I recently came across an e-mail regarding the 2007 Black Weblog Awards, and thought I'd share the info with the Dallas South readers. If you know of any Black Blogs (have I ever mentioned that I'm black?) that you would like to nominate, please click on the above banner (or...
The Washington Post published an article in their August 10th edition that paints a disturbing picture of black on black crime. The story written by Dan Eggan details the justice departments findings that nearly half the people murdered in the United States each year are African-American. See the Washington Post...
Mike Davis at Dallas Progress posts a great story of city government doing actually doing something for the public good. On Saturday morning, Mayor Tom Leppert, Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway, Sheriff Lupe Valdez and others held a press conference during a drug house demolition in the 2500 block of...
When I say Big Top you say circus: Big Top (Circus). The Universoul Circus is back in Dallas, setting up for a week long run at Southwest Center Mall. The single ring circus will entertain fans from Aug 14-19. The UniverSoul Circus was founded in 1994 by...
Here's a look at a few stories from the past week that caught my attention. 1. Jose Antonio Vargas of the Washington Post writes about the lack of diversity at the Yearly Kos Bloggers' Convention, calling it a "a Sea of Middle-Aged White Males." 2. Dallas Morning News special contributor...
For some reason I've always been a sucker for trivia. Many of my friends, and especially my wife, say that I am a fountain of useless information. As I was watching a recap of the PGA Championship's 3rd Round on ESPN, a throw away caption lead me to associate Tiger's...
Below is an opinion editorial that Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins wrote in response to a recent editorial in the Dallas Morning News. In response to the editorial, “One, Two, 68, 483: County’s wishful budgeting doesn’t add up,” published in the Dallas Morning News on August 3, 2007,...
According to the Dallas Morning News High School Sports Blog, South Oak Cliff basketball Coach James Mays II has been nominated by the Texas High School Coaches Association to coach in next year's All-Star game. Ross Taylor posts that the game will to be held in San Antonio, and...
(DALLAS – August 9, 2007) – Today, Dallas County District Attorney’s Office investigators, in conjunction with the county’s Community Supervision and Corrections Department Absconder Unit and the Dallas Police Department, apprehended and arrested the first felony probation absconder from its “Top 20 Most Wanted” list. The probation absconder, Karen Bomar,...
A young lady who went to Texas Stadium Monday hoping to get ticket to Hollywood ended up with a bundle of joy. According to USA Today, "An American Idol contestant's audition was interrupted Monday when she went into labor, an Idol first." I'm sure Ryan Seacrest and the crew will...
