed.  I was surprised that the announcers on the national broadcast didn’t make a bigger deal out of it. Not from an excuse standpoint,...

Thomas McGowan Dallas County’s “16th” Exoneree

Thomas McGowan Dallas County’s “16th” Exoneree

Thanks to Making the Walls Transparent who produced the above video that chronicles the release of Thomas McGowan, the 16th person exonerated in Dallas County based on DNA evidence.

Don Imus: “(Obama)’s almost a bigger pu**y than she is”

Don Imus: “(Obama)’s almost a bigger pu**y than she is”

Thanks to Mike Davis at Dallas Progress for turning me on to this piece of video. Don better be glad this is Friday. This is what America wants. This is their guy. The Democrats shouldn’t stand for this. Why would another member of their party ever visit this guys show...

Barack Obama with a little “Dirt Off Your Shoulders” for all the haters

Barack Obama with a little “Dirt Off Your Shoulders” for all the haters

After all the haters have pulled, this is what I’m talking about. Go head Barack, I ain’t made atcha.

Old School Friday – Whodini’s ‘One Love’

Old School Friday – Whodini’s ‘One Love’

I was introduced a few weeks ago to the Old School Friday meme by Mrs. Grapevine. Each Friday bloggers post a video from back in the day. I’m kicking mine off with a classic from Whodini – One Love. I remember me and my cousin Darius recorded this video and...

Frederick Douglass Academy holds 1st Annual Oratorical Contest

Frederick Douglass Academy holds 1st Annual Oratorical Contest

Frederick Douglass Academy located at 616 Kiest BLVD in Dallas held their first oratorical contest on Thursday. Students grade Pre K-3 through 4th grade competed in 7 age groups and the winners received trophies. Ms. Sheila Gaskins (oratorical contest coordinator) served as moderator for the competition. After she opened the...

Bestselling Mystery Author Robert Greer’s Dallas Events

Bestselling Mystery Author Robert Greer’s Dallas Events

  IT’S AMERICA’S GREATEST MYSTERY Who Killed JFK? Was it Oswald? Or someone else? CJ Floyd thinks he knows…   BESTSELLING MYSTERY AUTHOR ROBERT GREER     returns to Dallas for two “don’t miss” author talks!     Sunday, April 20, 5-7PM   Author Talk, Reading, & Book Signing Brooklyn...

Pennsylvania Debate should be the last for the Democrats

Pennsylvania Debate should be the last for the Democrats

There was no need for debate in Pennsylvania in the first place. But if there had been any reason to believe that we were going to get the farce that was the ABC moderators, then in would have been an easy call.George Stephanopoulos and Charlie Gibson were an embarrassment to...