Jet articles from January 2003

Jet archives from January 2003

Black leaders denounce White Senator's racist remarks. (National Report).
January 6, 2003... Black lawmakers and leaders said that Senate Republican leader Trent Lott of Mississippi did not go far enough in apologizing for remarks he made praising the 1948 presidential run of then-segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond. ...

Ending Kenyan reign. (Politics).
January 6, 2003... Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi addresses a crowd gathered at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, on the 39th anniversary of Kenya's independence. Moi, who has been in office for 24 years, promised that he would hand over power to the...

Chicago's John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County opens to the public. (Medicine).
January 6, 2003... The doors of Chicago's new John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County were recently opened to service the public. The new facility, named in honor of John H. Stroger Jr., president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and...

Ticker tape.
January 6, 2003... Confidential: Black Republicans quietly are urging President George W. Bush to name a respected Black to his White House staff, following in the tradition of Robert J. Brown, Stan Scott and Clarence Towns. Right now the administration has no...

National headliners.
January 6, 2003... Natalyah Douglass, the great-great-great-great granddaughter of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, was featured in Baltimore's yuletide ceremonies. Her father, Frederick Douglass IV, heads the Friends of the National Museum of African American...

Black Fed Ex workers file discrimination lawsuit. (Law & Justice).
January 6, 2003... Lead attorney Waukeen Q. McCoy (far, r) holds a copy of a discrimination class action suit against delivery company Federal Express (FedEx) as a number of plaintiffs in the suit look on during a news conference in San Francisco, CA. The...

Man using Will Smith's identity gets three years. (Law & Justice).
January 6, 2003... A suburban Pittsburgh man who racked up bills totaling more than $30,000 in credit card debt while using the identity of superstar Will Smith was recently given a federal prison sentence of three years. Carlos Lomax, 42, of Duquesne, Pa....

Two men charged in shooting death of Merlin Santana. (Law & Justice).
January 6, 2003... Two men have been arrested in connection with the death of actor Merlin Santana who was gunned down in a South Los Angeles street. Santana, 26, who co-starred on "The Steve Harvey Show" was sitting in the passenger side of a car in South...

Another first for Thurgood Marshall. (Newsmakers).
January 6, 2003... Another first for Thurgood Marshall: The first U.S. stamp for 2003 will honor Thurgood Marshall, the first Black person to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The 37-cent stamp, which will be released Jan. 7 in Washington, D.C., features a...

Miss France 2003. (Newsmakers).
January 6, 2003... Miss France 2003: Corinne Coman, a 19-year-old engineering student from Guadeloupe in the French West Indies, accepts her crown as Miss France 2003 from last year's Miss France, Sylvie Tellier, during the recent competition in Lyon, France. It...

Resolve to have a happy, healthy New Year in 2003. (Health).
January 6, 2003... Resolutions. We make them and we break them. But not this year. This year is special. Your chance to make a fresh start when it comes to your health. To lose weight. Eat healthier. Work out. Take better care of yourself. And you can do it. The...

This week in Black history.
January 6, 2003... January 1, 1990-- * David N. Dinkins took office as the first Black mayor of New York City on this day. The Manhattan Borough president was elected November 7, 1989, with 89 percent of the vote, as New York City's 106th mayor, defeating...

Five steps to a fast recovery from colds and flu. (Health).
January 6, 2003... January is prime time for cold and flu viruses to strike. The hectic holidays can leave you so worn out that you're defenseless against cold and flu bugs--when the new year arrives. Still worse, a bout with these viral invaders can lead to...

Cross burning case draws Thomas' ire. (Newsmakers).
January 6, 2003... Normally stoic and silent during arguments, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas found his voice recently when he passionately denounced cross burning as a symbol of oppression during "100 years of lynching" in the South by the Ku Klux Klan....

SEC finds Miami investment firm scammed Blacks. (Newsmakers).
January 6, 2003... An investment firm, along with its top executive, has been sued by securities regulators for allegedly running a scheme targeted at Blacks, defrauding investors out of at least $31 million. A.B. Financing and Investments Inc. and Anthony...

Society world.
January 6, 2003... * Thankful For You: Allen Bryson married the former Tobi Blair during a ceremony at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Chicago. The bride, a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is a business manager at Primedia Business...

Nat King Cole Post Office. (Celebrities).
January 6, 2003... Famed singer Natalie Cole admires a mock stamp and plaque following the renaming of a post office for her father, the late legendary Nat King Cole, in the exclusive Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles where he resettled his family in 1948....

Good cause. (Celebrities).
January 6, 2003... Famed gospel singers Kirk Franklin (2nd, l) and Donnie McClurkin attend the "Concert for Healing" reception before their sold-out concert benefiting Habilitative Systems Inc. (HSD in Chicago. They are joined by (l-r) Daryl Handy, HSI's board...

Gordon Parks tribute. (Celebrities).
January 6, 2003... Legendary photographer Gordon Parks is surround. ed by 90 of the nation's top Black photographers and other admirers as he celebrates his 90th birthday in Harlem, NY. Wishing him well are (l-r) Reggie Peters, event assistant, Adger Cowans,...

Double duty. (Celebrities).
January 6, 2003... Jazz legend Clark Terry plays both trumpet and flugelhorn during the 21st anniversary celebration of the Blue Note club in New Yore Terry, who recently turned 82, is joined on stage by alto saxophonist David Glasser. An advisor to the National...

Recording artists win settlement against entertainment union. (Celebrities).
January 6, 2003... Current and late music legends including Sam Moore and the late Jackie Wilson and Mary Wells recently won an $8.4 million settlement against a music union. The settlement was reached with the American Federation of Television & Radio...

Correction.
January 6, 2003... In the Dec. 23-Dec. 30, 2002, issue of JET, the photo that accompanied an article on music producer Terry Lewis purchasing a home in Malibu, CA, mistakenly identified Lewis. The man in the photo was Jimmy Jam, Lewis' business partner. JET...

Common: neo-soul rapper stretches hip-hop boundaries with `electric circus'. (in the Spotlight).
January 6, 2003... Earthy rapper Common is a griot who invites you to experience Electric Circus, a bold innovation and vibrant musical wonderland. Out from the rap underground and hot on the heels of his last nearly platinum-selling 2000 album Like Water For...

Morris Brown College loses accreditation. (Education).
January 6, 2003... Eighty percent of Morris Brown College's 2,500 students in Atlanta were recently left without federal financial aid to help pay their tuition after the 117-year-old historically Black institution was stripped of its accreditation. ...

Child may return to family after six-year ordeal. (Crime).
January 6, 2003... Jealousy may have led to the murder of a young mother, whose killer then raised the victim's child as her own, according to California authorities. Le-Zhan Williams, now 6, was just weeks old when Latasha Brown and Ocianetta Williams,...

Lucky eight. (the week's best photos).
January 6, 2003... Singer Ashanti hits the jackpot in Las Vegas with an impressive eight music awards--more than any artist that evening--at the recent Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand. The 22-year-old newcomer won honors for her single Foolish from her...

Beauty of the week.
January 6, 2003... SHANEL BLACK of Henderson NV, wishes all JET readers a Happy New Year. The 5-foot-7 psychology major enjoys dancing, music, basketball and reading.

Looking out of this world.
January 6, 2003... A glamorous Dr. Mae Jemison, who in 1992 became the first Black woman in space, arrives for the world premiere of Star Trek Nemesis in Los Angeles. She has been working for her own private company that focuses on integrating science and...

`Wild' family treat.
January 6, 2003... Actress and mom Alfre Woodard treats daughter Mavis (l) and son Duncan to the premiere of The Wild Thornberrys Movie, an animated film based on the popular Nickelodeon series, at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. Woodard is the voice of Akela, a...

Orlando Jones and Nick Cannon star in `Drumline'. (Entertainment).
January 6, 2003... If you're familiar with the Circle City Classics in Indianapolis or the Bayou Classics in New Orleans, then you know that oftentimes the actual game takes a backseat to the battle of the bands that happens at halftime. The movie Drumline,...

Coach of the year. (Sports).
January 6, 2003... Notre Dame football coach Tyrone Willingham admires his trophy after he was named the 2002 Sportsman of the Year by the Sporting News in New York. Willingham is the first college football coach ever to receive the award. The 48-year-old is one...

Suggs sacks award. (Sports).
January 6, 2003... Arizona State defensive end Terrell Suggs, who set an NCAA record with 22 sacks this season, won the Lombardi Award as the nation's top collegiate lineman. He was presented the award during a ceremony in Houston. "The sacks kind of snuck up on...

Nations top defensive back. (Sports).
January 6, 2003... Kansas State cornerback Terence Newman displays the Jim Thorpe Award he won as the nation's top defensive back at the Atlantic Hall at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Newman had five interceptions for the Wildcats and also...

Rogers top receiver. (Sports).
January 6, 2003... Michigan State's Charles Rogers won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver. Rogers caught a school-record 68 passes for 1,351 yards and 13 touchdowns. Although the Spartans went 4-8, Rogers still set an NCAA record by catching a TD...

Byrd dominates Holyfield in heavyweight title fight. (Sports).
January 6, 2003... In a lopsided bout, Chris Byrd beat former heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield to win the vacant IBF heavyweight title with a unanimous decision that kept Holyfield from being a heavyweight champion for the fifth time. Byrd (36-2)...

Iowa quarterback College Player of the Year. (Sports).
January 6, 2003... Iowa quarterback Brad Banks, was recently honored as The Associated Press College Player of the Year. Banks, a senior from Belle Glade, FL, never started a D-I college football game before this season. However, not only did he become the...

Tiger Woods undergoes knee surgery, may miss season-opener. (Sports).
January 6, 2003... Bothered by a sore left knee throughout the year, Tiger Woods had arthroscopic surgery and will most likely miss the season-opening Mercedes Championships in Hawaii starting January 9th. It will be the first time an injury has caused Woods to...

Leading running back. (Sports).
January 6, 2003... Penn State's Larry Johnson won three national awards as a top college football player at a ceremony in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Johnson, a senior tailback, won the Doak Walker as the nation's top running back, the Maxwell as the nation's best...

Singer James Brown in poor health. (Entertainment).
January 6, 2003... The Godfather of Soul James Brown isn't feeling so good these days. The 69-year-old singer, four-time Grammy winner has suffered from diabetes and circulation problems in his legs for years, and friends worry that he won't go to see a...

Celebrating with song. (Entertainment).
January 6, 2003... Grammy Award-winning singer Lionel Richie performs during the ninth annual Vatican Christmas Concert, a fundraiser to build churches and community centers in Rome's poor neighborhoods, in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. Richie is scheduled to...

Donnie McClurkin: gospel music's hidden treasure. (Cover Story).
January 6, 2003... When gospel singer Donnie McClurkin sings his big hit We Fall Down, you really believe that God wants you to "get back up again." And when McClurkin sings his signature hit, Stand, you understand that the Lord wants you to stand and wait...

Music special. (Entertainment).
January 6, 2003... Famed jazz-classical trumpeter Wynton Marsalis joins the Rev. Jesse Jackson as they greet noted soprano concert artist Elizabeth P. Norman (1) and Christian music singer Jadyn Maria during the recent "Christmas Glory" musical at the Apostolic...

Hit R&B producer Jermaine Dupri owes $2.5 million to IRS.
January 6, 2003... Hip-hop and R&B producer Jermaine Dupri owes the federal government more than $2.5 million in taxes, according to tax documents. The Internal Revenue Service filed a tax lien on Dupri's house in Fairburn, about 15 miles southwest of...

Top 20 albums.
January 6, 2003... 1. BETTER DAYZ 2Pac (Interscope) 2. THE LAST TEMPTATION Jo Rule (Murder Inc.) 3. THE BLUEPRINT 2: THE CURSE AND THE GIFT Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella) 4. 8 MILE SOUNDTRACK Various Artists (Interscope) 5. CHARMBRACELET Mariah Carey...

`Third Watch'. (television).
January 6, 2003... Rapper/actress Eve guest stars as Yvette Powell, a new paramedic whose medical abilities impress Doc on tonight's episode of "Third Watch." Also starring are Michael Beach and Skipp Sudduth (Monday, January 6 at 9 p.m., ET) on NBC. Others...

Mississippi senator Trent Lott resigns as Senate Republican leader. (National Report).
January 13, 2003... Bowing to pressure from his fellow senators and the Bush White House, Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) recently resigned his position as Senate Republican leader after he made racist remarks that drew immediate criticism and outrage from Black lawmakers...

Healing fine. (National Report).
January 13, 2003... Iran Brown (r), the youngest victim of the Washington-area sniper attacks last October, attends a news conference with his mother, Lisa, and doctors at the Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C. Brown, 13, told reporters that he credits God...

Statehouse memorial. (National Report).
January 13, 2003... Christiana Carteaux Bannister, a 19th-century businesswoman who was an active supporter of the abolitionist movement, was recently honored at the Statehouse in Providence, Rhode Island. Bannister became the second woman to be honored with a...

Five cleared in 1989 rape of Central Park Jogger. (National Report).
January 13, 2003... Thirteen years after the brutal rape and beating of a White jogger in New York's Central Park, a judge recently dismissed the convictions of all five men who served prison time for the attack. State Justice Charles Tejada dismissed all...

Ten injured in tent collapse at Oprah charity event in South Africa. (African Affairs).
January 13, 2003... What began as a joyful day for a group of South African children--a recent visit to their school by TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who brought them Christmas presents as part of her goodwill mission in the country--was nearly spoiled when a...

Song to honor Mandela. (African Affairs).
January 13, 2003... Veteran rock stars Bono (inset), Dave Stewart, and Joe Strummer have written a song to honor the former South African president Nelson Mandela. The song, titled 48864, is the number Mandela wore as a prisoner of the apartheid regime. The three...

Dionne Warwick honored. (Celebreties).
January 13, 2003... Internationally acclaimed singer Dionne Warwick is joined by famed songwriters Burt Bacharach (1) and Hal David as they each receive a Heroes Award from the New York chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences during...

Educator-librarian Marion Christian, mother of JET Associate Editor, Succumbs. (Census).
January 13, 2003... Marion Theresa Christian, a long-time educator-librarian and the mother of JET Associate Editor Margena Christian, recently died of heart failure at her home in St. Louis. She was 62. Christian worked for the St. Louis Public School System...

Musician Webster Lewis dies. (Census).
January 13, 2003... Noted music composer, arranger, conductor and singer Webster Lewis, 59, died at his home in New York. He served as conductor of Barry White's famed Love Unlimited Orchestra and as a musical director with Herbie Hancock. As a singer, he had six...

Down-home send-off. (Newsmakers).
January 13, 2003... Funeral director Andre Monroe and funeral director of operations Debora Kellom spend time in the "Big Momma's Kitchen" vignette, designed to look like mom's kitchen, at the Wade Funeral Home in St. Louis. The vignette, presented in a...

King Montgomery home to become museum. (Census).
January 13, 2003... Thomas McPherson stands in front of the house that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. called home as pastor of the then-Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, AL. The 2,000-square-foot wooden home is undergoing a $300,000 renovation to become...

Architect and Howard alum gives Howard another $1 million. (Census).
January 13, 2003... Los Angeles-based architect James E. Silcott recently presented a second $1 million gift to his alma mater, Howard University. The gift will establish an endowed chair and the naming of the gallery in the Howard school of architecture for...

Louisville, KY, gets first black police chief. (Newsmakers).
January 13, 2003... Robert C. White recently made history as the first Black to hold the title of police chief in the city of Louisville, KY. White, 50, who has led the Greensboro, NC, police since 1998, begins his new position this month as chief of the...

Chicago's DuSable Museum awarded $10 Mil. grant for expansion. (Newsmakers).
January 13, 2003... The DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago was recently awarded a $10 million state grant that will allow it to expand its existing campus. The grant will be used to fund the museum's renovation of the nearby space acquired...

University of Kansas (KU) School of Fine Arts. (People).
January 13, 2003... Toni-Marie Montgomery, dean of the University of Kansas (KU) School of Fine Arts since 2000 and a concert pianist, was named dean of the Northwestern University School of Music in Evanston, IL, effective July 1. While at KU, Montgomery boosted...

National Bar Association's Judicial Council. (People).
January 13, 2003... Patricia Banks, a Cook County (IL) Circuit Court judge, was elected chair of the National Bar Association's Judicial Council, which was founded in 1971 and represents Black judges from state and federal courts. A University of Wisconsin Law...

Shirley Hailstock, a novelist in Plainsboro, NJ, was chosen as the first Black president of the Houston-based Romance Writers of America (RWA). (People).
January 13, 2003... Shirley Hailstock, a novelist in Plainsboro, NJ, was chosen as the first Black president of the Houston-based Romance Writers of America (RWA). The 8,400-member RWA is the largest genrefiction writing organization in the world. RWA members...

Bowie State University. (People).
January 13, 2003... Charles Davis, athletics director at Bowie State University (BSU) in Maryland, was named athletics director at North Carolina A&T State University. While at BSU, Davis created an Academic Excellence Banquet to honor student-athletes and...

Kraft Foods. (People).
January 13, 2003... Boris Oglesby, a marketing executive at Kraft Foods, was appointed vice president of super premium and cordials for Deerfield, IL-based Jim Beam Brands Co., part of Jim Beam Brands Worldwide, a maker and marketer of distilled spirits and fine...

This week in black history.
January 13, 2003... January 6, 1995-- * Lenny Wilkens became the all-time winningest coach in NBA history when his team, the Atlanta Hawks, won the game that marked his 939th coaching win on this day. He surpassed Boston Celtics great Red Auerbach's 938...

Shape up this winter for your body and mind's sake. (Health).
January 13, 2003... Subzero wind chills, arctic snowstorms, ice-slicked streets and side-walks--it's no wonder we go into fitness hibernation during winter. Bad weather makes venturing outside to exercise difficult, even dangerous, and bulky sweaters and slacks...

Recipe of the week: Chocolate Madness.
January 13, 2003... Are you mad for chocolate? If so, Carmel Fudge Cake is just what the doctor ordered. This chocolate cake has a rich carmel center and is topped with pecans. It is a perfect treat for you and your family. It is also great for company. This...

Society world.
January 13, 2003... * And So It Begins: Wayne Anthony Wheat wed Ann Ngoc Harper at the Bellagio Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. A graduate of Sinclair Community College, the bride is a sales and service associate for Keybank. A Gupton-Jones College of Funeral...

Sheryl Lee Ralph hosts annual Jamerican Film & Music Festival. (Celebreties).
January 13, 2003... Talented filmmakers were celebrated at the recent 4th Annual International Jamerican Film & Music Festival, hosted by TV-movie and Broadway star Sheryl Lee Ralph in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Ralph is the creator and director of the annual...

Book signing. (Celebrities).
January 13, 2003... Famed actress Jayne Kennedy and her husband, author Bill Overton, attend a book signing for his new book The Media, Shaping the Image of a People at West Angeles Church of God in Christ in Los Angeles, where Bishop Charles Blake is the pastor....

Bill Cosby's foundation donates 40,000 books to Chicago schools. (Celebrities).
January 13, 2003... A foundation run by legendary comedian Bill Cosby in memory of his son Ennis recently donated more than 40,000 paperback books to Chicago public school students. The books, donated by the Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation, will...

Former altar boy acquitted of priest shooting. (Law & Justice).
January 13, 2003... Former Baltimore altar boy Dontee Stokes was recently acquitted of attempted murder and other charges for shooting a priest he claims sexually abused him a decade ago. Stokes, 26, was cleared of attempted murder, reckless endangerment and...

Two white men sentenced for 1969 York, PA, race riots. (Law & Justice).
January 13, 2003... Two White men convicted in the 1969 race riot slaying of a Black woman in York, PA, were recently sentenced to more than four years in prison. Robert Messersmith, 53, convicted of firing the slug that killed Lillie Belle Allen, 27, was...

Soap opera `passions' keeps igniting fervor among daytime viewers. (Entertainment).
January 13, 2003... Think dramatic storylines, a diverse cast, a witch and more drama. Then you'll have the NBC soap opera "Passions," a cult hit that has posted double-digit growth spurts since it first aired four years ago. The soap has revolutionized the...

A night on the town. (the week's best photos).
January 13, 2003... Famed rapper-turned-actor Busta Rhymes enjoys a night out at the world movie premiere of Narc at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, The Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, CA. Busta portrays the character Berry in the police...

Beauty of the week.
January 13, 2003... MARY PARR is from Chicago Heights, IL. The 6-foot- 1 model enjoys dancing, exercising and reading.

Mirthful moment.
January 13, 2003... Former Vice President Al Gore gives an, awkward glance as he's surrounded by Latin talk show host character "Rebecca, played by Maya Rudolph, her Chihuahua "Gary" and comedian character "Poco Loco," played by Fred Armisen, during Gore's recent...

A wonderful time.
January 13, 2003... Acclaimed musician-humanitarian Stevie Wonder shares a fun moment with actress-author Akosua Busia and her daughter, Hadar, following a church service at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ in California. Famed filmmaker John Singleton,...

Keith Sweat celebrates 15th anniversary in music with hit album `Rebirth'. (in the Spotlight).
January 13, 2003... Famed singer Keith Sweat has remained in. the spotlight for an amazing 15 years. In a business, known for one-hit wonders, Sweat has proven that he has staying power and continues to thrill a huge following of fans. "Longevity means...

BET founder Bob Johnson first black majority owner of sports franchise. (Sports).
January 13, 2003... Robert Johnson, billionaire founder of Black Entertainment Television, has been chosen as owner of the NBA's Charlotte expansion team, making history as the first Black majority owner in major professional sports. Johnson, 56, won out over...

UCLA Alumnus Dorrell new football head coach. (Sports).
January 13, 2003... Former UCLA wide receiver Karl Dorrell was recently hired as the Bruins' football team's head coach, becoming the fourth current Black coach in Division I. In his third year as wide receivers coach for the Denver Broncos, the 39-year-old...

Beverly W. Hogan named first female president of Tougaloo College. (Education).
January 13, 2003... Beverly Wade Hogan has been named as the first woman in history to serve as president of Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, MS, just outside of Jackson. Hogan, a 1973 graduate of the school, served as interim president when Dr. James Wyche...

Tougaloo College alumnus pledges $1 million. (Education).
January 13, 2003... Tougaloo College alumnus and award-winning attorney Isaac K. Byrd has pledged $1 million to his alma mater, making the donation the largest gift from an individual alumnus in the college's history. Byrd, a constant donor to Tougaloo since...

Virginia student graduates from college at 18 years old. (Education).
January 13, 2003... Most 18-year-olds you meet are graduating from high school or entering college. Meet, however, gifted 18-year-old D'Lorah Small of Virginia Beach, VA, who recently graduated from Old Dominion University with a bachelor's degree in civil...