SHAWN P. WILLIAMS Blog

Prosecutor in Duke lacrosse case apologizes a day after charges dismissed

Prosecutor in Duke lacrosse case apologizes a day after charges dismissed

On Wednesday, North Carolina's attorney general declared three Duke lacrosse players accused of sexually assaulting a black female, innocent of all charges.  David F. Evans, 24, of Annapolis, Md.; Collin Finnerty, 20, of Garden City, N.Y., and Reade W. Seligmann, 21, of Essex Fells, N.J. can now begin to put...

Imus out at MSNBC

Imus out at MSNBC

MSNBC has announced that it will drop it simulcast of the "Imus in the Morning" radio program.  According to their website: …this decision comes as a result of an ongoing review process, which initially included the announcement of a suspension. It also takes into account many conversations with our own...

Dallas Logistics Hub Grand Opening Set for Southern Dallas County

Dallas Logistics Hub Grand Opening Set for Southern Dallas County

Friday is set to be an exciting day for Dallas County, most notably the southern portion of the county.  April 13, 2007 will mark the grand opening of the Dallas Logistics Hub.  The Allen Group will host an opening ceremony for the facility on Friday from 10:00 a.m. to noon...

Don Imus Suspended 2-weeks, is it enough?

Don Imus Suspended 2-weeks, is it enough?

CBS Radio and MSNBC have suspended Don Imus 2-weeks for his racist/sexist comments directed towards the Rutgers University Women's Basketball team.  The National Association of Black Journalists called the suspension "a good first step" but went on to say "now it is time for them to finish the job and...

Project Imus Freedom:  Time for an Early Retirement

Project Imus Freedom: Time for an Early Retirement

The radio and T.V. media respond to two things other than money: ratings (Arbitron for radio, Nielsen for TV), and viewer/listener response.  If there's anything that I hope for Dallas South, it's that people will be encouraged to get involved in the process.  It's not nearly as difficult as some...

Imus Apology???? Seriously, is this guy for real? Apparently he feels like he can give this lip service and that’s enough. Well it really didn’t matter what he said, it wasn’t going to change the fact that I think he needs to be gone. So what ever suits you Imus,...

Don Imus calls Rutgers Women’s Basketball Team “nappy headed hoes”

Don Imus calls Rutgers Women’s Basketball Team “nappy headed hoes”

IMUS: That’s some rough girls from Rutgers. Man, they got tattoos and— McGUIRK: Some hard-core hos. IMUS: That’s some nappy-headed hos there. I’m gonna tell you that now, man, that’s some—woo. And the girls from Tennessee, they all look cute, you know, so, like—kinda like—I don’t know. McGUIRK: A Spike...