Jet articles from February 2003

Jet archives from February 2003

Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones becomes first Black woman on house Ways and Means Committee. (National Report).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH) recently made history as the first Black woman to serve on the Ways and Means Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democratic Caucus recently voted to affirm the Democratic...

Tuskegee's Johnny Ford switches to Republican Party. (National Report).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... More than a century has passed since Alabama had a Black Republican in the state legislature. But the winds of change blew into the Yellowhammer State when Democratic state Rep. Johnny Ford announced his decision to join the Grand Old Party....

Missouri lawmakers observe King holiday for first time. (National Report).(Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... MISSOURI LAWMAKERS OBSERVE KING HOLIDAY FOR FIRST TIME: Missouri state Rep. Yaphett El-Amin (D-St. Louis, 1), and state Rep. Juanita Walton (D-St. Louis, r), talk with Republican House Speaker Catherine Hanaway of Warson Woods on the floor of...

Ticker tape.(Brief Article)(Column)
February 3, 2003... Confidential: The most sought-after citizen in Baltimore is 40-year-old Bernard Webster who was awarded $900,000--the highest such judgment in Maryland history--by the state's Board of Public Works after he was imprisoned wrongly for 20 years...

National headliners.(politicians)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings may run a second time for a U.S. Senate seat if Sen. Bob Graham decides to become a presidential contender... The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus excluded Del. Winsome E. Sears, the first Black woman delegate,...

Michael Steele takes office as Maryland's first Black Lt. Governor. (National Report).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Maryland's Lt. Gov. Michael Steele recently was sworn into office on Martin Luther King's birthday as the first Black to hold statewide office. Steele, 44, said it was fitting that his inauguration in Maryland was on "the birthday of the...

President Bush affirmative action remarks to U.S. Supreme Court riles civil rights leaders. (Education).
February 3, 2003... Civil rights leaders were incensed concerning remarks made to the U.S. Supreme Court by President George Bush about admission policies at the University of Michigan on the eve of a historic decision concerning affirmative action, a touchstone...

Black enrollment down at University of Texas. (Education).
February 3, 2003... Minority enrollment at the University of Texas flagship Austin campus is lower than ever since a court barred the consideration of race in admissions. University officials, however, point to a slow increase in minority students as evidence...

This week in Black History.(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... January 27, 1961-- Leontyne Price, acclaimed opera diva, made her formal debut at the Metropolitan Opera on this day. Brilliantly performing the role of Leonora in Verdi's II trovatore, the audience rewarded her with a thrilling 42-minute...

National treasure visits Birmingham. (Black History).(Declaration of Independence on national tour)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: NATIONAL TREASURE VISITS BIRMINGHAM: Birmingham, AL, Mayor Bernard Kincaid celebrates the arrival of an original copy of the Declaration of Independence at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Joining the...

Obesity at age 20 can cut life span. (Health).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Being fat at age 20 can take 20 years off your life, a study has found. Researchers recently reported 20-year-old obese White men live 13 years less than men of normal weight. And the news was worse for obese Black men, who live 20 years...

Eastern District of Michigan. (People).(Robert M. Grubbs)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Robert M. Grubbs, a 25-year Michigan State Police veteran, was installed as U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Michigan. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Grubbs will direct law enforcement activities in his district, including...

Yvonne Beals, a Pittsburg (CA) City Council member, made history with her election as the first Black female mayor of the 100-year-old city. (People).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Yvonne Beals, a Pittsburg (CA) City Council member, made history with her election as the first Black female mayor of the 100-year-old city. Beals, a member of Sigma Gamma Rho, earned her master's in public administration, public policy from...

National Medical Association (NMA). (People).(Dr. Leonard Weather Jr. )(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Dr. Leonard Weather Jr., a New Orleans obstetrician and gynecologist, was elected to the Board of Trustees of the National Medical Association (NMA) and named economic development chair at the NMA's 107th convention in Honolulu. Dr. Weather is...

Department of Housing and Urban Development. (People).(Carolyn Y. Peoples)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Carolyn Y. Peoples, a veteran of housing and faith-based nonprofit organizations, was sworn in as assistant secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C. As head of...

Southern University Law Center. (People).(Freddie Pitcher, Jr.)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Freddie Pitcher Jr., a retired judge for the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal and current partner in the law firm of Phelps Dunbar LLP, was named chancellor of the Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, LA. As head of the law...

Society world.(Column)
February 3, 2003... * What More Can I Ask: Mr. and Mrs. Chauncy O'Neal married at the Colonial Village Church of Christ in Chicago. The bride, Chelita Harris, is a graduate of Northern Illinois University. She is a second-grade teacher at Webster Elementary...

Singer Heather Headley to wed ex-football star. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Famed singer-actress Heather Headley recently revealed that she and former New York Jets football player Brian Musso are engaged. The couple has been dating for two years. Headley says the fact that Musso wasn't involved in the music...

Support & blessings. (Newsmakers).(District Attorney Eddie Jordan receives blessing )(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... * SUPPORT & BLESSINGS: Orleans Parish District Attorney Eddie Jordan receives a blessing from New Orleans ministers during a recent Ecumenical Prayer Service in Algiers, LA. The prayer service kicked off a jubilant day filled with events as...

New ABA President. (Newsmakers).(president-elect of the American Bar Association Dennis W. Archer)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: New ABA PRESIDENT: Former Detroit Mayor Dennis W. Archer, who is now the president-elect of the American Bar Association (ABA), is congratulated on his new position by Rachel Patrick, director, ABA Council...

Queen Latifah gets probation for reckless driving. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Grammy-winning rapper and actress Queen Latifah recently was sentenced to three years probation and a $300 fine, after entering a plea of no contest to reckless driving. The sentence results from the performer's 3:15 a.m. arrest on Nov. 20...

Texas law man. (Newsmakers).
February 3, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: TEXAS LAW MAN: Texas Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright adjusts his robe after he was sworn-in in Austin, Texas. His wife, Debbie, helps with the investiture. Justices in the background are Steven Wayne...

Study finds bias against `Black-sounding' names on job application resumes. (Labor).
February 3, 2003... A recent study suggests that it helps to have a first name that sounds more White than Black when searching for a job. Resumes with White-sounding first names elicited 50 percent more responses than ones with Black-sounding names, according...

Comcast and Radio One plan new Black TV network. (Communications).
February 3, 2003... Comcast, the nation's largest television company, and Radio One Inc. recently agreed to launch a television network targeted toward Black viewers. The network, to carry entertainment, news, opinion and sports programming, would compete...

Up and away. (the week's best photos).(Omarion)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... UP AND AWAY: Omarion, lead singer of the popular group B2K, shows that: he can do more than bump--he can also bounce--during dance rehearsals for the American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. B2K's new album, Pandemonium,...

Beauty of the week.(Shonna Bellow)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... SHONNA BELLOW is a nursing student from LaMarque, TX. In her spare time she enjoys reading, singing, songwriting and cooking.

Sassy cabaret queen.(Queen Latifah)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... SASSY CABARET QUEEN: Queen Latifah shakes her shimmy as prison warden Mama Morton in Chicago, the film adaptation of the hit Broadway show. Set in the Roaring '20s. Chicago tells the story of two rival showgirls in prison on murder, charges,...

Can't touch this!(Emmanuel Lewis and Hammer)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... CAN'T TOUCH THIS!: Actor Emmanuel Lewis of "Webster" TV fame demonstrate his fancy dance moves along with rapper Hammer at the WB TV Winter Television Critics Association Party in Hollywood. Lewis and Hammer are among the celebrity housemates...

Recipe of the week.(STRAWBERRY-BANANA BREAKFAST SMOOTHIE)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... What's For Breakfast? If you are looking for a change for breakfast and you want something made quickly, a Strawberry-Banana Breakfast Smoothie is a great solution--and your family will love the flavor. STRAWBERRY-BANANA BREAKFAST...

Lewis takes over Bengals as new head coach. (Sports).(Marvin Lewis)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Marvin Lewis recently became the Cincinnati Bengals new head coach, the first Black in the franchise. Interviewing for a head-coaching position for the past two off seasons, Lewis, 44, will bring a fresh perspective to a locker room that...

Tyson finalizes divorce, could pay ex $9 million. (Sports).(Mike Tyson)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Don't look for Mike Tyson to retire from the boxing ring any time soon. Tyson and his second wife, Monica Turner, recently finalized their divorce with Tyson agreeing to pay her $6.5 million from future earnings. The former...

Aztec alumnus coach. (Sports).(Tony Gwynn)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... AZTEC ALUMNUS COACH: After 20 years in the major leagues, baseball All-Star Tony Gwynn is a rookie again. With his name painted on the centerfield fence, San Diego State University first-year coach Gwynn watches his team's workout in San Diego....

Bowe serving jail time for 1998 abduction. (Sports).(former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe was recently sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for the 1998 abduction of his estranged wife and children. Bowe, 35, was in court for the three-minute hearing, at which U.S. District Judge...

JET top 20 albums.(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... 1. GOD'S SON Nas (Columbia) 2. I CARE 4 U Aaliyah (Blackground) 3. BITTER DAYZ 2 Pac (Interscope) 4. 8 MILE Various Artists (Shady) 5. UNDER CONSTRUCTION Missy Elliott (The Gold Mind) 6. JUST WHITNEY... Whitney Houston...

Kangaroo Jack: rated PG Castle Rock Entertainment. (movies to see).(Movie Review)
February 3, 2003... An adventure/comedy about two friends who get mixed up in some underhanded business for a New York mob boss. They botch up a job that costs the boss millions, and the only thing that keeps them alive is the fact that one of them happens to be...

Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, Outkast and Nelly take home American Music Awards. (Entertainment).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Newcomer Ashanti was one of the big winners at the recent 30th Annual American Music Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Ashanti won in the categories of Favorite New R&B Artist and Favorite New Pop Artist. She had been nominated for five...

Master P teaches son Lil' Romeo master plan for success. .(Cover Story)
February 3, 2003... Long before Percy Miller, Jr. started rapping as Master P, he had figured out a strategy for success. Don't sign a record deal with a music label when you can start your own record label. Own your master recordings so that you can control your...

Lou Rawls released from jail after domestic violence charge. (Cover Story).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Famed singer Lou Rawls recently posted bail and was released from jail after he was arrested and booked on one count of battery on a household member in Albuquerque, NM, police said. Police from Albuquerque's international airport were...

Kirk Franklin makes big win at 18th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards. (Entertainment).
February 3, 2003... The 18th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards ceremony was recently taped at the Atlanta Civic Center In Atlanta and is a ring in national syndication this week. This year's two-hour show honored contributions from the African-American Gospel...

`Star Search'. (television).(entertainers on television this week)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Arsenio Hall will host the biweekly, one-hour variety/talent series inspired by the original "Star Search" television program, featuring live tournament-style competitions in four categories--adult singer, junior singer, comic and...

Nation celebrates holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (National Report).
February 10, 2003... Americans from all walks of life celebrated the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy of peace and equality during the recent King Holiday. Many King Day celebrants invoked King's name in arguing against the war with Iraq and urging...

Hispanics pass Blacks as largest minority, U.S. Census. (National Report).
February 10, 2003... Hispanics have now surpassed Blacks as the largest minority in America, according to new U.S. Census figures, Census Bureau estimates show the Hispanic population rose 4.7 percent between April 2000 and July 2001, from 35.3 million to 37...

Ticker tape.(Brief Article)(Column)
February 10, 2003... CONFIDENTIAL: Members of the Congressional Black Caucus held an invitational Feb. 3rd summit in Washington with business, political, civic and community leaders from around the country to augment their course of action in the new Congress....

National headliners.(Brief Article)(Column)
February 10, 2003... President Dr. Wanda Nelson of the National Beauty Culturists' League is being praised by members for not selling the League's historic prime real estate in mid-town Washington... Chairman of the upcoming gala dinner of the Joint Center for...

Gloria Gaynor: disco divas's new album proves she's survived. (in the spotlight).(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Grammy ever in 1980 in the category of Best Disco Song, Gaynor's career has survived. With a faithful fan base already in place, last year Gaynor decided to release her first U.S. album in 15 years, I Wish You Love, a compilation of...

Howard University senior Marianna Ofosu named only Black U.S. Rhodes Scholar for 2003. (Education).(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... A senior majoring in classical civilizations at Howard University in Washington, DC, is the only Black among 32 students in the United States named to the 2003 class of Rhodes Scholars. Marianna Ofosu, who will study development at Oxford,...

Virginia farmer to get $6.6 million in bias settlement. (Labor).(Will Sylvester Warren)
February 10, 2003... A 77-year-old Black Virginia farmer was awarded $6.6 million by a federal judge as compensation for being forced from his rich crop producing land. Farming in Southampton County where Nat Turner led an 1871 slave insurrection, Will...

Recipe of the week: romantic dessert.(Cherries Jubilee)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... February is the month for romance. Here is an easy but elegant dessert to make for that someone special. Cherries Jubilee sound like it would be difficult to make but it is easy. Give it a try this month. CHERRIES JUBILEE 2 15-ounce...

Tips for proper food refrigeration. (Health).(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Just because you place food in the refrigerator or stick it in the freezer doesn't mean that food will last forever. With the refrigerator set no higher than 40[degrees]F and the freezer at 0[degrees]F, the following storage tips will help to...

This week in Black history.(Brief Article)(Column)
February 10, 2003... February 8, 1986-- * Oprah Winfrey, talk show host, actress, business-woman and billionaire, made television history by becoming the first Black woman to host a nationally syndicated television talk show on this day. Oprah is the first...

Society world.(weddings)(Column)
February 10, 2003... * Wedding Tradition: Carmen Yvonne Cage became the wife of Robert Conrad Bingham at the Crofton Country Club in Crofton, MD. The bride attended Bowie State University. She is a branch administrator with RIS Paper in Washington. The groom is a...

Chicago Defender Black-owned newspaper, is finally sold. (Business).
February 10, 2003... A deal has been reached to sell the Chicago Defender, the nation's only Black-owned daily newspaper, the paper's new publisher recently announced. After five years of discord and legal haggling, the family-owned Sengstacke Enterprises Inc....

High blood pressure and diabetes; a deadly duo. (Health).
February 10, 2003... Did you know that people with diabetes are more likely to have high blood pressure? In fact, almost two out of three adults with diabetes have high blood pressure. Diabetes mellitus is a group of diseases characterized by high levels of...

Girls day out. (the week's best photos).(singer/actress Brandy)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Singer/actress Brandy and her baby girl Sy'rai enjoy the day shopping at a Beverly Hills department store in California.

Beauty of the week.(Toyia Brown)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... TOYIA BROWN is from, Silver Springs, MD. In her spare time she enjoys acting and photography.

Ever-changing Erykah.(singer Erykah Badu)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Singer Erykah Badu, known for her trademark headwraps, rocks the crowd with her new afro look at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA. Her latest CD, World Wide Underground, is scheduled for release in March.

A hopping good time.(actor Anthony Anderson)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Actor Anthony Anderson and his daughter show off their bright smiles at the premiere of Anderson's new movie Kangaroo Jack. The comedy came in at No. 1 during its opening weekend grossing over $21 million.

Super star dad. (Celebrities).(basketball player Kobe Bryant)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant, 24, recently became a father for the first time. Bryant's wife Vanessa gave birth to their first child, Natalia Diamante Bryant, January 19, at 3:08 p.m. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 19 1/2...

Stage, television star Nell Carter dies at 54. (Celebrities).(Obituary)
February 10, 2003... Nell Carter, the 4-foot-11 star who reached stardom belting out Fats Waller tunes in the 1978 Broadway blockbuster Ain't Misbehavin' and was a superstar television comedienne in the sitcom "Gimme A Break," has died. She was 54. The...

Ex-Browns star loses battle to cancer. (Sports).(former Cleveland Browns linebacker Eddie Johnson)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
February 10, 2003... Former Cleveland Browns linebacker Eddie Johnson, who played for the Browns from 1981-90, recently died in Cleveland, OH, after a two-year battle with colon cancer. He was 43. Known as "The Assassin" because of his hard tackles, Johnson was a...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers rout Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII. (Sports).
February 10, 2003... So it's true. Offense wins games, and defense wins championships. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers solidified this statement as their team, the league's No. 1 defense, muted the NFL's No. 1 offense, the Oakland Raiders, 48-21. With both teams...

Marcus Allen, James Lofton, Elvin Bethea newest honorees in NFL Hall of Fame. (Sports).(National Football League)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Marcus Allen, who won a Super Bowl ring with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1984, was among the five latest entries voted into the National Football League Hall of Fame. Allen, a six-time member of the Pro Bowl team, rushed a total of 12,243...

Wayne Brady. .(Cover Story)(Biography)
February 10, 2003... TV STAR TALKS ABOUT * How Acting Saved His Life * Why Fatherhood Changed His Views About Women * Critics Who Say He's Not Black Enough Wayne Brady flashes a gorgeous white grin as a group of JET editors approaches him in the...

Sharpton ballroom at headquarters destroyed in fire. (Newsmakers).(Rev. Al Sharpton)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks to reporters in front of his National Action Network (NAN) headquarters in New York as former Bronx Democratic Party chairman Reberto Ramirez listens. The fire spread through the Harlem headquarters on the second...

Still enjoying life. (Newsmakers).(Brant A. Hodrick)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Brant A. Hodrick recently celebrated his 105th birthday in Milton, FL. He has been a member of the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church since 1925. His love for the Lord is evident as the spry 105 year-old continues to actively serve on the...

Blacks in U.S. flock to Cuba for free medical school. (Newsmakers).
February 10, 2003... For dozens of Blacks with big dreams of becoming doctors and small hopes of financing medical school, it was an offer they couldn't refuse--medical education, room and board, textbooks--all for free! The only catch: they would have to study for...

Doubles trouble. (Newsmakers).(Venus Williams and Serena Williams win at Australian Open)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Tennis champions Venus (1) and Serena Williams proudly show off their winning trophy after their women's doubles final victory of 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 against Paola Suarez from Argentina and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain at the Australian Open...

New job, new responsibilities. (Newsmakers).(the next New Jersey state Attorney General Peter C. Harvey)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Veteran prosecutor and former Assistant Attorney General Peter C. Harvey (1) addresses the press at a news conference after being introduced as the next New Jersey state Attorney General at the State House in Trenton, NJ, as Gov. James E....

Mayor's masked ball. (Newsmakers).(Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin (2nd, r) celebrates with her special invited guests, actor-comedian Chris Tucker (r), and Maurice Jenkins (l), regional vice president of Southeast Field Operations for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), and...

R. Kelly arrested on new child porn charges. (Celebrities).
February 10, 2003... R&B singer R. Kelly, already facing child pornography charges in Illinois, was arrested in Florida recently on additional child pornography charges after investigators said they found photos of him having sex with a female minor. Kelly,...

`The Shawshank Redemption'. (television).(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Tim Robbins (r) stars as Andy Dufresne, a soft spoken respected banker from Maine who is convicted for the murders of his unfaithful wife and her lover. He receives a double-life sentence and is shipped off to Shawshank State Prison, Maine's...

Howard University announces plans for John H. Johnson School of Communications; Mr. Johnson contributes $4 million to Howard University Capital Campaign. (National Report).
February 17, 2003... Howard University is to receive a $4 million contribution from John H. Johnson, publisher and chairman of Johnson Publishing Company, publishers of EBONY and JET magazines. The School of Communications will be named in Johnson's honor. "I...

Black astronaut among those killed in space shuttle Columbia tragedy. (National Report).(Michael P. Anderson)
February 17, 2003... Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson was among the seven astronauts who died after the Columbia space shuttle disintegrated as it prepared to land following a 16-day science mission. The cause of the shuttle disaster remained under investigation at...

Ticker tape.(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Confidential: While Secretary of State Colin Powell emerged as one of the Cabinet's strongest figures, his wife Alma Powell made news for her efforts to encourage America's youth whom she describes as "a national priority." Her first two books...

National headliners.(Obituary)
February 17, 2003... An upward-bound U.S. Senate aide is James Harris, the appropriations subcommittee staffer who became a special advisor to the President Pro Tem office. Born and educated in Alaska, he joined Sen. Ted Steven's Fairbanks office and was...

Celebrities tell what moment in Black history changed their life. (Black History).
February 17, 2003... The foundation of our Black history is rich with important moments and events that have changed the course of our lives and our country. The following celebrities tell what moment in Black History changed their lives, and in the end made them...

This week in Black history.(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... February 10, 1989-- * Ronald H. Brown, attorney and political leader, was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee on this day, becoming the first Black in U.S. history to be elected head of a major national political party....

40th anniversary celebration. (Education).(first black student)
February 17, 2003... Architect and former Charlotte, NC, mayor Harvey Gantt (1) talks with Clemson University President James Barker (r) as people arrive for a ceremony at Tillman Hall in Clemson, SC. The event was to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Gantt...

Virginia's new chief justice. (Politics).(Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr.)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Virginia Supreme Court Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell Sr. poses in the court chambers in Richmond, VA. He was recently elected Virginia's first Black chief justice. Hassell, 47, succeeds Harry L. Carrico, who retired after 42 years on the...

A good night's sleep can keep your heart healthy. (Health).
February 17, 2003... Skimp on sleep and you could be paving the way for heart disease, says a newly released study of nearly 72,000 women. Researchers found that women who averaged five hours or less of sleep a night were 39 percent more likely to develop heart...

Society world.(marriages)
February 17, 2003... * Queen Of His Heart: Kim E. Sealy and Lawrence Christopher Price wed at Terrace on the Park in New York. A graduate of Southern University of New York at New Paltz and the New School University, the bride is a senior account executive with JET...

Michael Eric Dyson pens two books, Why I Love Black Women and Open Mike. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Michael Eric Dyson sends a valentine to Black women in his new book, Why I Love Black Women. The prolific author and noted University of Pennsylvania professor also has written Open Mike: Reflections on Philosophy, Race, Sex, Culture and...

UNCF raises $13.8 million. (Newsmakers).(United Negro College Fund)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Lou Rawls, Vivica A. Fox and gospel performer Dr. Bobby Jones, hosts of the United Negro College Fund's (UNCF) annual TV fund-raising gala "An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence (AEOS)," announce that the TV special...

Hip-hop visit. (Newsmakers).(Cam'Ron)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... Famed rapper Cam'Ron (l) accompanied by Juelz Santana of the new hip-hop group, the Diplomats, visits one of his biggest fans, 10-year-old Robert Harris, a patient at LaRabida Children's Hospital in Chicago. Cam'Ron stopped by each room and the...