AUSTIN, Texas – In 1954, the University of Texas named a dorm after William Stewart Simkins, who taught law there for three decades. Simkins has been dead for more than 80 years but now his past — as a leader of the Ku Klux Klan — has come back to haunt the school.
Bakari Kitwana speaks with Minister Quannell X about a recent wave of police brutality incidents in Houston, Texas, targeting young Black males.
(Courtesy of Chron.com) DALLAS — Police continue to search for a suburban Dallas man accused of decapitating his wife with a chainsaw. Lewisville police issued an arrest warrant for 49-year-old Jose Fernando Corona. The warrant charges him with the murder of his wife, Maria Corona. The slain 44-year-old mother of six was discovered in the […]
For many, March 31, 1995, was the day Tejano music died, along with its biggest star, Grammy Award-winner Selena Quintanilla-Perez. Selena was shot in a Corpus Christi motel room, only to collapse in the lobby, in a confrontation with Yolanda Saldivar of San Antonio, her fan club president, San Antonio TV station KSAT reported. “It’s […]
In Erykah Badu’s latest music video, “Window Seat” – which instantly went viral yesterday on YouTube – the Dallas-born entertainer strips down with Dealey Plaza as a backdrop. NEW VIDEO: Erykah Badu Gets Naked In “Window Seat” At the edited-in sound of a rifle shot, she falls to the ground with a jerk, within feet […]
This hilarious video of a man arguing over a cheeseburger turns into something like a wrestling match.
Police made an arrest in the shooting death of a 3-year-old girl. Alton Charles Barnes, 24, was taken into custody Tuesday evening and charged with killing Charissa Powell following an attempted carjacking. The arrest came just hours after releasing a composite sketch of the suspect. Barnes’ younger brother also turned himself in with the help […]
(Courtesy of chron.com) Is Selena’s killer going to get off on an appeal? NO! The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the conviction of a fan serving life in prison for the 1995 killing of Tejano singing star Selena. The appeals court in Austin on Wednesday denied a petition challenging the conviction of Yolanda […]
The wife of the man thought to have flown an airplane into an Austin building housing IRS offices today released a statement... Read more to find out what she said!
In order for an artist to actually be someone in the music industry, they must deal with a major leak of material or a pushback. While they may be mad that people have access ahead of time, at least people actually want to hear what they have to offer.Chamillionaire, who has been talking about his […]
