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Department of Defense denies testimony on sexual assault prevention as pressure continues to mount

Department of Defense denies testimony on sexual assault prevention as pressure continues to mount

The blogosphere is beginning to swell with support from those who want to see changes is how the Army and the Department of Defense (DoD) handle cases of sexual assault. Dallas South first wrote about the LaVena Johnson case in mid-July, and since then an flurry of activity has taken...

The Immigrant Experience and the Black Experience

The Immigrant Experience and the Black Experience

By Jazzy of Because I Said So Past immigrants came to this country seeking refuge from oppressive governments and economic freedom. For many of them they found their American Dream through hard work and education. Today’s immigrants have arrived in America for many of the same reasons. But the genetic...

UNT Dallas Campus receives $500,000 grant from Meadows Foundation

UNT Dallas Campus receives $500,000 grant from Meadows Foundation

DALLAS – The Meadows Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to the University of North Texas Dallas Campus to assist the university in its efforts to develop further its leadership program in educational administration. The grant provides scholarships for an additional 75 teachers seeking certification as school principals in public...

C.J. Wilson shows up Ron Washington, second classless move of the season

C.J. Wilson shows up Ron Washington, second classless move of the season

  I haven’t watched as much baseball as in years past, but I happened to be watching when Texas Rangers “closer” C.J. Wilson made two Busch League moves.  The latest came Tuesday night when Wilson showed blatant disrespect for Rangers manager Ron Washington in the team’s 8-6 win over the...

Beware of WMDs (Weapons of Mass Distractions)

Beware of WMDs (Weapons of Mass Distractions)

By Earnest Gates It is become more and more obvious that the Republican party and conservatives in general do not seem very “hopeful” about Senator John McCain’s chances of winning the presidency. Even sadder, John McCain does not think he can win being the Maverick, John McCain. He has decided...

Black Blog Rankings August, Dallas South moves up to #55

Black Blog Rankings August, Dallas South moves up to #55

Dallas South continues to climb up the black blog rankings, this month checking in at #55. That’s up from #66 in July’s black blog list. This month, Electronic Village tracked 1,329 blogs. We found out at Blogging While Brown that many bloggers await Villagers list on the first of the...

Senator Barack Obama finds himself in no-win situations much of the time

Senator Barack Obama finds himself in no-win situations much of the time

Senator Barack Obama talked about no win situations some last week. Most recently this came up in relation to the never ending assertion that Obama is Muslim. If he vehemently denies all the rumors that spread then it can be viewed as him dissing Muslim Americans. But as a Christian...

Dallas South Streaming C.A.W. Clark Memorial

Dallas South Streaming C.A.W. Clark Memorial

This is a Dallas South first so bear with me, but my plan is to present a live stream of the C.A.W. Clark Memorial service to be held at Friendship West tonight at 7 pm. You can check back at this post or go to UStream.tv and search for Shawn...

2008 Black Weblog Awards now open for nominations

2008 Black Weblog Awards now open for nominations

  The 2008 Black Weblog Award nominations are now open. Maurice Cherry, who I met at Blogging While Brown, is the founder of the Black Weblog Awards. This year, Black Weblog Awards promises to recognize”the best and brightest in the Black blogosphere.”     Nominations will close on August the...

Blogging While Brown: Video, Group Photo, and 15 questions caps look back at historic conference

Blogging While Brown: Video, Group Photo, and 15 questions caps look back at historic conference

Well here’s the final wrap up from Blogging While Brown. The only thing left is uploading all of my pictures to Flikr. First, check out this video from the conference shot and edited by Deborah Jones from D. Jones Productions. Untitled from Gina McCauley on Vimeo. Next you’ll find the...