SHAWN P. WILLIAMS Blog

T.J. Holmes leaving CNN for BET

T.J. Holmes leaving CNN for BET

CNN journalist T.J. Holmes who recently announced he was departing the network at the end of the year has found a new home.  According to the BET website, Holmes has signed a “multi-platform talent agreement.” From the BET Website: “We are simply ecstatic to have T.J. Holmes coming to our...

Rick Perry’s Latest Ad Is A New Low

Rick Perry’s Latest Ad Is A New Low

I’ve never been a big fan of Governor Perry, but I really can’t believe where he’s taking his nearly dead campaign at this point.  To look in the camera and say “there’s something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can’t openly...

President Obama’s Osawatomie speech sounds like guy we used to know

President Obama’s Osawatomie speech sounds like guy we used to know

Remember President Obama’s speech on race (A More Perfect Union), at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia when he was running for President in 2008? How about State Senator Barack Obama’s 2004 Democratic National Convention Speech? Where has that guy been for the last couple of years? I tend to...

Photos: Champagne and Strawberries Book Release Party – Blogging While Black

Photos: Champagne and Strawberries Book Release Party – Blogging While Black

Saturday December 3, 2011 at Chocolate Secrets in Dallas.

“Blogging While Black” Virtual Tour Starts With SMU’s The Daily Campus

“Blogging While Black” Virtual Tour Starts With SMU’s The Daily Campus

For the next two weeks I’ll pop up on various sites across the web participating in interviews for Blogging While Black.  It’s part of a two week virtual tour to go along with the December/January tour dates I mentioned a few weeks ago.  Here are some highlights of today’s interview...

Top 9 GOP responses to 8.6 Unemployment Rate (November 2011)

Top 9 GOP responses to 8.6 Unemployment Rate (November 2011)

10. Unemployment is still 9 if you round up. 9.  You mean the economy is improving?  That’s not good. 8.  I thought we told our supporters to stop hiring. 7.  Wouldn’t you guys rather talk about Herman Cain? 6.  Hey, that means less people to take the payroll tax holiday...

Blogging While Black January/February Book Signing Events

Blogging While Black January/February Book Signing Events

Here’s a list of book signing events I’ll have for Blogging While Black through December and into January.  Please come out to my book release party on Saturday at Chocolate Secrets.  We’re on the verge of making history….again. Strawberries and Champagne Book Release Party Saturday, December 3, 2011, 6:00 pm-7:30...

Occupy Movement must grow up

Occupy Movement must grow up

Since cities across the country (Dallas, New York, Oakland) began to dismantle Occupy protest camps, the movement has been scrambling.  But even as protesters continue in some cities and regroup in others, there are still no real goals for the group, no clear aims. For many occupiers that’s just fine....

Romney is better than misleading ad against President Obama

Romney is better than misleading ad against President Obama

Mitt Romney of 2011 reminds me of John McCain of 2007.  McCain was probably one of the 3 or 4 Senators I most respected through the 90’s and early part of this century.  McCain was always willing to work across the aisle and look at each issues in a thoughtful...

Super Committee on verge of failure….surprise, surprise

Super Committee on verge of failure….surprise, surprise

Time for the blame game as it looks like the so called congressional “super-committee” is poised announce they’ve failed to reach a compromise on how to . I heard Senator Jon Kyl on CNN this morning defending Republicans on the Super Committee.  He said the committee was put together to...