SHAWN P. WILLIAMS Blog

Statement by the President on the Settlement in  the Black Farmers Lawsuit against USDA

Statement by the President on the Settlement in the Black Farmers Lawsuit against USDA

From the Office of the Press Secretary My Administration is dedicated to ensuring that federal agencies treat all our citizens fairly, and the settlement in the Pigford case reflects that commitment. I applaud Secretary Vilsack for his efforts to modernize operations at the USDA, as well as the work of...

Methodist Health System Joint Academy Offers Education to Speed Healing for Hips, Knees and Shoulders

Methodist Health System Joint Academy Offers Education to Speed Healing for Hips, Knees and Shoulders

Methodist Health System offers complete care for patients needing surgery to replace joints damaged by injury, deformity, or degenerative diseases

United States Government Haiti Earthquake Disaster Response Update

United States Government Haiti Earthquake Disaster Response Update

White House updates situation in Haiti and response as of last week through Office of the Press Secretary.

DSN Post of the Day: Why Black Men Love White Women author Rajen Persaud Q&A with DSN (Pt. 1)

DSN Post of the Day: Why Black Men Love White Women author Rajen Persaud Q&A with DSN (Pt. 1)

By Lorrie Irby Jackson – Dallas South News Contributor With our nation’s first African-American president now in the White House, as well as the never-ending drama of black and white issues in popular culture, I figured it was a good time to revisit one of the most honest and insightful...

President Obama to Propose New Small Business Jobs and Wages Tax Cut

President Obama to Propose New Small Business Jobs and Wages Tax Cut

Tomorrow in Baltimore, Maryland, President Obama will announce details of the Small Business Jobs and Wages Tax Cut, one of his new proposals to create good jobs in America.

President Obama previews Initiatives for Middle Class Families

President Obama previews Initiatives for Middle Class Families

(Office of the Press Secretary) Washington, DC – Today, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will hold a meeting of the Middle Class Task Force, where they will lay out key investments for middle class families.  Today’s discussion will preview one of the key themes of the President’s...

Dallas South News Post of the Day – Color Purple Play Review

Dallas South News Post of the Day – Color Purple Play Review

From Dallas Hyperlocal News Site DallasSouthNews.org By Me A talented cast brings Alice Walker’s classic The Color Purple to life on the stage of The Music Hall at Fair Park. Many felt that Steven Spielberg’s adaptation for the screen was as good as it gets, but since opening on Broadway...

Haiti rocked by 6.1 magnitude aftershock

Haiti rocked by 6.1 magnitude aftershock

So far there have been no reports of damage related to this morning’s 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Haiti. This underscores why most Haitians are sleeping outside rather than take the chance of being caught in buildings that may be affected by aftershocks.