Folks are often trying to tell me how the court system usually gets it right and how there is really much racial disparity there these days. Well if justice were blind, wouldn’t Dallas County be freeing more white folks by way of DNA evidence? You know that chick (Justice) is...
WHEN: Thursday July 3, 2008, 10:00 a.m. WHERE: Cornerstone Baptist Church; 5415 Matlock Road Arlington, TX (817) 468-0083 WHO: Michael Williams, Chairman, Texas Railroad Commission WHAT: “Williams Innovators” Summer Camp Graduation WHY: “William Innovators” is a summer camp that promotes young people’s interest in math and science through the teaching...
By Wilton Hollins If the presidential elections were tomorrow I would probably stay home. Neither of the presidential candidates have impressed me post the primary rhetoric. I’ve yet to hear proposals to solve issues that are front and center with most Americans; primarily the high cost of gas...
The fam and I were headed down to Garrett’s Popcorn on Michigan Avenue to end our trip on Friday. When we got there we found out that particular location had closed. Around the same time the call came in from Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters that we would be able to...
By Friday Afternoon, I had resigned myself to the fact that my two week attempt to secure a visit to the Barack Obama campaign headquarters would not happen. I would take my family down to Michgan Avenue for some Garrett’s popcorn and call it a vacation; The trip had been...
When Father Michael Pfleger called in to the Roland S. Martin show at 7 a.m. on Friday morning, at least I knew he was awake. I gave dialed him up and asked if I could drop by and visit with him after I left WVON. Thanks to GPS (I call...
Friday was a busy day. I started out with a 6 am visit to WVON – The Talk of Chicago. There I sat and watched my Texas A&M Chapter Brother (A-Phi) in a rare studio airing of his show. Fortunately the sun rises at 5 am in Chi-Town so it...
Some of you noticed I slipped a vacation in on you guys last week. Though I took my computer on my trip to Chicago, I did very little blogging. Big ups to Earnest Gates who contributed a couple of extra posts in my absence. It’s hard to turn off the...
Fox News is not a news station. I’m amazed at how much credibility people give to a right wing PR outfit like Faux. Maybe it’s because people don’t have the chance to listen to their hosts on the radio. Driving around throughout the day, I have time to fly by...
CHICAGO, IL- The Obama campaign announced today that Senator Obama will be traveling overseas to assess the situation in countries that are critical to American national security, and to consult with close friends and allies. Senator Obama will visit France, Germany, Israel, Jordan and the United Kingdom where he will...
