Jet articles from January 2008

Jet archives from January 2008

Celeb scene.
January 7, 2008... (A) Actors Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd and Jack Nicholson, co-stars in The Bucket List, and its director, Rob Reiner (rear), attend the film's premiere at the Cinerama Dome on in Hollywood. (B) Will Smith, star of I Am Legend, places his hands...

Single adults redefine Black middle class, study says.(NATIONAL REPORT)
January 7, 2008... You don't have to be married to be classified as middle class, says a new study from the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. For years, social scientists have defined the Black middle class in family terms, as married...

Panel allows easing of crack sentences.(NATIONAL REPORT)(United States. Sentencing Commission)
January 7, 2008... The U.S. Sentencing Commission recently voted unanimously to allow some 19,500 federal prison inmates, most of them Black, to seek reductions in crack cocaine sentences. The commission, which sets guidelines for federal prison sentences,...

Senate votes to reopen Black farmers' lawsuits.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Tee farm bill recently approved by the Senate moved Congress a step closer to reopening a landmark bias case against the Department of Agriculture. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Like its companion bill approved in the House, the Senate...

Minorities mistrustful of each other, believe stereotypes, poll shows.(NATIONAL REPORT)
January 7, 2008... The nation's three largest minority groups--African-Americans, Hispanics and Asians--view each other with deep suspicion, though there is evidence the divide could be breached, a new poll finds. Billed as the first of its kind, the...

Resolve to make a difference throughout the New Year.(LIFESTYLES)
January 7, 2008... For many people, the New Year holiday means making a brand new set of resolutions. But instead of starting 2008 with a bunch of promises you know you won't keep, set your sights on a dozen ways to make a difference this year, not only for...

Men with deeper voices father more children, study says.(LIFESTYLES)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Men with deeper voices have an edge over their peers with higher pitch when it comes to paternity. Researchers collected voice recordings from the Hadza men of Tanzania and found that deeper-voiced males had more children, a study in the...

Congresswoman from Indiana dies of lung cancer.(CENSUS)
January 7, 2008... U.S. Rep. Julia Carson, 69, the first African-American and the first woman to represent Indianapolis in Congress, recently died of lung cancer. Carson died at her home in Indianapolis. She announced in November that she had terminal...

Lasting love.(MR. & MRS.)
January 7, 2008... Caption: LASTING LOVE: Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, president emerita of Atlanta's Spelman College and Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, NC, said "I do" to James D. Staton Jr. during a private ceremony with family and friends at The Carter...

Wedding bliss.(MR. & MRS.)
January 7, 2008... Caption: WEDDING BLISS: Andrew Manning and Jamie Meeks are congratulated on their wedding by the bride's family (l-r): father, Rev. Sen. James T. Meeks; sister, Janet Meeks; mother, Jamell Meeks; sister, Jasmine Meeks; and brother, Trent Meeks,...

This week in Black history.(Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Robert N.C. Nix Jr.)(Lenny Wilkens)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] January 6, 1984-- Robert N.C. Nix Jr. was inaugurated as the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's 54th chief justice on this day, becoming the first African-American elected to head a judicial branch of government in the...

Detroit TV newscaster tells why 'turning White' can't steal his dream.(LABOR)(Lee Thomas)
January 7, 2008... Lee Thomas makes his living in the public eye. People stare at the broadcaster when he delivers the news on TV station WJBK, Fox 2 News, in Detroit. But even when Thomas isn't on the air, the entertainment reporter/anchor still finds...

Right by your side.(Love & Happiness)
January 7, 2008... Right By Your Side: Jason Gregory Reed pledged his eternal love with Charity Christal-lee Davis at Squaw Peak Hilton Hotel in Phoenix, AZ. The bride is a graduate of Prairie View A & M University. She is a mechanical engineer at Chicago Bridge...

Trust and honor.(Love & Happiness)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Trust And Honor: Maj. Wheeler Raynoid Manning tied the knot with Erica Tamarah Gunn at The Oaks in Montgomery, AL. The bride is a former Miss Tuskegee University. She is a graduate of Tuskegee University and the...

Our love.(Love & Happiness)
January 7, 2008... Our Love: Mr. and Mrs. Lance Lee wed at Bethel A.M.E. Church in Moorestown, NJ. The bride, Syreeta T. Williams, is a grad of Hampton University. She is a kindergarten teacher at George C. Baker Elementary School in Moorestown. The groom is also...

Happiness is.(Love & Happiness)
January 7, 2008... Happiness Is: Lasheka Brown married Nicholas Bassey at Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, VA. The bride, a graduate of Spelman College and Thomas Cooley Law School, is deputy general counsel for the District of Columbia Office of...

Smiles of joy.(Love & Happiness)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Smiles Of Joy: Walter L. Brumfield Jr. wed Bridget S. Lister at the Tuscany Wedding Chapel at the Tuscany Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The bride is a registered nurse at The Woman's Hospital of Texas. She is a...

Sweet 60 years.(Love & Happiness)
January 7, 2008... Sweet 60 Years: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pierce commemorated 60 years of love and happiness during a celebration with family and friends in Kansas City, MO. Mrs. Margie Pierce is a retired nurse. Her devoted mate of six decades is a retired Amtrak...

Smith scores legendary numbers at the box office.(CELEBRITIES)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Hollywood superstar Will Smith has done it again. In the opening weekend of his film I Am Legend, Smith captured the No. 1 spot, bringing in an estimated $76.5 million at the box office, according to Nielsen EDI. Industry experts...

Debbie Allen to direct all-Black 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'.(CELEBRITIES)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... It took 12 years for it to finally happen, but history is about to be made on Broadway. Choreographer/producer Debbie Allen will direct an all-Black revival of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. ...

Georgia hometown honors Ray Charles.(CELEBRITIES)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... The city of Albany, GA, recently honored its native son Ray Charles with the unveiling of a statue located at a new downtown plaza bearing his name, the Associated Press reported. "I can't tell you how overwhelming it is for me to...

Author Walter Mosley says his father inspires 'Easy Rawlins' mystery books.(CELEBRITIES)
January 7, 2008... Best-selling author Walter Mosley says whenever he writes, he thinks of his father. "My father is my hero in my life," Mosley tells JET. "My father deeply influenced my writing." He recalls that his dad, LeRoy Mosley, wanted to be a...

Angela Bofill benefit.(CELEBRITIES)
January 7, 2008... Caption: ANGELA BOFILL BENEFIT: Singer Angela Bofill (seated) who had a second major stroke last summer (JET, Aug. 6, 2007) is honored at a benefit at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. She is joined on stage by (l-r) her daughter, Shauna...

Cheadle, Clooney win award for Sudan activism.(CELEBRITIES)(Don Cheadle and George Clooney)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Actors Don Cheadle and George Clooney recently received a peace award in Rome, Italy, for their efforts to raise awareness about the crisis in the Sudan's Darfur region. The celebrities were presented with a...

Golden Globes give nods to Denzel Washington, Queen Latifah.(CELEBRITIES)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington put in quite a bit of work in 2007, and it hasn't gone unnoticed as the Hollywood award season commences. Not only has the star been nominated for a Golden Globe Award as best actor in American...

Where is ... Miss Cleo?(Youree D'Cleomili Harris)
January 7, 2008... Don't call it a comeback. Famed '90s television infomercial psychic Miss Cleo insists she never left. Miss Cleo, who considers herself a "shaman," an elder in a community who has visions and gives direction to people, told JET that she had...

Gamble, Huff new picks for Rock Hall of Fame.(CELEBRITIES)(Kenny Gamble )(Leon Huff )(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Legendary producers-songwriters and record label owners Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during ceremonies March 10 at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Gamble and...

Opening night inspiration.(the week's best photos)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Opening Night Inspiration: Oprah Winfrey and Jennifer Hudson arrive at the premiere of The Great Debaters at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, CA. The movie, inspired by a true story, was produced by Winfrey...

Happy graduate.(the week's best photos)
January 7, 2008... Happy Graduate: Tennis star Venus Williams celebrates on the runway at her graduation party after earning a fashion design degree from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and launching her clothing line "EleVen" in Miami Beach, FL. ...

Christine Flores.(beauty of the week)
January 7, 2008... CHRISTINE FLORES lives in Gaithersburg, MD. She enjoys playing the guitar, piano and warm weather. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Unrest in Somalia.(the week's best photos)
January 7, 2008... Unrest in Somalia: A wounded Somali sits in a car at Medina Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, after he was injured during fighting between Ethiopian forces and Islamist insurgents in Mogadishu. In the capital, mortar shells slammed into a...

Play time.(the week's best photos)
January 7, 2008... Play Time: Actress Tichina Arnold greets her best friend Tisha Campbell-Martin backstage at the UCLA Freud Playhouse before Arnold's recent performance as Miss Pippy in Debbie Allen's Alex In Wonderland, an adaptation of the story Alice In...

Boxer Holmes to join Hall of Fame.(SPORTS)(Great Champions International Boxing Hall of Fame)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Boxing champion Larry Holmes recently received the ultimate validation when he was voted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Joining him in the 2008 class were 11 others boxers and ring personalities chosen...

Steroid report names big stars in baseball.(SPORTS)(Major League Baseball )
January 7, 2008... Gary Sheffield, Barry Bonds, Rondell White, Kevin Young, Mo Vaughn and David Justice are among the current and former Major League Baseball players recently implicated in a steroid investigation that has rocked the sport. In the 409-page...

Woods wins golf's top awards-again.(SPORTS)(Tiger Woods)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... In what has become an annual honor for Tiger Woods, the golf champion has been named as the PGA Tour Player of the Year by his peers for the third straight year and ninth time in his 11-year career. Woods won eight times this season,...

Knicks settle harassment case for $11.5 million.(SPORTS)
January 7, 2008... Madison Square Garden (MSG) and New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas recently reached an $11.5 million settlement of the sexual harassment case brought by former team executive Anucha Browne Sanders, the Associated Press reported. ...

Beauty in motion.(SPORTS)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Beauty In Motion: Newly crowned Mrs. Tennessee International 2008 Tiffany Love is training in hopes of making the U.S. Olympic track and field team. In July, she'll represent her state at the national Mrs....

'The Great Debaters': film shows art of war with words.(ENTERTAINMENT)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] History books haven't talked about Wiley College debate coach Melvin B. Tolson. So Denzel Washington and Oprah Winfrey decided to school America by telling his story in The Great Debaters. Washington directs the...

Rock 'n' Roll pioneer Ike Turner dies at 76.(MUSIC)(Obituary)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ike Turner recorded Rocket 88 in 1951 when he was just 19 years old. He received $60 for a song that gave birth to rock 'n' roll music. By most accounts, Turner should have been known as the Father of Rock 'n' Roll....

'New Millennium First Lady' Lisa Raye: sexy and savvy.(LisaRaye McCoy-Misick)(Cover story)
January 7, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the wife of the premier of Turks & Caicos Islands, LisaRaye McCoy-Misick's newest role is unscripted. In this episode of her life, the Hollywood actress says she's still learning day to day what exactly it...

The playlist.(Statistical table)
January 7, 2008... A weekly ranking of the hottest blacks in R&B, hip-hop and rap, according to radio airplay, CD sales, ringtones or single downloads. Top R&B CDs 1. ASIAM Alicia Keys 2. GROWING PAINS Mary J. Blige 3. JORDIN...

Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve 2008.(TeleVision)(Brief article)
January 7, 2008... William, Akon and Sean Kingston are among the performers on "Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve 2008" live from New York City's Times Square. (Monday, Dec. 31 at 11:35 p.m., ET) ABC. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Keith Sweat on...

Family cheer.(The JET Spot)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Family Cheer: Tamesha Darell, 5, of Detroit, plays with her son Brandon, 8 months, during the 2nd annual Christmas party organized by a Dearborn Heights, MI, resident, The party, which cost $10,000 and was paid for...

January is: cervical health awareness month.(The JET Spot)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... It highlights issues related to cervical cancer, HPV disease and the importance of early detection. A specific cause for cervical cancer has been discovered: the human papillomavirus (HPV). Women 30 and over (when risk of cervical cancer is...

No. 1 CD on the playlist.(The JET Spot)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alicia Keys As I Am.

Celebrity Birthdays.(The JET Spot)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jan. 8 Sean Paul [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jan. 10 George Foreman [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jan. 11 Mary J. Blige Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson smiles while being honored by Canada Post on his...

Celeb scene.
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] (A) Rapper Ja Rule performs at B.B. King Bar & Grill in Times Square in New York City. (B) Actress Kerry Washington cheers during a speech by Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) at a concert...

Historic low in NYC, Chicago homicides.(NATIONAL REPORT)
January 14, 2008... Chicago and New York were set to close out 2007 with the lowest number of homicides in more than 40 years, while cities such as Baltimore, Atlanta and Miami have seen killings go up because of what police say is a surge in guns and gang...

Standing up for the homeless.(NATIONAL REPORT)
January 14, 2008... Caption: STANDING UP FOR THE HOMELESS: People displaying signs with the names of homeless and formerly homeless persons who died in the past year gather recently to remember them at City Hall in Philadelphia. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Sharpton denounces fed probe into his financial records.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Rev. Al Sharpton angrily denounced federal authorities for investigating him and his civil rights organization, suggesting that the U.S. Justice Department was retaliating against him for his civil rights...

Black Caucus seeks pardon for Jena 6.(NATIONAL REPORT)
January 14, 2008... Members of the Congressional Black Caucus called on Gov. Kathleen Blanco to pardon Mychal Bell and five other teenagers known as the Jena 6. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee said in a letter to Blanco that Bell and...

IRS: late tax fix may delay millions of refunds.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Internal Revenue Service)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... More than 3 million people will have to wait until February to get tax refunds because of Congress' late fix to the alternative minimum tax, the IRS said. Congress on Dec. 19 put a one-year freeze on growth of the alternative minimum tax,...

Chicago mom receives $12 million in cop shooting of unarmed son.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... A jury recently awarded $12 million to he family of an unarmed man who died after being shot by a Chicago police officer on the platform of a transit station. The award is one of the largest in a Chicago Police shooting. Michael Pleasance...

Salute to single moms.(NEWSMAKERS)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: SALUTE TO SINGLE MOMS: Actress-comedian Kim Coles (2nd, l) co-host of the talk show, "In the Loop With iVillage," congratulates Dorothy Brown (3rd, l), clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County (Chicago),...

Supermodel Jessica White signs on with Maybelline.(NEWSMAKERS)(Jade Maybelline New York)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... Supermodel Jessica White has become Maybelline New York's newest spokesperson. She joins Maybelline New York's prestigious roster, including Christy Turlington, Erin Wasson, Adriana Lima, Tomiko Fraser, Julia Stegner and Zhang Ziyi. White...

This week in Black history.(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 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...

Author Alice Walker's archives go to Emory U.(EDUCATION)(Emory University)
January 14, 2008... Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker is placing her literary archive at Emory University's library. The author of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize-winning The Color Purple, in addition to By the Light of My Father's Smile and other works...

When should you keep a sick child home?(PARENTING)
January 14, 2008... "I don't feel good." That's a statement that many parents may hear from their children during the winter months when colds and the flu are most common. But are those words alone enough to keep your child home from day care or school? ...

With this ring.(Love & Happiness)
January 14, 2008... With This Ring: Rai-nesha Weldon tied the knot with DonVongee Manuel at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, CA. The bride is a business analyst at AltaMed Health Services She holds a master's degree in health administration from the...

Two become one.(Love & Happiness)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two Become One: Emerson W. Merkerson III united in holy matrimony with Alicia S. Gray at People's Community Church in Detroit. The bride is a graduate of Michigan State University. She is a global internal auditor...

Makes me whole.(Love & Happiness)
January 14, 2008... Makes Me Whole: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Grigsby celebrated their love during an enchanted double-ring ceremony at Cupid's Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, NV. The bride, the former Debra Bures, attended Marion Business College. She is an...

One in a million.(Love & Happiness)
January 14, 2008... One In A Million: Michelle Lea Latimer married Alvin William Dockett at Providence St, John Baptist Church in Upper Marlboro, MD. The bride is a graduate of Morgan State University and Regent University. She is marketing executive for the U.S....

Love is a virtue.(Love & Happiness)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Love Is A Virtue: Shannon Emil Jackson wed Sumalayo L. Strader at First Church of the Nazarene in Terre Haute, IN. The bride graduated from Indiana State University and Eastern Illinois University. She is a minority...

Golden gala.(Love & Happiness)
January 14, 2008... Golden Gala: Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Watson Sr. of Chicago, IL, commemorated 50 years of marriage during a dinner dance jubilee with family and friends at the Oak Lawn Hilton in Oak Lawn, It. Mrs. Naomi L. Watson retired from the Cook County...

Where is ... Al B. Sure!
January 14, 2008... Back in 1988, the mellow falsetto of Al B. Sure! hit the airwaves with the haunting single Nite and Day from his double-platinum debut album In Effect Mode. Two decades later, he's still taking over radio, but this time it's as a Los Angeles...

Newcomer Emily King gets Grammy nod with blend of musical roots.(IN THE SPOTLIGHT)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the Grammy's Best Contemporary R&B Album category, the nominees are Fantasia, Keyshia Cole, Ne-Yo, Akon and... Emily King. Who is Emily King, you are probably asking? The 22-year-old newcomer is creating...

Jay-Z exits top spot at Def Jam Records.(CELEBRITIES)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... As the music industry kicks off 2008, one of its hottest hip-hop stars will no longer be running one of the hottest music labels. Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, has opted not to renew his contract, which was to expire Dec. 31, as...

Ebony celebrates Black love, history in February issue.(CELEBRITIES)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When it comes to love, nothing is promised, and no one knows that fact better than the rich and the famous. There are some that can make a relationship last a lifetime, and there are others who find happiness by...

Family fun at Disney.(CELEBRITIES)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: FAMILY FUN AT DISNEY: Blair Underwood gets behind the camera to film some vacation videos aboard the Disney Cruise Line ship at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL as his children Blake, Brielle and Paris meet...

Brandy escapes charges in fatal '06 collision.(Celebrities)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Brandy will not face charges in a December 2006 car crash that killed a 38-yearold woman, prosecutors said, citing insufficient evidence. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Police had recommended that the...

Oscar Peterson, jazz piano legend, dies at 82.(CENSUS)
January 14, 2008... Oscar Peterson's dazzling keyboard technique, commanding sense of swing and mastery of different piano styles could leave his most accomplished music peers awestruck. Music producer Quincy Jones recalled when he first heard about Peterson....

Kathleen "Kitty" Baker.(Died)(Obituary)
January 14, 2008... Kathleen "Kitty" Baker, 78, Tallahassee, FL's first registered Black female pharmacist who co-owned Baker's Pharmacy, which played a key role in the city's Black history and helped train more than 100 pharmacists at Florida A & M University, at...

Chad Butler.(Died)(Obituary)
January 14, 2008... Chad Butler, 33, known as Pimp C and one half of the veteran Houston rap group UGK who made a cameo in Jay-Z's Big Pimpin' video, apparently of natural causes at the Mondrian hotel in Los Angeles...

R.C. Hickman.(Died)(Obituary)
January 14, 2008... R.C. Hickman, 89, a noted Dallas photographer who documented the civil rights movement there and whose work also appeared in EBONY and JET, at his home in east Oak Cliff in Dallas, TX...

Reynaldo P. Glover.(Died)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... Reynaldo P. Glover, 64, an attorney who was president of the company that sold the final remnants of what once was Beatrice International Food Co. (TLC Beatrice), of complications from pancreatic cancer in Chicago, IL.

On the money.(the week's best photos)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: On the Money: Sen. Barack Obama, on the presidential campaign trail, pays cash at a northern Iowa grocery store while checking out after buying fruit and cookies in Webster City, IA.

Me'Shi Avery.(beauty of the week)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: ME'SHI AVERY is a director of higher education in Atlanta. She enjoys pursuing the path of intellectual. physical, personal and spiritual development. Photo by Raquel Riley Thomas

Sweet victory.(the week's best photos)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Sweet Victory: University of Pittsburgh's Levance Fields celebrates with a teammate after hitting the winning shot to beat Duke University 65-64 in overtime in a basketball game at Madison Square Garden in...

Getting out to vote.(the week's best photos)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Getting Out To Vote: A Masai woman casts her ballot in Bissel, about 75 miles south-west of Nairobi, during the Kenyan presidential election.

Africa's Madagascar winning war against AIDS.(Antananarivo Madagascar's)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On a back street in one of Antananarivo Madagascar's seedier neighborhoods, Saholy clutches at the hood of her blue jacket. She steels herself for more verbal abuse from her fellow streetwalkers plying their trade on...

ANC deputy Zuma sweeps party vote.(AFRICAN AFFAIRS)(Africa National Congress)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jacob Zuma, the deputy leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), will lead the historic Africa National Congress party after sweeping party polls and defeating incumbent Thabo Mbeki. Zuma, 65, carried...

Black female jockey earns historic win.(SPORTS)(Black female winner)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... Jockey Sylvia Harris is ringing in the new year as the first Black female winner in Chicago horse racing history and only the second in the country ever to win a thoroughbred horse race. After claiming her first career win last month as she...

Musical tributes honor Ike Turner's legacy at funeral.(ENTERTAINMENT)(In memoriam)
January 14, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ike Turner once told JET that "music is my life." So it came as no surprise that Turner's funeral was at times a musical tribute with hundreds of family members and close friends rocking, rolling and remembering him....

Who's hot to watch in 2008.(Cover story)
January 14, 2008... As 2008 gets underway, there are a number of celebrities who continue to capture the public's imagination. It seems everyone wants to know their next move. Sen. Barack Obama, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Hudson and Tyler Perry are on the top...