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Vincent Tucker becomes the North Texas Booking Agent for The Harlem Starz Basketball Team

Vincent Tucker becomes the North Texas Booking Agent for The Harlem Starz Basketball Team

September 4, 2007 (Dallas, Texas) – CWC Entertainment Group Founder Vincent Tucker has officially become the Fall 2007 North Texas Booking agent for The Harlem Starz Basketball Team. With this agreement, Vincent Tucker & CWC Entertainment Group will be booking The Harlem Starz to perform in both middle & high...

15 year-old Britney Exline becomes youngest African-American female accepted into Ivy League School

15 year-old Britney Exline becomes youngest African-American female accepted into Ivy League School

Britney Exline became the youngest African-American female accepted at an Ivy League when Pennsylvania University welcomed her into their freshman class.  The 15 year-old Colorado native began reading at the age of two, and scored 1400 on her SAT. Britney plans to study politics and engineering while at Penn.  "I'm...

Interesting response to “Ghetto Handbook” post

Interesting response to “Ghetto Handbook” post

At first I thought this comment in response to the Ghetto Handbook post below was a joke, but I believe this was what someone actually had on their mind.  The comment read thusly. It is really sad that our school law enforcement personnel need a book so they can understand...

Dallas South Rewind August 26 – September 1

Dallas South Rewind August 26 – September 1

Here's a look at stories from the past week that were not covered here on Dallas South Dallas South Sports recaps Carter's last second win vs. Kimball .  The Dallas Grand Hotel is making a comeback.  Here's a Pegasus News report by Mike Orren via Mike Davis. Speaking of Mike...

Houston school police officer releases “Ghetto Handbook” to learn to speak Ebonics

Houston school police officer releases “Ghetto Handbook” to learn to speak Ebonics

I came across an interesting piece in the Austin American-Statesman about a Ghetto Handbook that was distributed among Houston school employees.  According to the Statesman, the eight-page booklet, subtitled "Wucha dun did now?", was handed out to about 15 Houston Independent School District police officers at a May roll call...

Gov. Rick Perry commutes sentence of Kenneth Foster to life in prison

Gov. Rick Perry commutes sentence of Kenneth Foster to life in prison

Texas Death Row inmate Kenneth Foster's life was spared when Governor Rick Perry stopped his execution and reduced his sentence to life in prison.  the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted by a 6-1 margin that Foster's sentences should be reduced. "After carefully considering the facts of this case,...

Bloggers for Justice

Bloggers for Justice

I encourage readers to visit some of the other writers who took part in Thursdays Blogging for Justice.  And if you are compelled please contact media outlets and encourage them to pay more attention to this story.  For a list of contacts click here. List of Bloggers for Justice 1....

Jena Six Deserve Justice

Jena Six Deserve Justice

Why does everyone want to convince me that justice is blind? Why do people want to make me believe that the lady with the scale never peaks under that blindfold to take a look at who stands before her awaiting her ruling? Today, a number of bloggers are writing in...

Press Release: Afrosphere Bloggers Ask Media to Cover Jena 6

Press Release: Afrosphere Bloggers Ask Media to Cover Jena 6

The Afrosphere Jena 6 Coalition “ask that the mainstream traditional media step forward and discharge their duty to provide coverage of this vitally important event to their viewers and readers and act as “the fourth institution" of governmental "checks and balance” that constitutional framers intended the press to be.” To...

It’s official: Dogs do mean more than humans, Leona Helmsley leaves millions to her pet

It’s official: Dogs do mean more than humans, Leona Helmsley leaves millions to her pet

I've been wondering throughout the Michael Vick situation whether or not the life of a dog means more to the American public than the life of a human.  It seems there is more outrage at the senseless deaths of pit bulls than there is to the senseless death of people....