From the Bill White for Texas Campaign
Since Friday a week ago Texans from all backgrounds and all regions have asked me to consider running to be our next Governor of Texas. Today I agree to consider running for Governor, and shall make a decision by Friday, December 4th.
Before then [...]
From the Office of the United States Trade Representative
“Thank you all for having me here today. Thank you to Michael Sorrell for that introduction and for his work at Paul Quinn College, and my thanks as well to Michael Lomax for his incredible dedication as President of the UNCF.
As United [...]
The Marvalus One has thrown out a doozie this week. The only direction: I had a crush on. There are a lot of candidates: Tracy Spenser, Shanice, Salt & Pepa, Dawn from EnVogue. But I had to go with the following:
Vanessa Williams - Just For Tonight
Who didn’t love Vanessa Williams? [...]
From the Office of the President
“Today we passed another critical milestone in the health reform effort with the release of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. I was particularly pleased to see that the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the bill will reduce the deficit by $127 [...]
WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele released the following statement today:
“Today’s release of General Motors’ financial results is further proof that President Obama’s economic experiments are wrong for America. Sadly, GM has not only failed to turn a profit since the president poured $50 billion of the [...]
By Michael L. Counter, Jr. - Dallas South News Intern
I, Michael L. Counter, Jr. do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will [...]
From Dallas South News Wire
POWELL SHARES THE ADVICE HE GAVE PRESIDENT OBAMA REGARDING AFGHANISTAN WITH ROLAND MARTIN EXCLUSIVELY ON THIS MORNING’S
“TOM JOYNER MORNING SHOW”
Washington, DC, November 11, 2009 – For the first time, Colin Powell went on the record to share the advice he gave President Obama [...]
I heard Mary J. Blige’s latest song on the way in to the office this morning and of course I was hooked instantly. I knew that Angel would have the goods on her site and she’s got the single “I Am” up for your listening pleasure.
My mom forwarded some healthcare commercials that she received in her inbox and I thought a few of them were pretty good. Wanted to share 3 of them with the fam.
How to Tell You need Healthcare Reform
Choose the Public Option
Spin
[...]Crossposted from Dallas Nonprofit News site DallasSouthNews.org
As the U.S. House of Representatives continues to push for healthcare reform, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson takes a moment to share her thoughts with Dallas South News. Here are the contents of an email interview that I conducted with the Congresswoman last [...]
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a ceremony with Harry E. Johnson, Sr., President of the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc., Christine King Ferris, sister to Martin Luther King Jr.; EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and members of the Black and Hispanic Caucuses, Secretary of the [...]
Is Ludacris the leader we’ve been looking for?
Chris Bridges a.k.a Ludacris is offering a refreshing image for an art form that has seemed to lose its way over the last decade. This past weekend he made the circuit, promoting his foundation and asking for a new look at philanthropic [...]
This is from a post by Lorrie Irby Jackson (who also writes for DallasSouthNews.org) that was posted at Chick Talk Dallas. Visit ChickTalkDallas.com to read this entire post.
It was 1999. I was only 27 years old, but I was worn-down, weary and depressed. I was working full-time at a [...]Thought I’d share a few excerpts from a post on the Top 10 most stolen cars:
1. Cadillac Escalade ESV: Twenty inches longer than the base model Escalade, it makes an attractive target, not just for the visibility, but for the standard features. It comes with many high-ticket items such [...]
All I can say is that as a high school senior and college freshman I rocked Sade all the time. I guess rocked is sort of a misnomer, b/c it often accompanied a melancholy mood. Sade gave way to Mary J. though (why did Sade quit making music?). Looks like [...]
This is one of those stories that you’ve heard about before but not exactly sure what it is. Well it’s pretty self explanatory, but a little more Google research reveals a number of other interesting aspects to this sad story.
[...]I thought this was a nice take by Joanna Cattanach, editor of ChickTalkDallas.com on the Hampton University’s new homecoming queen. You can read the post in its entirety at Chick Talk Dallas.
What’s wrong with this picture? Um, the white girl in the middle has something to do with it. Earlier [...]Cross posted at Dallas nonprofit news organization DallasSouthNews.org
On Saturday, South Dallas artist John Spriggins will open a new show just down the street from his work space. Spriggins latest work “Paper Dolls” debuts at the South Dallas Cultural Center on October 24th and is a look at how [...]
From the White House
Top News
President Obama on Passage of Senate Finance Committee Health Care Bill – “A Critical Milestone”
“Today we reached a critical milestone in our effort to reform our health care system. After many months of thoughtful deliberation, the fifth and final committee responsible for health care [...]
WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee today announced a newly redesigned, revamped and reorganized online platform, GOP.com, that links together the RNC’s new website with various social media applications. The new GOP.com will promote increased grassroots participation and innovation, better communication, improved platform compatibility and smarter marketing and fundraising tools [...]
CNN Fact Checking a Saturday Night Live Sketch? Jon Stewart is on it as usual, but his point about fact checking is a good one. When you have 10 minutes do check this one out.
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c CNN Leaves It There [...]Texas A&M University-Commerce athletic director Carlton Cooper has named Darren Schneider as the head men’s track and field coach at Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Schneider comes to A&M-Commerce after spending the last 10 years at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. At UW-Whitewater, Schneider built the men’s program into perennial national title contenders. He [...]
FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines announced today it is launching a first-of-its-kind social networking site, BlackAtlas.comSM, which combines the best features of a travel site with the power of social networking to create a dynamic online community for travelers to share experiences unique to the black community.
User content will [...]
From the wire
The Navy announced today the newest Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo/ammunition ship (T-AKE) would be named USNS Medgar Evers. The announcement was made by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus during a Jackson State University speaking engagement in Mississippi.
Continuing the Lewis and Clark-class tradition of honoring legendary pioneers [...]
WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele released the following statement today:
“The real question Americans are asking is, ‘What has President Obama actually accomplished?’ It is unfortunate that the president’s star power has outshined tireless advocates who have made real achievements working towards peace and human rights. One [...]
PRESS RELEASE
U.S. Department of Justice to Release Study on Children’s Exposure to Violence;
U.S. Department of Education to Provide $500,000 Grant to Help Fenger Community
Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan today joined with Chicago city officials to call for a national conversation on values to address youth violence [...]
By Shawn Williams – Dallas South News Editor
In a community meeting at the atrium of Southwest Center Mall on Monday night, the public was informed that after months in foreclosure, Southwest Center Mall has a new owner. When Councilman Tennell Atkins and Mayor Tom Leppert [...]
This week’s Old School Friday topic is workout/exercise songs. I’m always looking for suggestions so please feel free to comment with songs you workout to so I can add them to my playlist. Happy OSF!!!
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Nelly #1
L.L. Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
[...]Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele released the following statement today:
“As President Obama travels to Copenhagen to bring the Summer Olympics to his hometown seven years from now, Americans back home are increasingly concerned they won’t have a job seven months from now as they see more and more [...]
By Genma Holmes cross posted at nonprofit news organization DallasSouthNews.org
I wrote this while wiping away tears rolling down my cheeks and yelling at my monitor. I watched a few minutes of the video of the senseless beating death of the Chicago teen, Derrion Albert, 16, who was an [...]
Melody Barnes, White House Domestic Policy Advisory has a couple of entries worth noting in the Health Insurance Reform Debate. First, a few excerpts from an Op-Ed for AOL Black Voices:
As with so many issues, if the state of our health care system is a crisis for America, it’s a [...]
Laboratory Tests Show KFC Grilled Chicken Contains Cancer-Causing Substance; KFC Violating Law by Failing to Warn Consumers
WASHINGTON—A national physicians group is suing Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) under California law for failing to warn consumers that the chain’s new grilled chicken product contains a dangerous carcinogen.
Independent laboratory tests show that KFC’s [...]
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), chaired by House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, will debut Digital Fusion – CBCF 2.0 at a first-of-its-kind forum of the leading African American social media strategists called Black Power 2.0 – Social Media and Digital Content Mobilizing the Masses. The convening will address [...]
We’ll this is a pretty creative topic for OSF. I did a couple of takes on the same theme, one being artists with criminal records and the other a song with criminal in the title. Here goes.
Da Brat - What’chu Like
Word is prison isn’t going too well for Da Brat. [...]
We’re finally on the White House Press List (we get stuff from the RNC multiple times a day so I ‘ve always tried to give them space here for recognizing us). This is a statement from the President.
I want to thank the House of Representatives for the progress they made [...]
TV One political editor, CNN and Tom Joyner Morning Show analyst Roland Martin will host a new weekly public affairs series on TV One that will focus on issues that are critical to African Americans, through interviews with officials from the Administration, Congress and other policymakers who represent black communities, [...]
Makes it a lot easier when a Black man delivers this message isn’t it.
From The (News) Wire
WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele released the following statement today:
“President Carter is flat out wrong. This isn’t about race. It is about policy.
“This is a pathetic distraction by [...]
A few months back a friend of mine sent me a text to ask if I was listening to the Rickey Smiley Morning Show. He said they were talking about some bill making its way through Congress that might cause black radio to go out of business. I tuned in [...]
(Thanks in advance for your help Fam…Shawn P.)
Dallas South News has launched a campaign to gain 100 new members before the end of the day on Friday. As most of you know, our mission is to utilize technology, social media, [...]
Cross Posted from Dallas South News
Organizing for America -which is part of the Democratic Party and successor organization of Obama for America- pulled into Dallas on Monday with their Health Insurance Reform Tour Bus in support of the health insurance proposal. [...]
A Statement from RNC Chairman Michael Steele
“Today the Republican National Committee remembers the 2,740 Americans who died in the terrorist attacks on America eight years ago. We share in the grief still felt by families and friends who lost loved ones.
Yet like all Americans, we are strengthened knowing that even [...]
Dallas County Young Democrats (DCYD) and Dallas Stonewall Young Democrats (DSYD) Host Barbecue for National Day of Service
Dallas (September 10) — The Dallas County Young Democrats and Dallas Stonewall Young Democrats are honoring service men and women with the “Serving Those Who Serve Us” Barbecue, this upcoming Friday [...]
The following tips come from a list put together by OnlineCollege.org . Besides the general tips in this post, there are helpful hints about campus safety, testing, career choices and other. To see the list in its entirety, click here. Hat Tip to Amber Johnson.
General
These tools are just [...]
We’ve been told that the “anger” at rallies and town halls are just Americans who are fed up with government. We’ve been told that the “outcry” against the President’s plans to encourage school children were parents who didn’t want their kids subject to a partisan message. Nothing disrespectful and that [...]
This is a message that was sent to friends from Andreas Hale, former Executive Editor of Music of BET.com. I am posting this message with his permission. Hat tip to Paul Porter of www.IndustryEars.com.
To friends, colleagues and those that should know,
As of today (September 8, 2009) I am no [...]
What’s on the other side sometimes I know is not for me,
I can see through some mountains so clear and perfectly…
Is it my fault that I have wisdom that others may see as strange?
I feel things that others don’t and so I claim [...]
A couple of years ago, when my son was in kindergarten, George W. Bush was his guy. He enjoyed seeing Bush on TV, speaking from the podium, and handling official business. Maybe it was because the President was speaking in words that he could stand, I don’t know, but he [...]
Washington, DC – (September 2, 2009) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced today that the United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General has begun an independent audit of proposed changes to mail processing at the Dallas Main Post Office. The USPS recently recommended moving processing and distribution operations from [...]
This should be an interesting meetup. Perhaps the Chairman will pull out some of his hip hop slang.
WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele will participate in a forum at Howard University in Washington, DC. Details of the event are as follows:
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
WHAT: Freedom Tour Town [...]
I have to say it’s been the last few years that I’ve discovered Steely Dan and have to give credit to Mike Rhyner who has “extolled the greatness” of the group for years. Finally I took him up on the challenge of checking out their music and I’m all in.
Here [...]
I don’t often get to listen to Terry Gross’ Fresh Air on NPR these days, but fortunately on Monday I had a chance listen to Terry’s guest T.R.Reid, author of the book The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Healthcare.
Mr. Reid is a journalist who [...]
From DallasSouthNews.org
Last night I moderated a Town Hall meeting hosted by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson at Dallas City Hall regarding an Area Mail Processing (AMP) Feasibility Study conducted by the United States Post Office. AMP Studies are taking place all across the country.
Tim Vierling, Dallas Sr. Plant Manager, [...]
The following is a response from District Attorney Craig Watkins regarding the Dallas Morning News Editorial “Watkins Needs to Investigate the Constables.”
By Craig Watkins – Dallas County District Attorney
In (Monday’s) editorial, “Watkins needs to investigate the constables,” the Dallas Morning News failed to print my actual comment and instead [...]
It seems like newspaper folks are open to any and all ideas these days, so I’d like to throw something I’ve been thinking about in the mix. That is if the hope is a future with some version of the print product.
Why not have an organization like the Dallas Morning [...]
The theme is prom song or school dance song, but I’m going to deviate a little. I’m going with the Prom or School Dance “After Party” song. These songs were a bit much for a school sponsored function, but were bumping at “The Razz” or “Ebony’s” into the wee hours.
R. [...]
Press Release
The Service Broadcasting Corporation (KRNB/K104/KKDA) family is mourning the loss of a dear colleague and family member…Nathaniel “Nate” Quick. Nate succumbed to liver cancer after a brief illness Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at Parkland Hospital. He was surrounded by his family, colleagues and friends. Services are pending.
Nate was a [...]
From Dallas South News by Michael Counter
Read the entire post by clicking here.
The recession is still beating on many of our doors, and unfortunately, for some of us, the recession crossed our threshold, invited himself in, and is squatting in our lives in spite of Washington, D.C., telling us [...]
On Thursday, Dallas South News will hold an Open House event here in the DSN Newsroom located at the Southside on Lamar in the historic Sears Building. It will be a great opportunity to meet the Dallas South News staff, Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and DSN volunteers.
[...]
I am so very proud to announce that my friend and classmate Trenton Doyle Hancock has bee selected to participate in the Dallas Cowboys Art Program. He is one of 14 contemporary artists commissioned by the Cowboys to display their work at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
Good Vegan [...]
Matt Thompson has started a new website called deathpanels.org which is devoted to clearing up the lies, distortions, misinformation being spread in the healthcare debate. Matt is a fellow participant in the Poynter Institutes Sense Making project.
He lays out the facts just like the President and Congress should: We [...]
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson will hold a townhall meeting on Monday August 24th regarding the Dallas Main Post Office and Distribution Center. A few weeks ago we reacted here to rumors that the Dallas Main Post Office was closing.
While rumors of the Post Office’s demise were a bit exaggerated, the [...]
One of the benefits of opening up the DSN Newsroom at the Southside on Lamar is the number of interesting people who live, office, and work in and around this area. Last week we interviewed Texas House candidate Eric Johnson who has set up shop in the building, and [...]
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Didn’t have a lot of time today as I got the call from CNN this morning to discuss Town Hall behavior. I was already working on a Rant for Inside Texas Politics so it was an easy transition. For once I’m happy with the [...]
For the last 9 months the economy has trumped all discussions with regards to news. Every since John McCain decided to leave the campaign trail to go fix Wall Street, the economy has been at the top of the run sheet for news producers.
But imagine, the market saw it’s best [...]
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the U.S. unemployment rate was virtually unchanged for the second straight month, down .1% from June to July. The 9.4% unemployment rate fir July is identical to May, but another 247,000 jobs were lost during this period.
The African-American unemployment rate declined for [...]
Please note that the venue for Monday’s healthcare forum has been changed to Cityplace Conference Center.
On August 17, a local discussion will take place around proposed healthcare legislation that is making its way through both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Rep. Pete [...]
On Monday, Dallas County Community Colleges District celebrated the opening of the Eastfield College campus in Pleasant Grove. Leaders and citizens alike were excited about the new campus at 802 S. Buckner Blvd.
Not only will the campus be used for educating Dallas citizens, but it will also house the Southeast [...]
At 1 PM Eastern on Thursday I’ll be participating in a panel discussion titled Transitioning Journalists to Careers in PR and Journalism. I thought I would post my Talking Points online rather than printing handouts. Since this session with Rev. Al Sharpton is on at the same time, maybe some [...]
Former U.S. Bill Clinton & North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
Photo - REUTERS
Do you know what Americans should be saying? “Thank God Bill Clinton went to North Korea and secured the release of two American journalist who violated that country’s border.”
Do you know what I’m hearing less than [...]
Pin a few dollars on his lapel under his flag pin, President Obama turned 48 today. Check his belly button was he really born though? If so, he couldn’t have been born in the U.S……maybe Hawaii. So to President Barack Obama, I say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY….wherever you were [...]
“Charlie gives this talk, ‘We do something special at Notre Dame,’ and (the players) get up and they do this little cheer … this little fa**** dance.”
University of Hawaii Head Football Coach Greg McMackin
[Had I] been the officer he verbally assaulted like a banana-eating jungle monkey, I would have [...]
Well the Marvalus One decided to slow it down this week, going with an Old School Friday theme of First Date/Love Song. So I go back to the days of puppy love, breathing on the phone saying nothing, and 3 month relationships. The song that always comes to mind when [...]
Houston Mayor Bill White will be in Dallas for his first major voter outreach push this weekend. On Friday July 31, White will participate in a panel discussion titled Urban Environmentalism: Sharing Sustainable Progress. Laura Aune, Trade Commissioner, Canadian Cnsulate General - Dallas, is also scheduled to attend. The event [...]
This was an enjoyable interview with Mr. Earl Lucas, Dallas native and manager of the design team for the new Ford Taurus. Earl talks about what went into the design of the Taurus as well as who and what helped him to get to where he is today.
[...]BY JASON JOHNSON
While training for the Navy SEAL Fitness challenge back in May, I researched a few of the top foods to fuel endurance athletes. If you’re currently doing intense training, or just need a little extra to get you through your workouts, consider these power foods for endurance and [...]
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Southwest Center Mall, and the Consumer Credit Service of Greater Dallas will host a Financial Education Lecture Series on Thursday, July 30, 2009 from 4PM to 6 PM. The free workshop on surviving a financial crisis is scheduled to help attendees:
Prepare a back-up plan in case [...]A continuation of Nature Sargent’s post regarding bullies.
Myth #6: Large schools or classes are conducive to bullying.
Primarily, research suggests there is no correlation between bullying and increased class size. There is the suggestion of a correlation between increased size in schools and classrooms leading to less bullying because of [...]
I watched Black in America 2 with great trepidation. I honestly sent up a prayer begging God to have mercy on black folks, all America would be watching this show. My prayers got stuck somewhere over Nashville’s skyline because what I saw was a diversity project gone astray.
By Nature M. Sargent
Greetings beautiful people!
What’s up with all the bullying? For the purpose of this article, we’ll use Dr. Dan Olweus’ definition of bullying. Dr. Olweus, a psychology professor at Norway’s University of Bergen, defines bullying as an accumulation of negative actions, occurring repeatedly and over time, directed [...]
I’ve been critical (privately) of the caller in the Henry Louis Gates case. This was due to my assumption that the caller was someone who couldn’t believe that two black men would have a reason to enter a house in this neighborhood. The 911 tape of her phone call released [...]
On Saturday morning I was driving about town and by reflex, flipped the tuner over to Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket. I was listening to the conclusion of the weekend show “The Ender” and noticed that Danny Balis had The Great Robert Wilonsky filling in for his normal partner Dave [...]
Henry Louis Gates released a statement to TheRoot.com (which was sent to Dallas South) regarding the President’s invitation to have a beer at the White House with the officer who arrested him. Gates,Editor-in-Chief of The Root., accepted President Obama’s offer.
“It was very kind of the President to phone me [...]
My first thought was Rick Ross “Everyday I’m Huslin’” but that’s not really Old School, so I thought I’d go with an oldie but goodie…..GRINDING! HAPPY OSF
[...]Here are the contents of a letter written by U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson to David C. Williams, Inspector General, United States Postal Service - Office of Inspector General. I actually retyped it (tech issues on my part), so any typos or mistakes are mine.
The letter is dated July 23, [...]
Sometimes it’s hard to get folks to see exactly what Dallas South News means for our city, and more importantly what it says for the way news is covered in general (moving forward). An announcement made today -and subsequent announcements yet to come- will help make it crystal clear.
[...]
DALLAS/FORT WORTH – KERA examines the impact that unemployment and the recession are having on the lives of North Texans in an hour-long special, The Economy: Facing the Mortgage Crisis, premiering Wednesday, July 22, at 8 p.m. on KERA-TV and simulcast on KERA-FM.
Hosted by KERA’s Sam Baker and [...]
One of the biggest complaints that I heard regarding last year’s groundbreaking spcecial Black in America on CNN, was that it painted the African-American community with a negative brush.
Struggling fathers and mothers, Black women who can’t find a man, people in prison, the argument was there for the making. But [...]
Here is a statement released by Charles Olgletree who has been retained by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. after he was arrested at his Cambridge Massachusettes home. This information was posted at theroot.com and distributed.
Statement on Behalf of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. — by Charles Ogletree
This brief statement is being [...]
Hat tip to Baratunde Thurston for the heads up on this story. Baratunde writes as a post alerting of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates being arrested at his home in Cambridge, Massachusettes by police investigating a possible break in.
According to Huffington Post, a woman called [...]
I’ve been asked to serve as an official host* for Ford Executive Earl Lucas, exterior design manager for the 2010 Ford Taurus, when he’s in Dallas this Thursday July 23.
EARL LUCAS
Lucas grew up in Dallas, attending Booker T. Washington Arts Magnet High School that also launched [...]
DALLAS NONPROFIT NEWSPAPER OPENS NEWSROOM AND HIRES LOCAL WRITER/BLOGGER TO SERVE AS EDITOR
Former Dallas Morning News Exec and Current Fort Worth Star-Telegram Editor part of Board
Dallas, TX - The Board of Directors for Dallas South News announced its progress towards launching a new nonprofit online newspaper. The organization recently [...]
Here’s a gun violence column that I wrote for Dallas Morning News’ Sunday Points section. It’s already available online and Trey Garrison also wrote a column on the same subject which now available as well.
Trey and I often have a running version of Point/Counterpoint going on our [...]
A new website called Support Paul Quinn College (supportpqc.com) has been launched in support of the historically black college in Southern Dallas. Paul Quinn has a hearing set for next month where they will have a chance to appeal the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools decision to [...]
Watch the video and read Pam House Blend’s take. I have nothing to say about Pat Buchanan’s take on judge Sotomayor…..O.K. one thing. The reason Pat Buchanan gets paid by MSNBC is because he is a white conservative male. That’s affirmative action by his definition. But by the real [...]
