I know satire when I see it. The New Yorker cover was satire that went awry. Bamboozled is one of my favorite films that a lot of people do get or don’t like. This Magic Negro stuff is totally bigoted and is far from the true meaning of the “Magic...
Please check out my column that will appear in Sunday’s Dallas Morning News Points Section (should be Section P). In the column, I draw a connection between three high achieving African-American men -Barack Obama, Eric Holder, & Colin Powell- and how their success relates to the rest of us.
Casey Thomas will officially throw his hat into the ring to unseat Dave Neumann on Friday at 11:00 a.m. Thomas will make his announcement at Tejano Restaurant at 110 W. Davis St. in Dallas. Casey wants to represent District 3 which stretches from West Dallas, through Kessler Park and as...
As promised, here are my New Year’s Resolutions for 2009. 1. Drink less than 25 sodas. 2. Eat 125 bowls of Khashi cereal. 3. Read 12 Books (2 Fiction) 4. Finish rough draft of my book by March 1. 5. Read the entire Old Testament 6. Bike 500 miles. 7. ...
BY JASON JOHNSON Don’t dive head first into that pool when it comes to your resolutions. Take it slow. Ease your way into the pool. Start at the shallow end. Spend some time in waist-deep water. More specifically here is what I would recommend for you starting January 5th. Make...
Today we’re running down the Top 8 stories posted at Dallas South in 2008. Feel free to share some of your 2008 memories -Dallas South or otherwise- as well. 8. The story of Clarence Otis Jr. – Darden CEO leads Red Lobster and Olive Garden Jan 10th I received an...
I received a text message out of Louisiana today late this afternoon: Mychal Bell arrested for shoplifting and assault for hitting a security guard with his elbow trying to get away. A quick check of the net proved my source was right on it. According to the News-Star out of...
BY JASON JOHNSON 2009 is right around the corner. One of the most common New Years Resolutions for many people is—> “This year, I’m going to lose weight!” What does the average person do next? You are so motivated and pumped up to lose weight, you dive head first into...
According to TheHill.com, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) is calling for a United Nations investigation into Israel’s attacks on Gaza for what he sees as a disproportionate response to Hamas rocket attacks. Here are highlights from the article posted by By Ian Swanson. The criticism stands in stark contrast to the...
It’s been a tough few days for old Shawn. With Dallas South down since Friday, I really didn’t know what to do with myself. There’s good news and bad news as a result of this. The good news is that the problems is that we’ve got so much traffic coming...
