Jet articles from May 2008

Jet archives from May 2008

Over and out.(The JET Spot)(New York Knicks' Isiah Thomas )(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two weeks after Isiah Thomas was replaced as the New York Knicks president, the former All-Star was fired as the team's coach. Thomas, who lost a franchise record-tying 59 games this season, will remain with the...

No. 1 R&B download on the playlist.(The JET Spot)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] No. 1 R&B Download ON THE PLAYLIST: Usher (f/Young Jeezy) Love In This Club

Celebrity birthdays.(The JET Spot)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] April 30 Akon [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] May 3 Dule Hill [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] May 4 Kimora Lee Simmons

This week begins National Foster Care Month.(The JET Spot)(National Foster Care Coalition and Casey Family Programs event)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Originated in 1988, the observance this year celebrates the 20th annual drive to heighten awareness and importance of foster care for the reported 513,000 children in need. Sponsored by the National Foster Care Coalition and Casey Family...

Energy-efficient cooling.(JET green tip)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You can save as much as 10 percent a year on your cooling and heating bills by simply cutting back on air conditioning of heating temperatures 10 percent to 15 percent for eight hours, according to the U.S....

Celeb scene.(celebrity sightings)(List)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] (A) Denzel Washington attends the Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Sacramento Kings game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (B) Director Malcolm-Jamal Warner and actress Sharae Nikai Robinson attend the 1st "Sick"...

Freedom after 23 years.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Thomas Clifford McGowan Jr. clears rape case)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Thomas Clifford McGowan Jr. (c), with attorneys Barry Scheck (l) and Jason Kreag, both with the Innocence Project, raise their hands in victory as they exit the courtroom in Dallas after McGowan was freed through DNA evidence that proved he...

Ex-Newark mayor found guilty in corruption case.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Sharpe James )(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Former Newark, NJ, mayor Sharpe James and his ex-mistress were recently convicted of corruption charges centered on her cut-rate purchase of city land. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] James, 72, was convicted of all five charges he faced,...

Bush orders $200 million in emergency aid to help nations deal with hunger.(NATIONAL REPORT)(George W. Bush)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... President Bush recently ordered the release of $200 million in emergency aid to help countries in Africa and elsewhere where surging food prices have deepened hunger woes and sparked violence. Haiti, Egypt and the Philippines are among the...

Army, Navy family reunion.(NATIONAL REPORT)(LaShantae Anderson and Michele Pulley)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Naval recruit LaShantae Anderson, 26, hugs her mother, Army Maj. Michele Pulley, 47, after she was surprised by her mother's presence at her boot camp graduation at the Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, IL. It's a bit rare when the...

Obamas report earning $4.2 million in 2007.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Barack and Michelle Obama )(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, reported an income of $4.2 million last year, according to recently released tax returns, the Wall Street Journal reports. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] From the earnings...

Ebony Fashion Fair's Glam Odyssey: a fashion journey into bliss and beyond: hits Hollywood.(FASHION)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hollywood glitz and glamour captured the spotlight when Ebony Fashion Fair's Clam Odyssey: A Fashion Journey Into Bliss and Beyond ripped the runway in Los Angeles. The show was held at the Bonaventure Hotel &...

This week in Black history.(Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. and Gwendolyn Brooks)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] April 28, 1971-- Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. became the U.S. Navy's first Black admiral on this day. At the time of his promotion, Vice Adm. Gravely was the veteran of three wars, World War II, the Korean War and the...

Honoring famed Louisianans.(BLACK HISTORY)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HONORING FAMED LOUISIANANS: The Most Rev. Alfred Hughes, archbishop of New Orleans, blesses a marble and concrete statue honoring Louisiana natives of African descent following its recent dedication in St. Louis...

Leona Lewis: British singer's 'Spirit' and 'Love' push her to No. 1.(IN THE SPOTLIGHT)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Leona Lewis is enjoying what could be a long and illustrious career. After her CD Spirit broke all-time sales records in Britain, becoming the country's fastest-selling debut ever, Lewis has found the same burning...

Blissful union.(Love & Happiness)(Richard Alonzo Parham and Sharon Deniese Spivey nuptial)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Blissful Union: Richard Alonzo Parham wed Sharon Deniese Spivey before family and friends at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Columbus, OH. The bride, a graduate of Voorhees College, is currently enrolled in the MBA program at Franklin...

My all is yours.(Love & Happiness)(Sylvester Nettles IV and Rikiya Pedro nuptial)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... My All Is Yours: Sylvester Nettles IV joined in holy matrimony with his high school sweetheart, Rikiya Pedro, at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. A graduate of the University of Illinois, Champaign, and Roosevelt University, the...

Totally devoted.(Love & Happiness)(Kamari Denise Venable and Charles DaJuan Greene nuptial)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Totally Devoted: Kamari Denise Venable became the wife of Charles DaJuan Greene at the Pink Palace Mansion in Memphis, TN. The bride is a graduate of the University of Memphis and the University of Tennessee at...

If you believe.(Love & Happiness)(Taiwan Lavada Hunter and LaTasha Burton nuptial)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... If You Believe: Taiwan Lavada Hunter tied the knot with the former LaTasha Burton at Miracle Missionary Baptist Church in Alexander City, AL. The blushing bride attends Ashworth University, where she is majoring in business management. She is a...

We've only just begun.(Love & Happiness)(Chandra Marie Graham and Brian Levin Parker nuptial)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We've Only Just Begun: Dr. Chandra Marie Graham strolled down the aisle with Brian Levin Parker at Morning Star Baptist Church in Catonsville, MD. The bride is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the...

70 sensational years.(Love & Happiness)(James Gaskins and Viola Gaskins wedding anniversary)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... 70 Sensational Years: Mr. and Mrs. James Gaskins commemorated 70 blessed years of love and happiness during a celebration with family and friends in Hume, VA. Mrs. Viola Gaskins, who is 89 years old, is a retired housekeeper. Her devoted mate...

Dazzling debater.(EDUCATION)(Sean Easterwood at the Chase Urban Debate National Championship )(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DAZZLING DEBATER: Central High School senior Sean Easterwood, 19, of Kansas City, MO, is congratulated on being named "top speaker" of the Chase Urban Debate National Championship by Dr. Scott Deatherage, executive...

Susan L. Taylor honored at Howard University.(EDUCATION)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SUSAN L. TAYLOR HONORED AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY: Susan L. Taylor, editorial director emerita for Essence magazine, speaks during the 2nd annual Global Visionaries Awards: A Salute to Women in Leadership and Service,...

Spelman wins marketing challenge.(EDUCATION)(Spelman College )(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SPELMAN WINS MARKETING CHALLENGE: The ladies of Spelman College are congratulated by NHL executives Ken Martin and LaVerne Henderson (r) after winning the National Hockey League and Atlanta Thrashers' Marketing...

Memorial to student deaths.(EDUCATION)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... MEMORIAL TO STUDENT DEATHS: Garrett Evans, a survivor of the Virginia Tech massacre, where a student killed 32 people and himself last year on the Blacksburg, VA, campus, joins a "Lie In" memorial to the victims outside the State of Illinois...

Nancy Wilson 'doing fine' recovering from lung collapse.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Legendary song stylist Nancy Wilson was recently released from the hospital after being treated for a collapsed lung. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I am home and I am doing fine," she told JET. "There was no surgery, none of that. All is...

Honoring Jackie Robinson.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... HONORING JACKIE ROBINSON: Rachel Robinson, widow of baseball's Jackie Robinson, listens to New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon as she views the work-in-progress rotunda at Citi Field in New York. The hall will serve as the main entrance to the New...

A picture-perfect celebration.(NEWSMAKERS)(John H. White honored at Columbia College Chicago)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A PICTURE-PERFECT CELEBRATION: Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist John H. White is caught in a photographic frenzy during a celebration honoring the adjunct professor's 30-year career in photojournalism at...

Supreme Court upholds ruling that FBI raid of congressman's office was illegal.(NEWSMAKERS)(William Jefferson)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a lower court decision that the FBI raid of Rep. William Jefferson's congressional office in 2006 in search of evidence to support corruption charges was illegal. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As a result,...

Meeting David Wilson.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brian Williams' "Conversation on Race")(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... MEETING DAVID WILSON: David A. Wilson (c) and David B. Wilson join NBC news anchor Brian Williams (I) for a 90-minute "Conversation on Race," which was broadcast on MSNBC live from Howard University after the airing of the documentary "Meeting...

New record deal, plan for album top Brandy's music year.(NEWSMAKERS)(record deal with Epic Records)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Singer Brandy recently sign-new recording deal with Epic Records, according to her spokesman, Courtney Barnes. He also confirmed that an album is expected to be released later this year. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Before signing with Epic,...

TV star Wayne Brady officially single again.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Actor/comedian Wayne Brady is officially divorced. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] According to papers recently filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Brady and Mandie, his wife of seven years, cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for...

Dr. George Butler, retired jazz record executive, dies.(CENSUS)
May 5, 2008... Dr. George Tucker Butler Jr., retired senior vice president of jazz at Columbia/SONY Records who discovered Wynton Marsalis, recently died of Alzheimer's complications. He was 76. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Butler died at the Eden Medical...

Died.(CENSUS)(Obituary)
May 5, 2008... Estella Aaron, 96, the mother of baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, after a short illness in an Atlanta hospital... Judge Richard L. Baltimore, 99, who in 1971 became the first Black judge in Westchester County, NY, and father of former U.S....

Correction.(CENSUS)(Correction notice)
May 5, 2008... In the April 7 issue, the statement that Rutgers basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer broke the color barrier on her high school cheerleading squad in the '60s as was stated in Stringer's autobiography Standing Tall was incorrect. Dolores J....

Xerox to pay sales reps $12 million in race-bias case.(BUSINESS)(Xerox Corp.)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... A settlement was recently reached between Xerox and representatives of current and former sales reps in a class-action lawsuit that accused the office equipment manufacturer of race bias. U.S. District Judge John Gleeson approved the...

BJ's wholesale club to pay $100,000 in discrimination suit.(BUSINESS)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that BJ's Wholesale Club will have to pay $100,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit involving its store in Homestead, FL. The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District...

An uplifting occasion.(the week's best photos)(dedication ceremony for Andrew Young)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An Uplifting Occasion: Former Atlanta Mayor and U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young celebrates with Dreion Williams and other tiny members of the Andrew & Walter Young Family YMCA during a dedication ceremony of a bronze...

Papal serenade:.(the week's best photos)(Pope Benedict XVI's arrival ceremony )(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Papal Serenade: Opera diva Kathleen Battle sings The Lord's Prayer to Pope Benedict XVI during a South Lawn arrival ceremony at the White House attended by more than 9,000 guests. The pontiff was on his first trip to...

Lauren Walker.(beauty of the week)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LAUREN WALKER is an assistant manager from Virginia. She enjoys creating graphic designs. In her spare time, she loves dancing and entertaining.

Cells on sale.(the week's best photos)(cellphone sales in Cuba)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cells On Sale: A woman looks at cell phones at a phone center in Havana. The government of new Cuban President Raul Castro has begun selling cellular service to all citizens for the first time.

Native son returns.(the week's best photos)(Antonio Douthit )(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Native Son Returns: Antonio Douthit laughs during an interview in St. Louis. Douthit used to be a skinny north St. Louis kid who walked past the city's opulent Fox Theatre without ever going inside, Now the...

Where are ... Peaches & Herb?
May 5, 2008... When Peaches & Herb released the album 2 Hot! in 1978, they knew exactly what they were singing about. Herbert "Herb Fame" Feemster and Linda "Peaches" Greene were the soulful duo behind the disco classic Shake Your Groove Thing and the...

Big Boi meets Ballet.(ENTERTAINMENT)(Big Boi performs with Atlanta Ballet Company)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BIG BOI MEETS BALLET: Six-time Grammy-winning rapper Big Boi performs with dancers from the Atlanta Ballet during a performance of "big" at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Big Boi (Antwan Patton), one half of the hip-hop...

Soul Train Music Awards canceled this year.(ENTERTAINMENT)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... The Soul Train Music Awards are a no-go for 2008, which would have marked the 22nd year for the event. According to Don Cornelius, creator, host and producer of the legendary "Soul Train" dance show, the award ceremony has not been...

Actors Dourdan, Phifer to exit prime-time TV shows.(ENTERTAINMENT)(Gary Dourdan and Mekhi Phifer)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Award-winning actors Gary Dourdan and Mekhi Phifer, two of the few Black male actors currently starring in leading roles on prime-time TV, will soon part ways from highly acclaimed dramas. Dourdan is expected to...

The joy and pain of Mario.(Cover story)
May 5, 2008... At age 21, Mario is gorgeous, rich and famous. While dancing and dazzling more than 15 million viewers each week on this season's hit TV series "Dancing With the Stars," the singer and actor continues to split his time with promoting his third...

Will Smith among investors in online video site.(ENTERTAINMENT)(PluggedIn.com)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Will Smith, along with three leading music companies, is backing a free music video Web site, PluggedIn.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The site, also financed by Universal Music Group, EMI Music and Sony Music, will offer 10,000...

Laurence Fishburne takes spotlight on Broadway as Thurgood Marshall.(ENTERTAINMENT)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Starring in a one-man Broadway play is challenging for even the most seasoned actor. It's just you, the stage and the audience. Now imagine bringing to life a late civil rights pioneer and one of the 20th century's legal giants. One that...

Widow of soldier killed in Iraq saves his sperm to have baby.(LIFESTYLES)(Kynesha Dhanoolal)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kynesha Dhanoolal was looking forward to starting a family with her husband, Army Sgt. Dayne Darren Dhanoolal. Even though he lost his life serving in Iraq on March 31, his 28-year-old grieving widow hasn't lost her...

Ravens' McNair ends 13-year NFL career.(SPORTS)(Baltimore Ravens' Steve McNair to retire)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair recently announced his retirement, receiving a standing ovation from his teammates during the news conference after revealing this difficult decision. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Coming out and...

The playlist.(music recordings rankings)(List)
May 5, 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. E=MC2 Mariah Carey 2. SPIRIT Leona Lewis 3. AS I AM Alicia Keys 4. JORDIN...

'American Masters: Marvin Gaye--What's Going On'.(TeleVision)(television program guide)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Marvin Gaye's standing among the most enduring 20th century American musical artists is without question, yet his story is rarely told beyond the tragic circumstances of his death. He was the Motown star who...

Celeb scene.(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] (A) Russell Simmons. Clara and T.I. participate in a Hip Hop Team Vote Summit event at Temple University in Philadelphia. (B) LL Cool J and his daughter share the spotlight as UniverSoul Circus honors the rapper and...

Obama's delegate lead continues; Indiana, NC primaries could prove to be decisive showdowns.(Barack Obama)
May 12, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pennsylvania had been considered by many to be a make or break state for Sen. Hillary Clinton. Her supporters and critics both agreed that she needed to win-and win big-in order to make a legitimate case that she's...

Rev. Jeremiah Wright criticizes media attack on 'Black church tradition'.(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Blasting the media-and Sen. Barack Obama--for taking his fiery sermons out of context, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright broke his silence with three events in four days, "coming across the room" he said to defend what he...

Sex of baby may be determined by mom's diet: British study.(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... According to a new study, what a woman eats at the time of conception could be the determining factor of what sex her baby will be. The British research, conducted by experts at the University of Exeter and the University of Oxford, is...

3 NYPD detectives acquitted in Sean Bell's death.(New York Police Department, Michael Oliver, Gescard Isnora, and Marc Cooper)(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Three New York detectives were recently acquitted of all charges in the 50-shot killing of unarmed groom-to-be Sean Bell. The case put the New York Police Department at the center of a dispute involving allegations of excessive firepower. ...

McCain tours Alabama.(John McCain's campaign tour)(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Members of the renowned Gee's Bend Quilters Collective join Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain of Arizona aboard his Straight Talk Express bus during a recent campaign stop in Camden, AL. The Gee's...

Sidney Poitier honored.(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier accepts the 2008 Uncommon Height Crystal Stair Award presented to him by Dr. Dorothy I. Height, chair/ president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), at the lOth annual Height Awards...

National Bar Association Conference Honors Outstanding Illinois leaders.(Linda Johnson Rice, Lerone Bennett Jr., Emil Jones, Ann Claire Williams and William Cousins Jr.)(Brief article)(Conference notes)
May 12, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Highlighting its 28th Annual MidYear Conference in Chicago, the National Bar Association (NBA) honored five Black Illinois luminaries during its Gertrude E. Rush Awards Dinner at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers....

Snoop Dogg and dance innovator Tommy the Clown create organization to help at-risk youth showcase their talent.(Changing Our Lives One yoUth at a Time)(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rapper/actor Snoop Dogg and Tommy the Clown, known as the father of clowning and krump dancing, are joining forces to help at-risk youth channel their creative energies in a positive way. Snoop and Tommy the...

This week in Black history.(Alexis Herman and Nelson Mandela)(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] May 9, 1997-- Alexis Herman was publicly sworn in as the nation's first Black secretary of labor on this day. A member of the Clinton administration, she held the position until 2001. As secretary of labor, some...

USC receives $25 million gift from Alumna.(University of Southern California, Verna B. Dauterive )(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Dr. Verna B. Dauterive is so grateful for the impact that her alma mater made on her life and the life of her late husband that she donated $25 million to the University of Southern California (USC). The sizable gift, whose specific...

Where is ... Evelyn 'Champagne' King?
May 12, 2008... It's been more than 30 years and Evelyn "Champagne" King's Shame is still a big hit at old-school parties. "Burning, you keep my whole body yearning. You got me so confused, it's a shame," partygoers sing as they make their way to the...

Deep in my heart.(weddings of Sim B. Moore Jr. and April Letticia Jackson)(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Sim B. Moore Jr. wed April Letticia Jackson during an enchanted ceremony at the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC. The bride earned her juris doctorate from the University of Maryland Law School. She is a realty specialist with the...

Happy for all times.(wedding of Artis Twyman and Nicole Dyer )(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Artis Twyman united in holy matrimony with Nicole Dyer at the Southern Oaks Plantation in New Orleans. The bride is a graduate of the University of New Orleans. She is a senior project management consultant. The groom is a graduate of Tennessee...

Eternal love.(Jamiar Sheikh Tucker and Tiffany LaShaun Hawthorne's wedding)(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Jamiar Sheikh Tucker pledged his eternal love with Tiffany LaShaun Hawthorne at New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore. The bride is a meeting planner with the National Association of Home Builders. She is a graduate of Xavier University of...

A promise spoken.(Jerome Wells and Senobia Makeba Mitchell's wedding)(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Jerome Wells tied the knot with Senobia Makeba Mitchell at True Love Missionary Baptist Church in Savannah, GA. The bride, who is working on a master's degree in psychology at Walden University, is a graduate of Savannah State University. She...

Longstanding bond.(wedding of Eric L. Brown and Margo Allen )(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Rev. Dr. Eric L. Brown wed Margo Allen during a private ceremony in Las Vegas. A graduate of the University of Kentucky, the bride is a flight attendant with US Airways. The groom is a presiding elder in the AME church where he is currently...

Grand 50 years.(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Mr. and Mrs. Lynn E. Jackson commemorated 50 glorious years of holy matrimony with family and friends during a celebration in Tulsa, OK. Mrs. Charlotte Mae Jackson is a retired hairstylist and homemaker. Her devoted mate of five decades retired...

Star Jones files for divorce after 3 1/2 years.(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TV personality Star Jones recently filed for divorce from Al Reynolds, her husband of about three-and-a-half-years, according to reports. The filing took place in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan on March 26....

Kanye West, fiancee Alexis Phifer split.(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Kanye West and his fiancee, Alexis Phifer, are no longer a couple. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "It's always sad when things like this end," Phifer told People. "We remain friends. I wish him the best in his future and all of his endeavors....

Beyonce & Jay-Z nuptials official.(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Even though Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z remain tight-lipped on whether or not they are newlyweds, court papers don't lie. Scarsdale, NY, town clerk Donna Conkling told JET that the couple recently filed a signed marriage license in the town of...

Kids inspire teacher's cross-country trip on horseback.(Miles Dean )(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Miles Dean hopped on his horse in New York City and headed to Los Angeles to show young Black students how to set a goal and how to reach it. The 6,000-mile ride through 13 states took more than six months to...

Wesley Snipes gets 3-year jail term for tax convictions.(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Actor Wesley Snipes was recently sentenced to three years in prison on tax charges in a Florida court, a victory for prosecutors who sought to make an example of the action star by aggressively pursing the maximum penalty. Fellow actors...

Orlando Brown turns up; apologizes for disappearing.(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Orlando Brown, co-star on Disney Channel's "That's So Raven," was recently found a day after his publicist reported him missing. Brown, 20, who also is an aspiring musician, said he needed time alone after not being able to perform at a...

Vocal problems plague Alicia Keys tour.(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Eleven-time Grammy-winner Alicia Keys and season six "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks were both recently forced to take a break from the Keys' As I Am tour because of vocal troubles. Around the beginning of the tour in April, J Records...

Jet on the set.(Beauty Salon Tour)(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... PANTENE AND JET TEAMED UP FOR A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL 10-CIITY VIP "SISTERS OF SHINE" BEAUTY SALON TOUR. DANI EVANS AND BRE SCULLARK FROM "AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL" ADDED THEIR SPECIAL TOUCH OF BEAUTY AND PIZZAZZ AS HOSTS FOR THE VIP EVENTS. AT...

Tennessean's invention gives bra industry a boost.(Elaine Cato)
May 12, 2008... As long as there is a need for something, there will always be room for an invention. For Nashville native Elaine Cato, that "need" happened to be for a bra that she could wear with a backless outfit for a 1998 New Year's Eve party. ...

Strong day care liability law in Oklahoma.(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Edna Pittman sits with her children Demarion (c), Destini and Deja at Gary Homsey's Law Offices in Oklahoma City, OK, earlier this year. Last August, Demarion suffered a heat stroke and extensive brain damage after being left in a stifling...

Jeff Clanagan: Codeblack's CEO gets urban movies to the marketplace.(Codeblack Entertainment )(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The lack of distribution options for African-American filmmakers was the genesis for Jeff Clanagan starting his Codeblack Entertainment three years ago. Today, Codeblack holds the distinction of being the first...

Sealed with a kiss.(Barack Obama and Michelle Obama)(Photograph)
May 12, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama greets his wife, Michelle, after talking with working families at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, PA.

Bracing for verdict.(Photograph)
May 12, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nicole Paultre-Bell, fiancee of police shooting victim Sean Bell, wears his photo pin at City Hall in New York as she a visited a verdict in the case. Three detectives involved in Bell's slaying outside a club in...