SHAWN P. WILLIAMS Blog

Coverage of Owen Wilson suicide attempt vastly different from last year’s Terrell Owens media circus

Coverage of Owen Wilson suicide attempt vastly different from last year’s Terrell Owens media circus

I'll be the first to tell you that I'm a big Owen Wilson fan.  Wedding Crashers was one of the funniest movies in years, and he was a big reason why.  His cameo in Night at the Museum was very good, not to mention  turns in Meet the Parents &...

NAACP urges Congress not to forget victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

NAACP urges Congress not to forget victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

The NAACP issued the following press release urging citizens to pressure Congress to step up recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast region. The Issue: In the next few days, Congress will return from recess with 60 days to decide on the 2008 Federal Budget, including continuing funds for Gulf Coast...

Dallas South Sports launches, Carter/Kimball selected as first game of the week

Dallas South Sports launches, Carter/Kimball selected as first game of the week

I am proud to introduce a new member to the Dallas South Family: Dallas South Sports .  Dallas South Sports will take a keen interest in High School football in Southern Dallas, as well as college football, the NFL (heavy on the Boys), Fantasy Football and eventually basketball at all...

Kenneth Foster scheduled to be executed this week, family and others wait for Perry’s decision on clemency

Kenneth Foster scheduled to be executed this week, family and others wait for Perry’s decision on clemency

              Last week I came across the plight of Kenneth Foster, a man on Texas' Death Row for a crime that was committed in his presence.  Eddie Griffin (visit Eddie's blog here), has been keeping me up to speed on efforts to stop  Kenneth's execution which...

Keite Young’s debut album in stores this Tuesday August 28

Keite Young’s debut album in stores this Tuesday August 28

SINCE LOCAL ARTIST KEITE YOUNG'S DEBUT ALBUM WILL BE IN STORES TOMORROW, I THOUGHT I WOULD RERUN THIS INTERVIEW HE GRANTED DALLAS SOUTH LAST MONTH. Keite Young's name has been swirling around various R&B circles througout the year.  I happened to stumble upon one of Keite's tracks on the Black...

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...

Governor Rick Perry to host the United Negro College Fund’s ‘North Texas Governor’s Luncheon’

Governor Rick Perry to host the United Negro College Fund’s ‘North Texas Governor’s Luncheon’

According to the UNCF website and Pegasus News, Texas Governor Rick Perry will keynote the United Negro College Fund's (UNCF), "Annual North Texas Governor's Luncheon" on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007.  The luncheon will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at DFW Airport. This event is a first-time partnership between...

One Man’s Opinion: The Greatest Hip Hop Albums and Singles of All Time

One Man’s Opinion: The Greatest Hip Hop Albums and Singles of All Time

A couple of months ago a friend of mine dropped this list of Hip Hop's greatest albums and singles on me.  It was comprised by one of his friends, B. Holcomb.  I e-mailed B. Holcomb a couple of times to give him my opinions, but overall… this is a pretty...

Friendship-West to host “DON’T GET IT TWISTED WIDE OPEN: Can You Handle the Truth”

Friendship-West to host “DON’T GET IT TWISTED WIDE OPEN: Can You Handle the Truth”

On Saturday August 25, Friendship-West Baptist Church will host DON’T GET IT TWISTED WIDE OPEN: Can You Handle the Truth? The event will be a community forum where youth and parents deal with issues currently effecting teens. So many times our parents and youth have difficulty communicating with each other...