SHAWN P. WILLIAMS Blog

Is Dallas Main Post office about to close?

Is Dallas Main Post office about to close?

Late Friday afternoon I received a letter that supposedly went out from the American Postal Workers Union.  This letter was on American Postal Workers Union letterhead, and signed by President Larry Crawford and Secretary/Treasurer Jennifer D. Fulbright.  I was not able to call and very this information at (214)631-3162.  But...

AMERICAN AIRLINES RECOGNIZES EMPLOYEES WITH THE FIRST EARL G. GRAVES AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP

AMERICAN AIRLINES RECOGNIZES EMPLOYEES WITH THE FIRST EARL G. GRAVES AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP

American’s Employees Build on Graves’ Legacy Of Diversity and Inclusion as a Business Imperative FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines employees Gary Kennedy, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, and Frank Stanton, Tower Manager–Chicago, were awarded the first Earl G. Graves Award for Leadership to recognize their work in advancing...

CNN Black in America 2 Preview Clips

CNN Black in America 2 Preview Clips

As Michael Jackson news subsides (maybe) I expect the promotion of CNN’s Black in America 2 to kick up a notch.  The surprise ratings winner from 2008 is back for a different view in a nation that has now elected a Black man President. In commercials featuring Soledad O’Brien, she...

City of Dallas furlough has trickle down effect

City of Dallas furlough has trickle down effect

Tuesday is trash collection day in our neighborhood, and for once I had mine out on time.  But driving through my neighborhood after dinner around 9 PM on Tuesday night I noticed that everyone’s garbage was still out. My first thought was that they were running behind because of the...

Old School Friday: My Wedding Song

Old School Friday: My Wedding Song

K-CI & JOJO – All My Life by Momo59-93 This one was easy.  Here’s the song that Martin Hodges played as Ms. Tamela Fields walked down the aisle of the Unity Center almost 11 years ago and became my wife.  Even at the age of 24, I had prayed for...

Genma Holmes: A Gentle Giant, Remembering Steve McNair

Genma Holmes: A Gentle Giant, Remembering Steve McNair

Genma Holmes of GenmaSpeaks has agreed to become a regular contributor here, but there will be more on that later.  As for today, I’m posting her thoughts on Steve McNair. As a native of Mississippi and resident of Nashville (like McNair), I think her perspective is important. Life in Tennessee...

Great Blogging While Brown Recap Video

Great Blogging While Brown Recap Video

Here’s a cool video which was recently posted on the Blogging While Brown website that recaps some of the presentations and panels that took place.  I’m not just promoting it because I have a cameo at the beginning, there’s some good info here.  Hopefully this will inspire some folks to...

DFW University of Houston Alumni to host “THE SHOW” at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in DALLAS

DFW University of Houston Alumni to host “THE SHOW” at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in DALLAS

Houston, TX: The University of Houston Cougars Athletic Alliance (UHCAA) is hosting a Dallas/Ft. Worth UH Alumni Reception on Thursday, July 16, 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc. (TBAAL Room T203) to honor the UHCAA 3rd Annual Golf Challenge Co-Chairs: Ten-time Olympian, Carl...

Black Children kicked out of Philadelphia area pool for fear they may “Change the Complexion”

Black Children kicked out of Philadelphia area pool for fear they may “Change the Complexion”

Looks like a Pennsylvania Summer Camp group may have fallen victim to civil rights era discrimination when they wanted to go for a swim recently.  According to Philadelphia’s NBC Television affiliate, a group of African-American summer campers were prohibited from going to a private pool they had already paid to use. View...

Michael Jackson Memorial was a homegoing ceremony familiar to many

Michael Jackson Memorial was a homegoing ceremony familiar to many

During the BET Awards Sunday before last, there was an unexpected social networking trend that developed.  On Twitter, the BET Awards began to move up the list of trending topics.   This traffic was driven by African-Americans, which were moved by the passing of the King of Pop.   Some Twitter...