Jet articles from April 2005

Jet archives from April 2005

Condoleezza Rice conducts first Asian tour as U.S. Secretary of State.(National Report)
April 4, 2005... Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made her first tour of Asia recently where she highlighted the United States' support for freedom and commitment to long-term relationships throughout the continent and fostered American trade concerns. ...

Advertising Hall of Fame inductees.(National Report)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... ADVERTISING HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES: Thomas J. Burrell, chairman emeritus, Burrell Communications Group, receives the American Advertising Federation's Advertising Hall of Fame Award from Wally Snyder, president and CEO, American Advertising...

Boeing gives $5 million to Chicago Park.(National Report)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... BOEING GIVES $5 MILLION TO CHICAGO PARK: Boeing Co. Interim CEO James Bell and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announce Boeing's $5 million grant to create the Boeing Gallery, two new outdoor exhibition spaces that will open this summer at...

Carl Fox named to North Carolina Superior Court bench.(National Report)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Orange County District Attorney Carl R. Fox has been appointed to the Superior Court bench by North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley. He'll serve the Chatham and Orange counties. Superior court judges handle both felony criminal eases and civil...

Emotional plant reopening.(National Report)(Postal Processing and Distribution Center reopened in Hamilton, New Jersey)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... EMOTIONAL PLANT REOPENING: Plant Manager Robert Towler wipes away a tear before he speaks at a ceremony celebrating the reopening of the United States Postal Processing and Distribution Center Hamilton, NJ. After nearly 3 1/2 years post office,...

Currently serving as president of the National League of Cities, Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony Williams gallantly leads a one-man campaign to win voting rights on Capitol Hill for the thousands of residents of his city who are unable to be represented in Congress.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Currently serving as president of the National League of Cities, Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony Williams gallantly leads a one-man campaign to win voting rights on Capitol Hill for the thousands of residents of his city who are unable to be...

Barack Obama.(Confidential)
April 4, 2005... Weeks before Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois addresses the National Press Club in Washington for the first time on April 26, club officials have restricted the audience to only members of the press club and guests to avert overcrowding...

Looking to increase their usual 10 percent of the Black vote.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Looking to increase their usual 10 percent of the Black vote, Republicans recently named to their national committee board Ed Gillespie, Detroit World of Faith Bishop Keith Butler (a likely U.S. Senate candidate), HUD Secretary Alphonso...

America's first Black billionaire Robert Johnson has a unique project as the first Black majority owner of a professional NBA basketball team the Charlotte (NC) Bobcats.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... America's first Black billionaire Robert Johnson has a unique project as the first Black majority owner of a professional NBA basketball team, the Charlotte (NC) Bobcats. In the city's new multimillion-dollar arena, he launches an NBA...

A revered mother of her generation in the nation's capital, Gladys Duncan, the beloved widow of pioneering opera star Todd Duncan, died in her home at the age of 108.(Confidential)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
April 4, 2005... A revered mother of her generation in the nation's capital, Gladys Duncan, the beloved widow of pioneering opera star Todd Duncan, died in her home at the age of 108. She was known for her crusading against Jim Crow in the once segregated city....

Roy Betts.(National Headliners)(black postage stamps)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Despite recent rumors that the U.S. Postal Service's Black Heritage Stamp Series could be discontinued because of poor sales, the medley of Black postage stamps is doing well. In addition, they now can be bought on the Internet, according to...

Colin Powell.(National Headliners)
April 4, 2005... Former Secretary of State Colin Powell will be honored at Africare's annual dinner on Oct. 13 in Washington.

When the Arena Stage theater in D.C. presented August Wilson's prize-winning play The Piano Lesson.(National Headliners)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... When the Arena Stage theater in D.C. presented August Wilson's prize-winning play The Piano Lesson, the director was brought in from San Diego. She was D.C. -born Seret Scott. Simeon Booker, Washington Bureau Chief

Asking the governor.(National Report)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... ASKING THE GOVERNOR: S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford shakes hands with Allendale Elementary 8-year-old student Isaac William Moore during a tour of the school. The class of second-graders peppered him with questions. "What do you do for a job?" one...

British army hero.(Armed Forces)(Private Jonson Gideon Beharry of the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... BRITISH ARMY HERO: Private Johnson Gideon Beharry from 1st Battalion the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is congratulated by his wife, Lynthia, at the Ministry of Defence in London after he received the Victoria Cross, Britain's top military...

George Scott, co-founder and baritone member of Blind Boys of Alabama Gospel Group, dies at 75.(Census)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
April 4, 2005... George Lewis Scott, a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning gospel group the Blind Boys of Alabama, recently died of complications from diabetes and a heart condition. He was 75. Scott, along with original members Clarence Fountain...

Died.(Census)(Obituary)
April 4, 2005... Raymond Mhlaba, 85, a longtime member of the African National Congress who was sentenced with Nelson Mandela to life in prison in 1964 for trying to overthrow South Africa's apartheid government, of cancer in Port Elizabeth (Cape Town, South...

This week in Black history.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... March 31, 1988-- Toni Morrison, editor, novelist, professor, became the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for excellence in American Literature for her novel Beloved on this day. Morrison is also the first Black American ever to...

Helpful tips for your child's next doctor's visit.(Parenting)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Whether it's for an annual check-up or an unexpected emergency, making a visit to the doctor's office can be a stressful time for both parent and child. To help make the experience as bearable as possible, the University of Illinois Urban...

'Miracle Baby' born to comatose mother celebrates first birthday.(Parenting)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... In 2004 Emmanuel Hawkins was born three months premature. At 2 pounds, 9.8 ounces he was very weak and barely breathing. He had a bacterial infection, low blood pressure, and had to have eye and heart surgery. Doctors felt he wouldn't...

Flint Public Library receives nation's highest library award.(Parenting)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY RECEIVES NATION'S HIGHEST LIBRARY AWARD: First lady Laura Bush presents Jo Anne G. Mondowney, Flint Public Library interim director, and orator Martres Brown, 18, a senior at Northern High School in Flint, MI, with the 2004...

Exploring impact of technology in medicine.(Education)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... EXPLORING IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINE: Actor Hill Harper, who plays a forensic pathologist on "CSL: NY," participates in a town-hall symposium that kicked off Black Family Technology Awareness Week (BFTAW) with Dr. Matthias Okoye,...

Hawaiian love.(Love & Happiness)
April 4, 2005... Hawaiian Love: Mike Rozier and Rochelle Pacheco wed on the island of Maui, Hawaii, at the Wailea Golf Club. The bride is a graduate of Hampton University and Saint John's University School of Law. She is an assistant Deputy Public Defender for...

Warm embrace.(Love & Happiness)
April 4, 2005... Warm Embrace: Mitchell G. Howard exchanged hands and joined hearts with the former Umica A. Anderson during an enchanted, double-ring beach ceremony at the Breezes Runaway Bay Resort in St. Ann, Jamaica. The glowing bride is a legal secretary....

Our season.(Love & Happiness)
April 4, 2005... Our Season: Fredrick V. Owens married Nneka J. Davis at Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Dearborn, MI. The bride is a fatuity therapist at Lutheran Child and Family Services of Michigan. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan and...

Pillar of strength.(Love & Happiness)
April 4, 2005... Pillar of Strength: Kobie Kareem Joyner became one with the former Tarsha Latonya Yancey at Sister's Garden in Raleigh, NC. The bride is a graduate of North Carolina Central University. She is a certified professional medical coder at WakeMed...

Golden grace.(Love & Happiness)
April 4, 2005... Golden Grace: Mr. and Mrs. Shelvis Lewis, Sr. celebrated 50 years of marital bliss during a dinner, hosted by their children, with family and friends at the Glenwood Oaks Restaurant in Chicago. Mrs. Christine Lewis is a homemaker and licensed...

My love, sweet love.(Love & Happiness)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... My Love, Sweet Love: James E. Petty, Jr. strolled down the aisle with the former Randi-JoAnne Estes during a double-ring ceremony at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Norfolk, VA. The newlyweds met in 1996 while attending Norfolk State...

Louisiana inspector general.(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... LOUISIANA INSPECTOR GENERAL: Sharon Robinson, a state government veteran who worked 16 years in the legislative auditor's office, speaks after Gov. Kathleen Blanco named Robinson Louisiana's new inspector general. Robinson, 46, will expand the...

Lonnie Bunch named director of Smithsonian's African-American museum.(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... The Smithsonian Institution recently named Lonnie G. Bunch the first director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. He is currently president of the Chicago Historical Society. In a released...

Belleville's new bishop.(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... BELLEVILLE'S NEW BISHOP: Lake Charles, LA, Bishop Edward K. Braxton speaks to reporters in Belleville, IL, after Pope John Paul II named him to lead Belleville's Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. Braxton, 60, replaces Bishop Wilton Gregory,...

Tavis Smiley returns to public radio.(Newsmakers)
April 4, 2005... Tavis Smiley is coming back to public radio and is increasing his presence on public television. "The Tavis Smiley Show" will be distributed by Public Radio International (PRI) to public radio stations with a launch date of April 29. ...

McDonald's #1 managers.(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... MCDONALD'S #1 MANAGERS: Ralph Alvarez, president, McDonald's North America, congratulates Shelia Butler of Lithia Springs, GA, Christian Luis of Oak Park, IL, and Lilia Garcia of Salinas, CA, for receiving the Ray Kroc Award during the sixth...

Black broadcasters celebrate entertainment greats at annual awards dinner in D.C.(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Actress-singer Vanessa Williams, opera-diva Denyce Graves, comedian-activist Dick Gregory, director-producer Michael Schultz and actor-director-producer Melvin Van Peebles were the honorees at the 21st Annual National Association of Black Owned...

Harry Lennix: Hollywood's best kept secret.(In The Spotlight)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... In the late '70s, a young Harry Lennix met Ray Charles when the music legend was filming The Blues Brothers in Lennix's native Chicago. Some two decades later the actor is appearing in a movie about Charles' extraordinary life. Lennix...

Loving support from mom.(the week's best photos)
April 4, 2005... Loving Support From Mom: Emmy Award-winning actor Shemar Moore of TV's "The Young and the Restless" hugs his mother, Marilyn Moore, as they arrive at the movie premiere of Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman at the Arclight Cinerama Dome...

Beauty of the week.
April 4, 2005... LA'LECHA KELLY is from Stone Mountain, GA. The 5-foot-8 model aspires to be an R&B singer.

Relaxing with family.(the week's best photos)
April 4, 2005... Relaxing With Family: Hip-hop producer/rapper/actor Dr. Dre spends time with his family, wife Nicole Young, and their daughter, Truly, during a recent Harlem Globetrotters basketball game at Los Angeles' Staples Center. Dr. Dre's Aftermath...

Dining with Dad.(the week's best photos)
April 4, 2005... Dining With Dad: Famed singer Lionel Richie and his daughter, Nicole Richie leave Mr. Chow after having had dinner at the hotspot restaurant in Beverly Hills, CA. Nicole has won fame in her own right as the co-star of TV's "The Simple Life,"...

The O'Jays, Buddy Guy, Percy Sledge inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.(Music)
April 4, 2005... The O'Jays, Percy Sledge and blues legend Buddy Guy were among those inducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They were joined by other inductees, hit-making bands U2 and the Pretenders. Inducted in the nonperformer...

Record-breaking speed.(Sports)(Kerron Clement breaks 400-meter record)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... RECORD-BREAKING SPEED: Florida's Kerron Clement and Louisiana State's Kelly Willie round a curve in the 400-meter run during the NCAA D-I Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, AR. Clement, just 19 years old, broke five-time...

Super bowl champs shuffle to new business deal.(Sports)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... SUPER BOWL CHAMPS SHUFFLE TO NEW BUSINESS DEAL: Chicago Bears director of business development Brian McCaskey joins members of the 1985 Super Bowl XX championship team, Richard Dent, Otis Wilson, Gary Fencik and Dennis McKinnon in Chicago. This...

Nicole Parker & Boris Kodjoe welcome baby girl.(Celebrities)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Nicole Parker and fiance Boris Kodjoe recently became the proud parents of a baby girl. Parker gave birth to the couple's first child, Sophie Tei-Naaki Lee Kodjoe, on March 11, publicist Jessica Cohen said in a statement. The baby weighed...

Lil' Kim convicted of lying about shooting.(Celebrities)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Rap star Lil' Kim was recently convicted of lying to a federal grand jury to protect friends who were involved in a 2001 shoot-out outside a New York City radio station. Lil' Kim, 30, and her assistant, Monique Dopwell, 32, were both...

A night on Broadway.(Celebrities)
April 4, 2005... A NIGHT ON BROADWAY: Famed comedian Whoopi Goldberg and legendary actress Cicely Tyson greet each other as they arrive for the Broadway premiere of Monty Python's Spamalot at the Shubert Theater in New York. On April 9 fans can catch Goldberg...

Classic celebration.(Celebrities)
April 4, 2005... CLASSIC CELEBRATION: Legendary crooner Smokey Robinson and his wife, Frances, were among the notables attending the third annual TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV at Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, CA. Robinson...

Queen Latifah cuts up in new movie.('Beauty Shop')(Cover Story)
April 4, 2005... Queen Latifah was a mighty sassy, in-your-face stylist in Barbershop 2: Back In Business. Now, she's way more diplomatic as the owner of her own place for sophisticated cuts in the new comedy, Beauty Shop. In the movie, Queen Latifah's...

Billie Holiday remembered.(Entertainment)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... BILLIE HOLIDAY REMEMBERED: Late legendary jazz great Billie Holiday, who would have turned 90 in April, is remembered with a two CD and DVD collection, Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection. The deluxe box set will be released on April 5, two...

Luther Vandross continues to improve after stroke two years ago.(Entertainment)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... Superstar Luther Vandross continues to make progress after his life-threatening stroke two years ago, his mother recently told JET. "He is still progressing," says Mrs. Mary Ida Vandross, an evangelist. "He's trying to balance himself to...

In My Country: (Rated R) a Sony Pictures classic release.(Movies To See)(Movie Review)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... The drama, In My Country charts the lowest depths of pain and suffering and reveals the redeeming power of forgiveness and love. In 1996 the South African government established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) under the...

Cabaret singer Bobby Short dies in New York Hospital.(Entertainment)(Obituary)
April 4, 2005... Famed cabaret singer-pianist Bobby Short, the tuxedoed embodiment of New York style and sophistication who was a fixture at his piano in the Carlyle Hotel for more than 35 years, recently died. He was 80. Short, whose career stretched more...

Comedy star.(Entertainment)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... COMEDY STAR: Star comedian-actor Bernie Mac recently won the ShoWest 2005 Comedy Star of the Year Award during closing-night ceremonies in Las Vegas. Mac stars in the recently released film Guess Who and starred in last year's Mr. 3000 and...

Engaged & Expecting.(Entertainment)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... * ENGAGED & EXPECTING: Grammy Award-winner Seal and his German supermodel fiancee Heidi Klum, shown in this February photo, recently announced that they are expecting their first child together. Seal, 41, and Klum, 31, announced their...

Top 20 albums.
April 4, 2005... 1. THE MASSACRE 50 Cent (G-Unit) 2. THE DOCUMENTARY The Game (Aftermath/G-Unit) 3. O Omarion (T.U.G./Epic) 4. FREE YOURSELF Fantasia (J) 5. GET LIFTED John Legend (Good Music) 6. URBAN LEGEND ...

'John Q'.(Television)
April 4, 2005... Denzel Washington stars as John Q, Kimberly Elise stars as his wife Denise, and Daniel E. Smith stars as their son Michael who falls seriously ill and needs an emergency heart transplant " operation that John Q can't afford and his health...

Black women with bachelor's degrees earn more than White counterparts: study.(National Report)
April 11, 2005... Black women with bachelor's degrees earn more than similarly educated White women, a current study finds. According to new data released by the Census Bureau, Black women with bachelor's degrees typically earned $41,100 in 2003, compared...

Rev. Al Sharpton asks FCC to punish violent rappers.(National Report)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... The Rev. Al Sharpton, upset about violence in rap music, has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to punish artists and radio stations connected with violent acts. Artists connected to such acts should be denied airplay on...

Study shows low graduation rates for Black NCAA basketball players; Rev. Jesse Jackson blames schools.(National Report)
April 11, 2005... The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida recently released a study that reveals the persistent gap between the higher graduation rates of White student athletes and Black student athletes, in...

National president of Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. re-elected.(National Report)(Louise Hoskins Broadnax)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF ETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INC. RE-ELECTED: Louise Hoskins Broadnax of Chicago recently was re-elected as national president of Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. A member of the Alpha Lambda Chicago chapter, Broadnax was...

National Newspaper Publishers Assn. Foundation presents honors during annual Black Press Week event.(National Report)
April 11, 2005... The National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation held its 65th annual Newsmaker of the Year Awards Gala recently in Washington, D.C., honoring African-American giants in entertainment and polities during Black Press Week. Honorees...

Auction helps WWII vet.(National Report)(Vernon Baker, Black Medal of Honor winner)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... AUCTION HELPS WWII VET: A recent fund-raiser, for Vernon Baker, of St. Maries, ID, the only living Black Medal of Honor winner from World War II, raised $16,000 to help with his medical bills. Baker was diagnosed in September with a...

Atlanta judge orders reinstatement of police employees.(National Report)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... A judge has ruled that a Black suburban Atlanta sheriff had no right to fire 27 employees, most of them White, when he took office in January. Sheriff Victor Hill was among a spate of Black candidates elected last year in the county, which...

This week in Black history.
April 11, 2005... April 6, 1909-- Matthew Henson, adventurer and polar explorer, was the first man to reach the North Pole on this day. Many had tried and failed to reach the North Pole before Henson, who was an expert in handling the equipment, dog sleds...

UNCF honorees.(Education)(United Negro College Fund)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: UNCF HONOREES: During the United Negro College Fund's (UNCF) 61st Annual Awards Dinner in New York City, UNCF President and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax (c) and UNCF Board Chairman Raymond V. Gilmartin (l)...

Rep. Charles Rangel honored by Jackie Robinson Foundation.(Education)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) recently received the Jackie Robinson Foundation's (JRF) Lifetime Achievement Award during the organization's annual awards dinner at the famed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Rangel was joined by...

McKeesport's first Black fire chief retires.(Labor)(Frederick A. Bray)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... MCKEESPORT'S FIRST BLACK FIRE CHIEF RETIRES: McKeesport (PA) Fire Chief Frederick A. Bray, 61, recently retired from the fire department after nearly 40 years of service. He became a firefighter in 1968 and was named the city's first Black fire...

When I look at you.(Love & Happiness)
April 11, 2005... When I Look At You: The former Angela M. Johnson became the wife of George W. Daniel during an enchanted, double ring ceremony at Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL. The bride is a graduate of Syracuse University. She is a...

Simply meant to be.(Love & Happiness)
April 11, 2005... Simply Meant To Be: Eugene Kennedy Hunter III married Lashieka Purvis at the Presbyterian Church of St. Albans, NY. The bride is a graduate of Rider University. She is assistant health editor at Essence magazine The groom is a graduate of...

My kind of wonderful.(Love & Happiness)
April 11, 2005... My Kind Of Wonderful: Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Durond Perry wed at Parkwood Institutional CME Church in Charlotte, NC. The bride, Angela Renee Riley, and her husband are both graduates of Hampton University The bride is a clinical business manager...

Love springs eternal.(Love & Happiness)
April 11, 2005... Love Springs Eternal: Dr. Darnell Dewan Pettway and Dr. Sharon Kay Tucker joined in holy matrimony at the Athletic Club in Columbus, OH. The bride, a graduate of the University of Michigan, works in private practice for Renaissance Pediatrics....

Marvelous 65 years.(Love & Happiness)
April 11, 2005... Marvelous 65 Years: Mr. and Mrs. George Allen Epps of Kansas City, KS, commemorated their 65th wedding anniversary during a special dinner, hosted by their children, with family and friends. Mrs. George Ellen Epps is a homemaker. Her devoted...

Happy for all times.(Love & Happiness)
April 11, 2005... Happy For All Times: Charles Goodwin and Annette Smith pledged their eternal love at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Spartanburg, SC. The bride is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, Spartanburg. She is a social services director at...

Oprah, Prince, Obama among stars saluted at 36th NAACP Image Awards.(Celebrities)
April 11, 2005... The queen of daytime television, the U.S. Senate's rising star and one of music's reigning legends were among the big honorees at the recent 36th Annual NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. And the movie Ray added to its huge list of awards...

American Idol winner hit with lawsuit.(Celebrities)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... AMERICAN IDOL WINNER HIT WITH LAWSUIT: Former "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard, 26, is being sued by his former manager, Ron Edwards, 46, who is seeking $500,000 in damages from the singer for allegedly failing to pay his management fees...

Whitney Houston enters rehab again.(Celebrities)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... WHITNEY HOUSTON ENTERS REHAB AGAIN: Superstar Whitney Houston, shown in 2004 at the World Music Awards, has checked into a rehabilitation facility, according to her publicist. "Whitney Houston has re-entered a rehabilitation facility," her...

The House Of Imagene, Black-run shelter for D.C. homeless, in jeopardy.(Housing)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... For more than 30 years, a Black-run shelter for the homeless, particularly veterans and battered women, has helped thousands of down-and-out folk in the nation's capital. The House Of Imagene is the city's first shelter for battered women...

Nelson Mandela holds AIDS benefit concert in South Africa; raises $1.6 million.(African Affairs)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... Former South African President Nelson Mandela hosted his second international AIDS awareness "46664" HIV/ AIDS benefit concert at Fancourt in the Western Cape Town of George in South Africa. More than 20,000 people attended the global...

Namibia's new president.(African Affairs)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: NAMIBIA'S NEW PRESIDENT: Newly elected Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba (l) receives the government's symbols from outgoing President Sam Nujoma (c) during an inauguration ceremony at the National...

Star time.(the week's best photos)
April 11, 2005... Star Time: All eyes are on Vivica A. Fox as she arrives for the 36th NAACP Image Awards in L.A. The stunning actress, who stars on the Lifetime Television series "Missing," was nominated for outstanding actress in a drama series at the awards...

Beauty of the week.
April 11, 2005... MICHELLE KERR is from Lanham. MD. The 5-foot-11 model enjoys modern dancing and massage therapy.

Blessed moment.(the week's best photos)
April 11, 2005... Blessed Moment: Actress Tichina Arnold and Carvin Haggins look on as their 1-year-old daughter Alijah Kai Haggins is christened at Arnold's home in L.A. Some 40 friends attended the service performed by Tichina's aunt, minister Gaynelle Dawson....

At the christening.(the week's best photos)
April 11, 2005... At The Christening: Popular singers Chante Moore and husband Kenny Lattimore attend Alijah Kai Haggins' christening in L.A. with their children, Sophia Hardison (l), and Kenny Lattimore Jr.

LeBron James makes scoring history.(Sports)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... Cleveland Cavaliers' forward LeBron James recently made NBA history by becoming the youngest player to score more than 50 points in a recent game when he scored 56 points against the Toronto Raptors. Also the NBA's youngest player to be...

Ford Motors & the CIAA.(Sports)(Ford donates scholarship money to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: FORD MOTORS & THE CIAA: David Bercik (far, r), E-Commerce manager, Ford Motor Division, joins Chuck Morrison (far, l), executive vice president & general manager, UniWorld Group, and James Malone (2nd, r),...