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Dwaine Caraway hosts Teen Summit

Dwaine Caraway hosts Teen Summit

Dallas Progress sums up the kickoff of Dwaine's Community Teen Summit Series, hosted by District 4 City Councilman Dwaine Caraway.  The event which was held at Dallas City Hall was attended by more than 150 parents and youth.  See Mike Davis' coverage of the even plus a couple of YouTube...

AverageBro on BET’s new programming

AverageBro on BET’s new programming

Here's a really strong post regarding BET and it's recent increase in original programming.  Visit the AverageBro's take on Hot Ghetto Mess et. al. by clicking here .

Michael Vick interviewed on Porsche Foxx V-103 Atlanta radio show

Michael Vick interviewed on Porsche Foxx V-103 Atlanta radio show

I ran across this exclusive interview with Atlanta Falcon's quarterback Michael Vick on an Atlanta radio station.  There is no new info in the interview conducted by Porsche Foxx, but it is one of the few times we've heard from Vick since his dogfighting indictment came down.    Click here...

Dallas South Rewind: July 22-28

Dallas South Rewind: July 22-28

Here are a few stories for this week that I wanted to share with the peeps.  1.  Skyline High School's cheerleaders were involved in a dust up at Cheer Camp . 2.  Eight Americans graduate from free Cuban medical school .  3.  If you haven't had BBQ from Baby Back Shak in downtown...

Nominations for Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame open until July 31

Nominations for Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame open until July 31

Nominations for the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame class of 2007 are being accepted now until July 31, 2007.  The 12th Annual Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame Banquet and Auction honoring the inductees will be held at 7 p.m., on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at the Hilton Anatole...

BET’s Hot Ghetto Mess (We Got To Do Better) a Mess Indeed

BET’s Hot Ghetto Mess (We Got To Do Better) a Mess Indeed

Hot Ghet….excuse me, We Got to Do Better was one of the worst shows I've ever seen on television.  There were only two advertisers on my DVR version, the movie Who's Your Caddy, and Jenny Craig (shame on you Valerie). What was the point?  What was up with the rednecks? ...

Real Men Cook/Black Images host Eddie Levert at African-American Museum

Real Men Cook/Black Images host Eddie Levert at African-American Museum

Eddie Levert greeted fans and signed copies of his book I Got Your Back on Tuesday night at the African-American Museum in Dallas.  The event was a joint effort between Real Men Cook of Dallas and Black Images Books. I Got Your Back is Eddie and Gerald Levert's final collaboration,...

Judge C. Victor Lander on the Jena Six

Judge C. Victor Lander on the Jena Six

View From the Bench – Jena Louisiana Revisited There has been a lot on the net and the blog world regarding the case of six African-American youth in Jena, Louisiana known as The Jena Six.  I've written about it here as well, but I thought it would be good to...

3i Construction one of two companies selected to build Dallas Logistics Hub specs

3i Construction one of two companies selected to build Dallas Logistics Hub specs

Dallas based 3i Construction, along with  MYCON General Contractors, Inc., of McKinney, have been selected for the construction of the first two spec warehouse/distribution buildings in the Dallas Logistics Hub.  The Hub is a 6,000 acre logistics park located in Southern Dallas County. 3i Construction, LLC, a Dallas based minority...

BET is on the run, changing name of “HOT GHETTO MESS”

BET is on the run, changing name of “HOT GHETTO MESS”

What About Our Daughters reports that BET has changed the name of their upcoming show from Hot Ghetto Mess to We Got To Do Better.  Not only have they dropped the name, but they also dropped the logo.  Take a look at WAOD's update here. See BET's new decription of...