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Mayor Bill White’s U.S. Senate campaign in Dallas this weekend for big voter push

Mayor Bill White’s U.S. Senate campaign in Dallas this weekend for big voter push

Houston Mayor Bill White will be in Dallas for his first major voter outreach push this weekend.  On Friday July 31, White will participate in a panel discussion titled Urban Environmentalism: Sharing Sustainable Progress.  Laura Aune, Trade Commissioner, Canadian Cnsulate General – Dallas, is also scheduled to attend.  The event...

Earl Lucas Inteview: 2010 Ford Taurus designer talks to Dallas South

Earl Lucas Inteview: 2010 Ford Taurus designer talks to Dallas South

This was an enjoyable interview with Mr. Earl Lucas, Dallas native and manager of the design team for the new Ford Taurus.   Earl talks about what went into the design of the Taurus as well as who and what helped him to get to where he is today.

Top Foods For Endurance Athletes

Top Foods For Endurance Athletes

BY JASON JOHNSON While training for the Navy SEAL Fitness challenge  back in May, I researched a few of the top foods to fuel endurance athletes. If you’re currently doing intense training, or just need a little extra to get you through your workouts, consider these power foods for endurance...

Financial Education Lecture Series at Southwest Center Mall

Financial Education Lecture Series at Southwest Center Mall

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Southwest Center Mall, and the Consumer Credit Service of Greater Dallas will host a Financial Education Lecture Series on Thursday, July 30, 2009 from 4PM to 6 PM.  The free workshop  on surviving a financial crisis is scheduled to help attendees: Prepare a back-up plan in...

Dealing with Bullying – Tips from the Teacher (Part 2)

Dealing with Bullying – Tips from the Teacher (Part 2)

A continuation of Nature Sargent’s post regarding bullies. Myth #6: Large schools or classes are conducive to bullying. Primarily, research suggests there is no correlation between bullying and increased class size.  There is the suggestion of a correlation between increased size in schools and classrooms leading to less bullying because...

Black in America 2: The Continuing Mis-Education of America

Black in America 2: The Continuing Mis-Education of America

I watched Black in America 2 with great trepidation. I honestly sent up a prayer begging God to have mercy on black folks, all America would be watching this show. My prayers got stuck somewhere over Nashville’s skyline because what I saw was a diversity project gone astray. I applaud...

Dealing with Bullying – Tips from the Teacher (Part 1)

Dealing with Bullying – Tips from the Teacher (Part 1)

By Nature M. Sargent Greetings beautiful people! What’s up with all the bullying?  For the purpose of this article, we’ll use Dr. Dan Olweus’ definition of bullying.  Dr. Olweus, a psychology professor at Norway’s University of Bergen, defines bullying as an accumulation of negative actions, occurring repeatedly and over time,...

AUDIO:Caller in Henry Gates case never mentioned suspects were Black

AUDIO:Caller in Henry Gates case never mentioned suspects were Black

I’ve been critical (privately) of the caller in the Henry Louis Gates case.  This was due to my assumption that the caller was someone who couldn’t believe that two black men would have a reason to enter a house in this neighborhood. The 911 tape of her phone call released...

Robert Wilonsky is a fellow Laura Miller defender regarding Cowboys Stadium in Arlington

Robert Wilonsky is a fellow Laura Miller defender regarding Cowboys Stadium in Arlington

On Saturday morning I was driving about town and by reflex, flipped the tuner over to Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket.  I was listening to the conclusion of the weekend show “The Ender” and noticed that Danny Balis had The Great Robert Wilonsky filling in for his normal partner Dave...

Henry Louis Gates agrees to have beer with Officer Crowley and President Obama at the White House

Henry Louis Gates agrees to have beer with Officer Crowley and President Obama at the White House

Henry Louis Gates released a statement to TheRoot.com (which was sent to Dallas South) regarding the President’s invitation to have a beer at the White House with the officer who arrested him. Gates,Editor-in-Chief of The Root., accepted President Obama’s offer. “It was very kind of the President to phone me...