2011 Blogging While Brown Recap Video
Video recaps Black Social Media Weekend in Los, Angeles which included 2011 Blogging While Brown awards and Black Weblog awards hosted by Kim Coles and Rene Syler.
SHAWN P. WILLIAMS Blog
3 Reasons why Paul Ryan Absolutely Will Not Run For President in 2012
By Shawn Williams Everyday there’s a new Republican rumored as a potential Presidential candidate and today it’s Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan. This post will be short, because there is really only one reason why Rep. Paul Ryan will not seek the Republican nomination for President in 2012. Still I went...
Bishop T.D. Jakes Says Rev. Franklin Graham Should Apologize to President Obama for Questioning his Faith
The Wire (TV ONE) RENOWNED BLACK RELIGIOUS LEADER APPEARS ON “WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN” SUNDAY, MAY 15 AT 11 AM ET ON TV ONE Roland Martin: Rev. Franklin Graham has made some comments on several occasions as recently as three weeks ago really questioning, if you will, the faith...
The National Black Church Initiative Urges Supreme Court To Consider Walmart Class Action Gender Discrimination Suit
The Wire The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans, strongly supports the class action lawsuit brought forth by female Walmart employees. This case represents the largest class action gender lawsuit in history and highlights Walmart’s systemic...
Rep. Charles Rangel Holds First Bloggers Conference Call
From Rep. Rangel’s office “This is an exciting new experience for me,” said Congressman Charles B. Rangel, as he welcomed a core group of bloggers who joined the 21st-term lawmaker in his first-ever bloggers’ conference call, on March 8, 2011, Tuesday evening at 8PM ET. “Things are changing every day,...
Jury Issues Mixed Verdict in Michael Baisden’s Copyright Infringement Case
The Wire Michael Baisden’s attorneys, Daryl K. Washington and Aubrey “Nick” Pittman, announced on Monday, a jury in Houston Federal Court reached a verdict in the copyright lawsuit filed by nationally syndicated radio and TV personality Michael Baisden. The mixed verdict allows for the return of Baisden’s copyrighted rights and...
Jury Trial Set in Michael Baisden’s Fight to Stop Copyright Infringement
The Wire A trial date has been set in a lawsuit filed by best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio and TV personality Michael Baisden. Documents filed in the lawsuit allege that Defendants I’m Ready Productions, Inc., Image Entertainment, Inc., ALW Entertainment, Inc., Je’Caryous Johnson and Gary Guidry conspired to tour...
Wiley College to celebrate Religious Emphasis Week February 7-11 With Dr. Otis Moss, Jr.
From The Wire Wiley College will celebrate Religious Emphasis Week February 7-11, 2011, with a slate of community worship services and activities that will be led by three prominent clergypersons, Reverend Dr. Otis Moss, Jr., Reverend Otis Moss, III, and Minister Vanessa Winbush Gatlin. Each speaker’s presentation will be inspired...
Bryant Gumbel 1994: What is internet anyway?
This gets funnier everytime I see it. Not his ignorance of the internet, because I didn’t learn about “internet” until 1995. It’s just funny how far we’ve come in such a short period of time.
In Root.com survey Black Americans Assess Obama After Two Years In Office
The Wire Readers of The Root.com have already weighed in on their opinions of President Barack Obama just in time for his State of the Union adddress tonight. The Root.com recently released the results of its extensive reader survey gauging how people assess President Obama’s achievements, exactly two years after...
