Dallas South Blog was officially launched one month ago today. How will I celebrate? By taking a couple of days off, of course. But don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. I lined up a guest blogger for the rest of the week, so make sure to check in throughout the...
If you look at the front page of the Metro section of today's Dallas Morning News, you would think that black folks were the only ones watching "The Chase." We see one sister with binoculars, two on a cell phone, while another stands mouth agape. The brothers on the photo...
As the terms of four Dallas City Council Members expire, and Mayor Laura Miller rides into the sunset, I think about the difference in Southern Dallas now verses 6 to 8 years ago. Most any candidate runs on a platform of change, when seeking to be elected to a city...
Two shooting events that occured early last Sunday morning have dominated the headlines this week. One involved an apparent carjacking attempt where Dallas Cowboy safety Keith Davis was shot twice as he drove his Impala along 635. The other was a fatal shooting that occured at Club Angel in downtown...
Tuesday's Dallas Morning News had an interesting article entitled: In Dallas, a new era in black politics . The article highlighted the fact that council districts 4, 5, 7, and 8 will all be up for grabs in the March 2007 election. The terms of Maxine Thornton-Reese, Don Hill, Leo...
I believe that we have lost our sense of struggle. When I say we, I mean my peers, Generation X, and the group older than us that is sometimes referred to as "Tweeners." Our parents, grandparents, their parents, everyone who came before us struggled so that we wouldn't have to....
Since Laura Miller announced that she will not seek re-election as Mayor of Dallas, a number of potential replacements have surfaced. The Morning News had a lineup of wannabe mayors, ten men who would be mayor of the nation's 9th largest city. I must admit I thought it odd to...
Have you heard of Joppa ? My travels visiting friends and family often take me to the Illinois/Overton portion of town. Upon the completion of said visits, I generally head east on Illinois, and catch Interstate 45 heading south. Sometime last year I began to notice the construction of a...
Yesterday I went downtown with the community at our church which ministers to the homeless, whom we call VIP's. I can't say that I get out there as much as I should, maybe 3-4 times a year. We pulled up to a shelter known as The Bunkhouse, where a line...
Dallas Mayor Laura Miller has decided not to run for re-election next May. She has sighted a desire to spend more time with her children as her reason for leaving City Hall. I think many of you, especially citizens of Dallas, would like to join me as I push back...
