Washington, D.C. – (April 1, 2008)  Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson made the following statement this afternoon during the House floor debate on H.Res. 1061, a resolution observing the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and encouraging the people of the United States to pause and remember the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. “Madam Speaker, I would first like to thank my colleague from Georgia, Mr. John Lewis, for introducing this resolution which honors the life and legacy of one of America's greatest citizens, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Today, nearly 40 years after he was tragically taken from us, we are still striving to create a society of equal opportunity, which he so eloquently called for. We still have a long way to go before his goals will be achieved, but at least he left for us a beacon of hope toward which we can all strive. “I am privileged to represent the Thirtieth District of Texas in the Congress and would note that there are many in North Texas who have endeavored to maintain the legacy of Dr. ...

CNN's Eyewitness to Murder is a nice historical addition, not only to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, but to his legacy as well. CNN anchor and special reporter Soledad O'Brien helps paint a vivid picture of the last years of Dr. King's life, even treading into areas that we don't like to talk about. The most compelling part of the documentary was the look into how the FBI tracked Dr. King, even sending him threatening messages and packages. CNN discussed alleged female relationships that Dr. King had and how the FBI was attempting to blackmail him with taped conversations he had with women. I always think back to a scene in Malcolm X when FBI agents spying on Malcolm say something like "compared to King, this guy's a choir boy." There have been discussions in recent weeks around what the government would and would not do to its own citizens. A look at how the J. Edgar Hoover lead FBI treated King should again show why African-Americans hold on to a hint of skepticism when it comes to the Federal government. The picture painted by CNN is one of hatred of King ...

Here's a post written by Mathis at our sports site. Don't forget about Dallas South Sports, we're always looking for contributors if anyone one would like to blog about sports. Thanks Mathis for this excellent perspective. I have lived in South Oak Cliff for the last two and a half years. My wife and I previously lived in North Dallas. As you can imagine, several things are different between the two locales. The cost of houses, the places of worship, the places to shop, the bars and the golf courses immediately come to mind. There is another difference between the two that I would have never suspected - places to eat, specifically healthy places to eat, and places to exercise. Healthy places to eat, parks, jogging trails, fitness centers and gyms are not easy to find in South Oak Cliff. They are not as near as prevalant as North Dallas, M Street area or Uptown. Why is that the case? What are the effects? Look at these statistics: Many obesity-related diseases including diabetes, hypertension, cancer and heart disease are found in higher rates among various members of racial-ethnic minorities compared with whites. Diabetes has been reported to occur at a ...