Jet articles from January 2007

Jet archives from January 2007

Record-making mission.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Robert L. Curbeam Jr.)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... NASA astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr. (inset) prepares for a spacewalk to repair a jammed solar energy panel. Curbeam, a mission specialist, set a new record for the most spacewalks completed during a shuttle mission by a single crew member....

Laura Bush says Rice won't run for president because she's single.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Dr. Condoleezza Rice)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... During a recent interview first lady Laura Bush cited one of the reasons Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice won't run for president of the United States is that she's single. When the topic of conversation between President Bush and his...

Back on track.(New Orleans streetcar line returned to service after Hurricane Katrina)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... New Orleans streetcar driver Clarence Glover deftly makes a turn down a portion of St. Charles Avenue in the city while Sen. David Vitter (D-LA) applauds the public's hearty welcome of the iconic form of transportation. The St. Charles...

Rep. Jesse Jackson's wife Sandi runs for Chicago Alderman.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Sandi Jackson, the wife of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., is the latest Jackson family member to enter the political ring. Jackson, 43, recently filed in close to 5,000 voter signatures to be considered as a candidate for alderman of the 7th...

Presidential medal of freedom recipients.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Riley "B.B." King, Norman C. Francis and John "Buck" O'Neil )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Blues legend Riley "B.B." King (l), educator Norman C. Francis (c) and baseball pioneer John "Buck" O'Neil were among the 10 recipients of the 2006 Presidential Medal of Freedom award presented recently in a ceremony at The White House. The...

Honoring Obasanjo.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Olusegun Obasanjo )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo admires the bust presented him during a tribute sponsored by the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation (LSF) at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Looking on are Hope Masters, LSF president and CEO, and former...

New outlook for Marlie.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Marlie Casseus)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Marlie Casseus (c) is hugged by Dr. Jesus Gomez and her mother, Maleine Antoine, during a news conference at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami where Marlie spoke for the first Lime in six years. "Thank you" is what the 15-year-old told doctors...

Well wishes for Annan.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Kofi Annan )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Secretary-General Kofi Annan (l) receives well wishes from actors Don Cheadle (r) and George Clooney at the United Nations (U.N.) headquarters in New York following their return from Cairo, Egypt. While abroad the two actors lobbied for Egypt's...

Defense Department wants new U.S. command for Africa.(AFRICAN AFFAIRS)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Citing the continent's greater strategic importance since the rise in global terrorism, the Pentagon has asked President Bush to establish a new military command for Africa, according to spokesman Bryan Whitman. Other regions of the world...

Nigeria bill would make meeting with gays a crime.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Nigeria lawmakers are debating a bill that would jail a person if they shared a meal with a gay at a restaurant. The bill would ban any association with gays. The legislation would also prohibit belonging to gay clubs or reading books,...

Diddy's a daddy again.(FAMILY)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Diddy received an early Christmas gift when model Kim Porter, his longtime girlfriend, gave birth to twin girls in New York. One baby, D'Lila Star Combs, weighed 5 lbs. Her sister, Jessie James Combs, came two minutes later, weighing 5 lbs., 4...

Charles Barkley helps Hurricane Katrina victims rebound.(CELEBRITY)
January 8, 2007... As Charles Barkley tours the Lower Ninth Ward, one of the most devastated areas of New Orleans aider Hurricane Katrina, the outspoken, witty basketball player-turned sports analyst enters a paradox-he is at a loss for words. It's been 15...

Library of Congress (LOC).(People)(promoted JoAnn C. Jenkins)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... JoAnn C. Jenkins, chief of staff of the Library of Congress (LOC) in Washington, D.C., for the past 10 years, has been appointed its chief operating officer. In the post she will oversee the day-to-day operations of the LOC, the largest library...

Auto Club Group.(People)(Richard T. White joins Association of Corporate Counsel )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Richard T. White, senior vice president, secretary and general counsel for the Dearborn, MI-based Auto Club Group, has been elected to a one-year term as chairman of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) in Washington, D.C. ACC is the...

Connecticut State University System.(People)(appointed David G. Carter, Sr.)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... David G. Carter, Sr., former president of Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, CT, recently was inaugurated as chancellor of the Connecticut State University System, the largest system of higher education in the state, during...

Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC).(People)(appointed Marjorie Hill)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Marjorie Hill, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist and interim executive director of the New York-based Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), has been appointed its chief executive officer. GMHC is one of the nation's largest AIDS service...

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.(People)(Noma Anderson joins American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Noma Anderson, professor and chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Florida International University in Miami, has been named president of the Rockville, MD-based American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn (ASHA). The...

This week in Black history.(Era overview)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... January 10, 1955-- Marian Anderson, acclaimed opera singer, became the first Black to perform at the Metropolitan Opera on this day. She made her operatic debut as the fortune-teller Ulrica in Giuseppe Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera (Masked...

Only you.(Love & Happiness)
January 8, 2007... Cynthia Monica Davis became the wife of Phillip Glenn Fields at the Victoria Wedding Chapel in Waterford, MI. The bride attended Olivet College and graduated from IBA State College of Beauty She is an administrative assistant for AT & T. The...

Joy.(Love & Happiness)
January 8, 2007... David L. Reid, Jr. wed Michelle R. Phillips at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas. The bride, a graduate of the Howard University School of Law and the University of Louisville. is an attorney with the Social Security...

Starting anew.(Love & Happiness)
January 8, 2007... Billy Dewayne Moody made Sharmin Lattice Bryels his wife at Second Baptist Church in Little Rock. AR. The bride is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock She is the division coordinator for the Ob/Gyn Department at the...

Dream come true.(Love & Happiness)
January 8, 2007... Thaddeus Murrell united in holy matrimony with Akilah Mondesire at the Bel Mar Center in Lakewood, CO. The bride is a graduate of the University of Colorado. She is a sales operations consultant with Qwest Communications. The groom is a...

Five decades of love.(Love & Happiness)(Alvin Andrews and Ora Belle Andrews )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Andrews celebrated 52 years of love and happiness with family and friends in St. Louis. Mrs. Ora Belle Andrews retired after 33 years of service for the State of Missouri, Department of Social Services. Her devoted mate of...

Heart to heart.(Love & Happiness)
January 8, 2007... Rev. Dr. James C. Boyd married Margaret Jones at First Unity Missionary Baptist Church, where the groom is pastor, in Chicago. The bride is a grad of Fisk University and William Mitchell College of Law. She is a public information specialist at...

Luther Vandross tribute CD raises awareness about strokes among Blacks.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... The late Luther Vandross is given a jazzy tribute on the new CD, Forever, For Always, For Luther, Vol. II featuring Patti Austin, Will Downing, Everette Harp, Najee, Jonathan Butler and others. The CD also kicks off the American Heart...

Study shows circumcision in adult men reduces HIV risk.(HEALTH)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Circumcision might be key to lowering a man's risk of developing HIV. That's based on an announcement made by officials of the National Institutes of Health. According to a recent report, the NIH stopped two studies in Kenya and Uganda...

NYC bans the trans.(Sylvia's Food Products Inc. offers fat free foods)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Fried chicken lovers at New York's famed Sylvia's Restaurant entered the new year with a healthy start. H. Kenneth Woods, president and CEO of the famed Harlem eatery, cooks up some Southern fried chicken using a soy bean oil that doesn't...

Women who stop taking hormones may lower risk of breast cancer, study.(HEALTH)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... New research shows that the millions of women who quit taking menopause hormones after a federal study found that the pills raised the risk of breast cancer now have more reason to be glad they stopped. A new analysis reveals that breast...

How to determine if you have a cold or the flu.(symptoms and prevention)
January 8, 2007... During cold and flu season, Dr. Ashley Martin sees several sick patients who complain of everything from stuffy noses and sore throats to coughing and sneezing. "It's very busy because people feel bad," says the 29-year-old physician who...

Aretha Franklin life story to tour U.S.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... There's only one Aretha Franklin, but the Queen of Soul plans to hold auditions for singers to portray her in a musical. The musical based on her 1999 bestseller autobiography Aretha: From These Roots, will tour nationally. The...

$1 million richer.(NEWSMAKERS)
January 8, 2007... Nationally syndicated radio personality Tom Joyner congratulates Trina Lewis (l) of Oklahoma City, OK, on her $1 million win as part of the Tom Joyner Morning Show's "Cash Call Plus" promotion. They are joined by Lewis' children (l-r) Dennis...

Honoring Gerald.(NEWSMAKERS)(Gerald Levert )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... LaReine M. Nixon, "portrait artist to the stars," admires the pastel portrait she did of the late R&B singer Gerald Levert at her art gallery, the 49th Street Art Gallery and Custom Frame Shop in Philadelphia. The portrait was prominently...

Foxy Brown accused of violating probation.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Rapper Foxy Brown, who recently appeared unexpectedly in Manhattan Criminal Court where she was sentenced last October to three years probation, was accused of failing to keep appointments with probation officers, appear for anger management...

Applause for Alice.(NEWSMAKERS)(Alice Walker )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Author Alice Walker graciously receives applause from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger after she was inducted into the California Hall of Fame in Sacramento. She is one of 13 inaugural inductees from California to be honored for being a...

History-making debutante.
January 8, 2007... Elisabeth Senghor, dressed in Gaultier Haute Couture, is escorted by Alexis Garcia during the recent 16th Annual Crillon Ball in Paris. The exclusive international gala is the only debutante ball in France. Senghor made history as the first...

Oprah will be subject of new Kitty Kelley Biography.(NEWSMAKERS)(Oprah Winfrey )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... An unauthorized biography about Oprah Winfrey will be written by Kitty Kelley, a biographer known for her unauthorized biographies of the Bush family, Nancy Reagan, Frank Sinatra, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Crown Publishers has...

Ruben loses nearly 100 pounds; now he's helping others.(NEWSMAKERS)(Ruben Studdard )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... The Velvet Teddy Bear has slimmed down. Former "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard recently lost nearly 100 pounds. Studdard, who won America's heart in 2008 with his "Idol" win, trimmed down by attending the Duke Diet & Fitness Center in...

Be sickle smart.(NEWSMAKERS)
January 8, 2007... Famed actor Larenz Tate is joined by his brothers (I-r), actor Lahmard and screenwriter Larron, as they lend their support to the campaign "Be Sickle Smart: Ask Larenz about Iron" at the Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California headquarters...

Mother charged with killing newborn in microwave.(CRIME)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... It took more than a year for prosecutors to find enough probable cause to charge a mother for killing her monthold baby in a microwave. However, after a lengthy investigation, China Arnold, of Dayton, OH, was recently charged with aggravated...

'Nuttin' But Stringz' duo blends hip-hop with classical music.(Tourie Escobar)(Damien Escobar)(Brief article)(Biography)
January 8, 2007... When you first see teenage brothers Damien and Tourie Escobar, you immediately think rappers. But then when they pick up their violins-yes, violins--you see them in an entirely different light. The brothers call themselves Nuttin' But...

Are they or aren't they?(The week's best photos)
January 8, 2007... Dreamgirls co-star Eddie Murphy holds his date, Tracey Edmonds, ex-wife of "Babyface" Edmonds, on the red carpet at the L.A. premiere of the hit film. Though their publicist would not confirm a relationship (after multiple sightings of the...

Shouling Hopson.(beauty of the week)
January 8, 2007... SHOULING HOPSON is a boutique buyer from Atlanta, GA. The 5-foot-9 model enjoys street hockey, kickboxing and ballet. Photo by Raquel Riley Thomas

A brand new Fantasia.(Fantasia Barrino )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Multiplatinum selling recording artist Fantasia Barrino rocks a crowd during a promotion party for her new self-titled CD at the River East Art Center in Chicago. The sassy debut single released off the sophomore project is Hood Boy featuring...

Time with Tia.
January 8, 2007... Tia Mowry, star of the hit TV series "The Game," poses in the arms of her beau, actor Cory Hardrict, at the recent 11th Annual Multicultural Prism Awards gala at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, CA. Mowry's series won the...

Dr. Wayne J. Riley leads Meharry Medical College.(EDUCATION)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Dr. Wayne J. Riley, M.D., vice president and vice dean for health affairs and governmental relations at Baylor College of Medicine, has been named the 10th president of Meharry Medical College. "I am humbled and honored to accept the...

Elson Floyd named 1st Black Washington State Univ. prexy.(EDUCATION)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Elson Floyd, president of the four-campus University of Missouri, was named Washington State University's new president. He will be the first Black to hold the post. Floyd, who will become the university's 10th president, will succeed V....

Alphas celebrate 100 years in Detroit.(EDUCATION)(Alpha Phi Alpha )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... The Gamma Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity recently celebrated the organization's centennial anniversary with a Grand Centennial Ball at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. Gamma Lambda, the largest Alpha chapter in the...

Jada Pinkett Smith and Colin Powell help alma maters with million-dollar gifts.(EDUCATION)(City College of New York and Baltimore School for the Arts)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Thanks to former Secretary of State Colin Powell and actress Jada Pinkett Smith, their respective alma maters will receive million-dollar donations. Executives from the New York Life insurance company donated $10 million to the Colin...

Kappa men convicted of felony hazing.(EDUCATION)(Kappa Alpha Psi )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Two Florida fraternity brothers were recently convicted of felony hazing in a trial seen as a test of a new law restricting the practice, but jurors were unable to reach a verdict on three other defendants. The five Kappa Alpha Psi brothers...

76ers look to rebuild after trading superstar Allen Iverson.(Allen Iverson)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... After he honored Allen Iverson's request for a trade and dealt him to the Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers President Billy King acknowledged the team has to find a new identity. "I think we've got a good idea where [our younger players]...

NBA goes back to leather ball.(SPORTS)(National Basketball Association)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... The NBA is returning to its trusty leather basketball this week after it began the season with a new composite ball. The NBA made the first change to its game ball in more than 35 years in June. However, after months of complaints from...

Knicks-Nuggets brawl draws stiff suspensions.(SPORTS)(Carmelo Anthony, Jerome James )(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Nuggets fans are eager to see NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony play with his new teammate Allen Iverson, but this may not happen any sooner than Jan. 20. Anthony is still serving his 15-game suspension, the sixth longest in NBA history, in...

What a year.(SPORTS)(Tiger Woods and his achievements)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Tiger Woods tells reporters it is an "honor" to be named PGATour Player of the Year for the eighth time in his career. "That's always an honor to get the respect of your peers," Woods says of the award that is decided by a vote of the players....

Blacks still hold few top jobs in college sports, study.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... White men still dominate leadership positions in college sports, according to a new study, with women and minorities making only slow progress moving into the top jobs. Athletic directors, conference commissioners and university presidents...

World's oldest woman 'Lizzie' Bolden, 116, dies.(CENSUS)(Elizabeth Bolden)(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bolden, recognized as the world's oldest person, died Dec. 11 in Memphis where she had been living for several years. She was 116. Born Aug. 15, 1890, according to the Gerontology Research Group, a Los Angeles...

Mattie A. Bowman, mother of Vickie Winans, mourned.(CENSUS)(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Services were recently held in Detroit for Mattie A. Bowman, mother of gospel superstar Vickie Winans. "Mother Bowman," as she was affectionately called, died in a Detroit-area hospital of complications from diabetes. She was 83. Pastor...

Timmie Rogers, pioneering comic.(CENSUS)(passes away)(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Timmie Rogers, the first Black comic to wear a tuxedo on stage and known for his versatile performances like a one-man variety show, recently died in Los Angeles. He was 90. Rogers was a regular on the 1949 TV series "Sugar Hill Times" and...

Died.(obituaries)(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Robert Lockwood Jr., 91, Mississippi Delta blues guitarist who learned from legendary bluesman Robert Johnson, died of respiratory failure at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland... Don Hubert, 58, noted Chicago attorney who...

Charlotte's web; (Rated G) Paramount Pictures.(Movies To See)(Movie review)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Oprah Winfrey (Gussie), Cedric the Entertainer (Golly) and Andre Benjamin (Elwyn) are among the many voices who are part of the live-action adaptation of the classic children's book Charlotte's Web, a timeless story of loyalty, trust and...

Choreographer Fatima Robinson makes a dreamy career by dancing with the stars.(ENTERTAINMENT)
January 8, 2007... When it comes to the melding of movement with music, Fatima Robinson is a master of the task. The natural talent and dedication of the sought-after choreographer, known for her contemporary, free-flowing urban style, is currently seen in...

Why 'Stomp The Yard' is the must-see movie of the season.(Movie review)
January 8, 2007... If you think the upcoming movie Stomp the Yard is just a dance movie about the stepping tradition of Black fraternities, you will be pleasantly surprised. Stomp the Yard opens Jan. 12 is more than a dance movie. It is a coming-of-age...

Jet top 20 albums.(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... 1. EVOLUTION Ciara (Sony) 2. KINGDOM COME Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella) 3. CROOK BY DA BOOK Project Pat (Warner Bros.) 4. BRED TO DIE BORN TO LIVE Lil Scrappy (Reprise) S. PAC'S LIFE Tupac (Interscope) 6. BLUE CARPET TREATMENT Snoop...

Queen Latifah is host of 'People's Choice Awards'.(TeleVision)(Brief article)
January 8, 2007... Queen Latifah hosts "The 33rd Annual People's Choice Awards" live from the Shrine Auditorium. It honors performers in television motion pictures and music, Tuesday, January 9 at 9 p.m., ET/delayed PT) on CBS. Others scheduled to appear this...

Chatting with the godfather.(The JET Spot)
January 15, 2007... Soul Brother No. 1 is interviewed in flight by his friend, the late Jet Associate Publisher Robert E. Johnson, in 1982. James Brown was the subject of 11 Jet cover stories and scores of features chronicling highlights of his illustrious career:...

Celebrity birthday.(The JET Spot)
January 15, 2007... Tony Crumpler waits in the lobby of the Apollo Theater in Harlem displaying his prized James Brown memorabilia. He was among the thousands who lined up to pay respects to Brown during the legend's final appearance on stage there. Crumpler drove...

This week is: National Thank-Your-Customers Week.(The JET Spot)(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... Regular customers of businesses across the nation can expect a show of appreciation from the establishments they patronize this week, it's their way of acknowledging customers make their business possible. The observance is sponsored by the...

Thousands in Harlem say farewell to James Brown.(James Brown: 1933-2006)(In memoriam)
January 15, 2007... It was just the way James Brown would have wanted it. One more time on stage at the world-famous Apollo Theater. Tens of thousands of fans and admirers lined the streets of Harlem to get a glimpse of the innovative soul giant who died of...

Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s holiday with a day of service.
January 15, 2007... It's been 21 years since Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday was declared a federal holiday. And for the last several years, Americans have honored the civil rights leader by participating in service projects in their communities. This...

Hot dynamos.(the best photos of James Brown)
January 15, 2007... No. They aren't agreeing to switch to the "natural look." Singers James Brown and Jackie Wilson enjoy a laugh on the floor of Hollywood's Trip nite club where James dropped in to catch Jackie's show. The next night Jackie surprised James at The...

Explosive entertainer.(the best photos of James Brown)
January 15, 2007... Taking a breather from entertaining at the National Assn. of Radio Announcers confab at New York's Waldorf-Astoria, James Brown chats with Miss New York Barbara Resek, WWRL DJ Frankie Crocker and Miss Freeport Festival Josie Harris. (Jet, Sept....

Sugar daddy.(the best photos of James Brown)
January 15, 2007... Soul Brother No. 1, James Brown, socks a little soul to his 3-year-old daughter, Deiana, who got on stage and danced with her father when he performed at the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Washington, D.C., The two are outfitted in...

On the good foot.(the best photos of James Brown)
January 15, 2007... Soul Brother No. 1 James Brown shows some fancy footwork as he performs one of his greatest hits during the recent Rhythm and Blues Award Show in Los Angeles. The Godfather of Soul walked away with the Lifetime Achievement Award. (Jet, March...

Feet, don't fail me now.(the best photos of James Brown)
January 15, 2007... Veteran rapper Hammer is up to the challenge of getting down with his idol, legendary soul singer James Brown. Hammer joined Brown on stage as he performed at the annual James Brown Birthday Bash at the Civic Center in Augusta, GA, where Brown...

Musical buddies.(the best photos of James Brown)
January 15, 2007... Godfather of Soul James Brown gets a warm hug from his longtime musical friend, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Ray Charles, as they attend singer Paul Simon's "Back to the Ranch" all-star benefit concert in Montauk. NY. (Jet, September...

Getting down.(the best photos of James Brown)
January 15, 2007... The Godfather of Soul, James Brown, brings down the house during a performance at Billboard Live nightclub in Los Angeles as he gets down on one knee and belts out one of his soulful hit tunes. (Jet, Oct. 21, 1996)

On the good foot with his hero.(the best photos of James Brown)
January 15, 2007... Noted activist Rev. Al Sharpton dances with his hero, Godfather of Soul James Brown, in Augusta, GA. In November's Esquire magazine, Sharpton, whose hairstyle was inspired by Brown, writes a tribute to the famed soul legend in the magazine's...

Gesture of adulation.(the best photos of James Brown)
January 15, 2007... Hip-hop music mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs kisses the ring of his music idol. Godfather of Soul James Brown, at the Songwriters' Hall of Fame Awards in New York. Combs presented Brown with a plaque inducting him into the Songwriters Hall of Fame....

Still feeling good!(the best photos of James Brown)
January 15, 2007... Godfather of Soul James Brown receives birthday wishes from his wife, singer Tomi Rae Brown, and their son, James Joseph Brown II, and Goofy at Disney World in Florida. Brown, who is on the road with his Seven Decades of Funk World tour, turned...

Remembering James Brown in song.(the best photos of James Brown)
January 15, 2007... When James Brown came on the music scene he thrilled audiences with his 1956 hit Please, Please, Please. That was just the beginning of the soulful singer's astonishing career that would produce hit after hit over the course of four decades....

A lifetime of honors for the hardest working man in show business.(James Brown)(Table)(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... 1965: Best Rhythm and Blues Recording, Papa's Got A Brand New Bag at the 8th annual Grammy Awards 1986: Best R & B Performance, Male for Living In America at the 29th annual Grammy Awards 1986: Inducted into...

Celebrities share memories of James Brown.(James Brown: 1933-2006)
January 15, 2007... Tavis Smiley, author & talk show host. "The genius of James Brown reminds each of us that nature never repeats itself... that the possibility of one human soul will never be found in another. Be an original." Patti LaBelle, soul legend,...

How to fight brittle hair blues during dry winter months.(BEAUTY)
January 15, 2007... When it comes to managing your mane during the cold, dry winter season, most Black women know that this can be challenging. "During winter months, you find yourself in a situation where there's a lot less humidity in the air so when that...

This week in Black history.(Era overview)(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... January 13, 1966-- Dr. Robert C. Weaver, educator, economist and government official, took the post of Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on this day. Nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Weaver's...

The Obamas talk about their relationship & future in February Ebony.(Barack Obama and Michelle Obama)(Brief article)
January 15, 2007... In February's special issue "Black Love, Black History," Ebony celebrates romance and remembers the people and events that helped shape the past of the Black community. In an exclusive interview Sen. Barack and Michelle Obama turn up the...