Jet articles from November 2004

Jet archives from November 2004

A new look for Jet.(National Report)(Editorial)
November 1, 2004... Fasten your seat belts! JET is taking off this week with an exciting new look. As you turn the pages, you'll enjoy the cool new colors and hot new graphics that highlight the redesign of America's No. 1 Black newsweekly. It sports a...

Why Blacks must vote in next week's election.(National Report)
November 1, 2004... Next week's election is serious. This is the one election in which you must vote, political observers say. They are calling it the "most important election of our lifetime." Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry faces...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Can the U.S. raise a total of $100 million in the next year to honor famed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with the planned memorial to him on the last space of the Mall in the nation's capital? This is the worrisome question that stirs some of his...

First of the hopeful new House members to reach Capitol Hill were former Kansas City Mayor Emmanuel Cleaver and Wisconsin state legislator Gwen Moore.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... First of the hopeful new House members to reach Capitol Hill were former Kansas City Mayor Emmanuel Cleaver and Wisconsin state legislator Gwen Moore, who were guests of Black Caucus Chair Baltimore Rep. Elijah Cummings at Democratic party...

Alvin Chambliss.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Pioneering Mississippi civil rights lawyer Alvin Chambliss arrived on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington to begin a tour as a visiting professor. Meanwhile, his 30-year-old suit to equalize the state's Black universities is about to...

Rep. William Lacy Clay charged that the Congressional investigation of Franklin D. Raines.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Rep. William Lacy Clay charged that the Congressional investigation of Franklin D. Raines, the first Black chairman and chief executive officer of Fannie Mae, is a "witch hunt." House committees are holding hearings to examine the accounting...

The fascinating musical Crowns.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The fascinating musical Crowns, about African-American church women and their hats, broke the attendance record at D.C.'s Arena Stage theater.

The U.S. Senate voted to ask President George Bush to posthumously pardon legendary boxing great Jack Johnson for his racially motivated federal conviction.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The U.S. Senate voted to ask President George Bush to posthumously pardon legendary boxing great Jack Johnson for his racially motivated federal conviction. He was convicted of transporting White women across state lines for immoral purposes.

If he is elected New York Governor in 2006, Sen. Charles Schumer gets to name his Senate successor.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... If he is elected New York Governor in 2006, Sen. Charles Schumer gets to name his Senate successor. One of the choices: Rep. Gregory Meeks.

Seeking to become the first GOP mayor of Baltimore in 40 years is Elbert "Roy" Henderson.(National Headliners)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Seeking to become the first GOP mayor of Baltimore in 40 years is Elbert "Roy" Henderson, 54, an official of the Maryland correction department for 32 years.

Charles Rangel.(National Headliners)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel made his strongest point concerning his opposition to a federal military draft by introducing draft legislation in the House and then voting with opponents to defeat it. The final vote: 402-2.

Clarence Thomas.(National Headliners)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Yale University displays on its building walls pictures of five graduates who became U.S. Supreme Court Justices. But not the current member, Justice Clarence Thomas, who hasn't been on the campus during his 13 years on the bench. He's still...

Bus accident kills 14 near Arkansas.(National Report)
November 1, 2004... Fourteen people were killed in a tragic accident after a Mississippi-bound charter bus from Chicago flipped over on Interstate 55, near Marion, AR. Thirty people were aboard the 16-year-old tour bus. The crash site, according to...

Jessie Woods, 90, founder of Chicago arts program Urban Gateways, dies.(Census)(Obituary)
November 1, 2004... Jessie Woods, 90, founder of Urban Gateways, one of Chicago's leading nonprofit arts education organizations, recently died at the Ambassador Nursing Center in Chicago. Urban Gateways: Center for Arts Education was founded in 1961 by Woods...

Margaret Sloan-Hunter, noted feminist activist, writer and lecturer, succumbs.(Census)(Obituary)
November 1, 2004... Margaret Rose Sloan-Hunter, 57, who was among the early editors of Ms. Magazine and a leading Black feminist and lecturer, died after a long illness at Summit Medical Center in Oakland, CA. A native of Chattanooga, TN, who grew up in...

Brandy Pecan Cake.(Recipe Of The week)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 1, 2004... Brandy Pecan Cake The holiday season is synonymous with family gatherings, happiness and scrumptious desserts. Brandy Pecan Cake is a wonderful dessert for the holiday season. 1 pound seedless golden raisins 1 cup brandy 1 cup...

This week in Black history.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... October 25, 1940-- Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. was named the first Black General in the U.S. Army on this day. Davis was born on July 1, 1877, in Washington, D.C., and attended the Washington public schools and Howard University. He was...

Chris Rock to host Oscars.(Celebrities)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Chris Rock will join an exclusive comedy club when he hosts the upcoming Academy Awards. The cutting-edge comic has been chosen to emcee the 77th Academy Awards telecast on Feb. 27, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently...

Tiger Woods' honeymoon lands in the rough.(Celebrities)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... It wasn't all smooth sailing for Tiger Woods on his honeymoon. Woods and his new bride, Elin Nordegren, were briefly detained by U.S. Coast Guard officers on their yacht Privacy, and then were turned away from San Juan's port because they had...

Ronald Isley indicted on federal income tax evasion charges.(Celebrities)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... R&B singer Ronald Isley has been indicted on tax evasion charges for allegedly failing to report income he received from performances and royalties as a member of the renowned Isley Brothers. In an official statement issued by the Internal...

Loving you.(Love & Happiness)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Loving You: Rachelle N. Vaughns became the wife of Clifford W. Blackwell, III at True Light Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, LA. The bride, a graduate of Southern University & A&M College and the University of North Texas, is organizational...

Destiny.(Love & Happiness)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Destiny: Travis Ridley wed Tiffany Dawn Velez at Union Baptist Church in Stamford, CT. The bride is a media planner at the Martin Agency. The groom is a marketing teacher at Colonial Heights High School. He is also the head track and field...

Melody of love.(Love & Happiness)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Melody Of Love: Victor Blackful pledged his eternal love to the former Michelle Stewart during a double-ring ceremony at the Metropolis Ballroom in Arlington Heights, IL. The bride is a student at Roosevelt University. The groom, also known as...

Everlasting.(Love & Happiness)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Everlasting: Eddie Cox united in holy matrimony with Biagi Barry during an enchanted ceremony at the St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago. The blushing bride is a graduate of Grand Valley State University. She is a pharmaceutical sales...

Golden bliss.(Love & Happiness)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Golden Bliss: Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Perry, Jr. of Chicago celebrated 50 years of marriage with family at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, FL. Mrs. Edna B. Perry is a retired school principal and minister of music at the Church of the Good...

Smiles of joy.(Love & Happiness)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Smiles Of Joy: Andre LeGrier and the former Edilsa O. Giron tied the knot at the V.I.P. Country Club in New Rochelle, NY. The bride is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a network engineer for Cap Gemini Ernst and...

No place like home.(Newsmakers)
November 1, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Famed photographer, writer, director and composer Gordon Parks, 91, signs autographs for fans and residents of his hometown of Fort Scott, KS, as he toured an exhibit of his work at Mercy...

'Girlfriends' 100th episode.(Newsmakers)
November 1, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: 'GIRLFRIENDS' 100TH EPISODE: Mara Brock Akil (r), creator and executive producer of the top-rated UPN sitcom "Girlfriends," celebrates the show's 100th episode with the talented cast (l-r) Tracee Ellis Ross,...

Celebrating the Portland NAACP.(Newsmakers)
November 1, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: CELEBRATING THE PORTLAND NAACP: Coretta Scott King, widow of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Senator and former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton attend the dinner program at the 40th...

New Consul General of Sweden.(Newsmakers)
November 1, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: NEW CONSUL GENERAL OF SWEDEN: Swedish Ambassador to the U.S. Jan Eliasson presents Dr. S. Allen Counter, director, Harvard Foundation at Harvard University, with a decree from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden...

L.A.'s Celes King III honored.(Newsmakers)
November 1, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: L.A.'S CELES KING III HONORED: Renowned sculptress Tina Allen and Celes King IV look on with pride during the unveiling of Allen's bronze bust of King's father, the late Los Angeles businessman and civic...

Adoptive Texas mother gives up custody of children.(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The adoptive mother of seven Texas children found abandoned at a squalid orphanage in Nigeria recently gave up custody. Mercury Liggins "does have a love" for the children, ages 8 to 17, but realized that the family "was too fractured to...

How to keep great looking hands and nails.(Grooming)
November 1, 2004... You don't have to be a "metrosexual" enjoy smooth, supple hands and great-looking nails. In a professional environment when meeting clients or colleagues for the first time, no businessman wants to make a bad first (and lasting) impression...

Hill Harper: has acting down to a science.(In The Spotlight)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Hill Harper may be the new guy on the crime-show scene, but he's poised to be king of the hill on the CBS drama "CSI: NY" (Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT), which follows in the forensic footsteps of "CSI: Miami" and "CSI: Crime Scene...

Beauty of the week.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Jacqueline Edwards of Shreveport, LA, is a college sophomore majoring in rehabilitation services. She enjoys talking on the phone, shopping and being with family.

Delicious treat.
November 1, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Delicious Treat: Reverend Jesse Jackson shares his birthday cake with friend and actress Cicely Tyson at the Seventh Annual Awards Dinner and his 63rd Birthday Celebration for Jackson at the Beverly Hilton...

All-Star tribute.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * All-Star Tribute: Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Mary J. Blige hits the red carpet for the Genius: A Night for Ray Charles concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Blige sang Come Rain or Come Shine and joined Elton John for Night Time (Is the...

Lennox leads storm to first WNBA title, named MVP.(Sports)(Most Valuable Player)(Women's National Basketball Association)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Betty Lennox's clutch performance caused a storm in Seattle. With yellow and green confetti falling from the rafters and a sellout crowd chanting her name, Lennox and the Seattle Storm celebrated its first WNBA title after a 74-60 victory over...

Win in the Windy City.(Sports)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * WIN IN THE WINDY CITY: Evans Rutto from Marakwet, Kenya, catches his breath after he won his second-straight Chicago Marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 16 seconds in Chicago. It was the second-fastest marathon time in the world this year. As...

Linking up in Scotland.(Sports)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * LINKING UP IN SCOTLAND: Actors Samuel L. Jackson (r) and Dennis Hopper take a break from competing in the Dunhill Links Championship event near St. Andrews, Scotland. Jackson, an avid golfer, was paired with Ryder Cup star David Howell and...

Guilty plea.(Sports)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * GUILTY PLEA: Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis speaks to reporters at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta after Lewis pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to a crime he committed more than four years ago. Lewis, 25,...

Dennis Archer appointed guardian for Rosa Parks, reviews lawsuit.(Celebrities)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A federal judge has asked former Mayor Dennis Archer to step in as a guardian to 91-year-old Rosa Parks in the face of questions about whether those representing the civil rights heroine are doing an adequate job. U.S. District Judge...

Top 20 albums.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... 1. CONFESSIONS SPECIAL EDITION Usher (LaFace) 2. GOODIES Ciara (LaFace) 3. SUIT Nelly (Derrty/Fo' Reel) 4. SWEAT Nelly (Derrty/Fo' Reel) 5. HAPPY PEOPLE/U SAVED ME R. Kelly (Jive) 6. BEAUTIFULLY HUMAN: WORDS AND SOUNDS...

Jamie Foxx gives awesome performance in acclaimed movie 'Ray'.(Cover Story)
November 1, 2004... Jamie Foxx may have started out as a comedian, but he has won over and wowed many big-screen critics with his awesome portrayal of Ray Charles in the acclaimed movie Ray. The movie is the never-before-told drama of the life of one of...

Ray Charles' children discuss father's unknown generosity.(Entertainment)
November 1, 2004... Ray Charles' legendary music and tempestuous personal life is well chronicled in the movie Ray. But, as much as his fans think they know about the genius (born Ray Charles Robinson), plenty was kept extremely personal. His 12 children...

Touring for voter turnout.(Entertainment)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... * TOURING FOR VOTER TURNOUT: Actors Alfre Woodard (l) and James McDaniel participate in a rally during the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) bus tour's stop at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. The tour made seven stops across the...

Morehouse heralds Ray Charles at tribute concert in Beverly Hills.(Entertainment)
November 1, 2004... It was anything but a pity party during a recent Beverly Hills, CA, tribute to Ray Charles, a man known as much for his generosity as for his musical genius. "Make no mistake about it, there will be no pity party," music producer Quincy...

Queen of Gospel celebrates 75th birthday in Chicago.(Entertainment)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Queen of Gospel Albertina Walker celebrated 75 melodious years surrounded by gospel music greats and noted clergy at a birthday concert at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago. Recording artists Vickie Winans, Kim Burrell, the Williams...

Top 20 singles.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... 1. GOODIES Ciara Featuring Petey Pablo (Sho-Nuff-Musicline/La Face) 2. MY BOO Usher And Alicia Keys (LaFace) 3. NOILA CLAP Juvenile, Wacko & Skip (Rap-A-Lot) 4. MY PLACE Nelly Featuring Jaheim (Derrty/Fo' Reel) 5. DIARY Alicia...

'High Crimes'.(TeleVision)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Morgan Freeman stars as former military attorney Charlie Grimes and Ashley Judd stars as lawyer Clair Kubik in a top-secret military trial defending her husband Tom Kubik, played by Jim Caviezel in High Crimes, (Saturday, October 30 at 9 p.m.,...

Black groups register nearly one million new voters for crucial 2004 election.(National Report)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Anticipating what many consider the most crucial presidential election in decades, leaders of the Unity '04 Coalition announced in the nation's capital that their affiliate groups had registered nearly a million new Black voters. Holding a...

Fundraiser for diabetes.(National Report)(Carousel of Hope)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Celebrities (l-r) Holly Robinson Peete, Beyonce Knowles, Halle Berry, Oprah Winfrey, philanthropist Barbara Davis and Natalie Cole arrive at the Carousel of Hope benefit for childhood diabetes in Beverly...

The slogan that energized the hard-to-reach Black church people in the election's critical "swing states" in the last few weeks before the election was "Take Your Soul to the Polls.".(Confidential)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Confidential: The slogan that energized the hard-to-reach Black church people in the election's critical "swing states" in the last few weeks before the election was "Take Your Soul To The Polls." First popularized by Rev. Wendell Anthony,...

Pros in politics.(Confidential)(George W. Bush supporters)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Pros in Politics: A Black GOP George Bush spin team included former congressman J.C. Watts, Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, Texas Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams and former "Cosby Show" actor Joseph Phillips

John Kerry forces have depended on Vernon Jordan.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... John Kerry forces have depended on Vernon Jordan, DNC Deputy Chair Ben Johnson and ex-diplomat Susan Rice in the closing weeks

With Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee hosting its Broadway debut.(Confidential)(Gem of the Ocean)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... With Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee hosting its Broadway debut, August Wilson's play, Gem of the Ocean, will appear Nov. 19 at Walter Kerr Theater to benefit Howard University's John H. Johnson School of Communications

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... A century ago, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune started Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, FL, with $1.50 and five pupils. Today, with some 12,000 graduates, the 3,000-student institution has an annual $50 million budget and an endowment of $26...

NBA Great Magic Johnson launched his newest theater in a Largo, MD.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... NBA Great Magic Johnson launched his newest theater in a Largo, MD, center co-owned by Abe Pollin, owner of the Baltimore Wizards basketball team

Benjamin Banneker.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Blacks In Government set Nov. 9 as the date to celebrate early American hero Benjamin Banneker in Washington. He is described as America's first Black man of science.

The U.S. Senate voted to commemorate school desegregation at Little Rock's Central High School.(National Headliners)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... The U.S. Senate voted to commemorate school desegregation at Little Rock's Central High School by erecting a visitors' center

Retired diplomat William B. Davis recently traveled to Vienna, Austria and Bratislava, Slovakia.(National Headliners)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Retired diplomat William B. Davis recently traveled to Vienna, Austria and Bratislava, Slovakia, to conduct his own "People to People" project by renewing friendships among foreigners in their own countries. He was accompanied by his daughter,...

Rep. James Clyburn, in the Congressional Record, praised Christine Osburn Jackson on her retirement after 36 years as executive director of the YWCA in Charleston, SC.(National Headliners)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Rep. James Clyburn, in the Congressional Record, praised Christine Osburn Jackson on her retirement after 36 years as execurive director of the YWCA in Charleston, SC. During her career, she had been honored by five national organizations.

Samuel Gravely Jr., pioneering Black U.S. Navy Admiral, dies at 82.(National Report)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
November 8, 2004... Retired Vice Admiral Samuel Lee Gravely Jr., the first Black naval officer to become an admiral and to command a warship and a fleet, recently died after a stroke at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. He was 82. Gravely...

Kwanzaa featured on U.S. Postal Service stamp.(National Report)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... KWANZAA FEATURED ON U.S. POSTAL SERVICE STAMP: Kwanzaa, the new stamp honoring the non-religious African-American holiday that takes place over seven days, from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, has been issued by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The new...

Vote of confidence.(National Report)(Denise Majette)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... VOTE OF CONFIDENCE: U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Denise Majette (D-GA) stands with Bud Watson, president of the Police Benevolence Association, on the steps of the Capitol in Atlanta after the group gave her its endorsement. Watson, the group's...

Young Compton pilots make aviation history.(Children)
November 8, 2004... Two daring young boys jumped off their bicycles and hopped into an airplane to pilot their way into history. At a mere 11 years old, Jimmy Haywood is the youngest Black pilot to make an international round-trip flight, and 14-year-old Kenny...

Food safety guide for people with HIV.(Health)(Human Immunodeficiency Virus )
November 8, 2004... Nothing spoils a delicious feast faster than a case of food poisoning. Illnesses like salmonella, campylobacter, listeria and cryptosporidium can lurk in seemingly safe-looking food and water and cause a nasty bout of diarrhea, nausea and...

How to spark your childs creative spirit.(Parenting)
November 8, 2004... Dreamers change the world. They find magic in the mundane, leap beyond limitations, boldly go where no one has gone before. Anything is possible for them with imagination and determination. And each of those dreamers is someone's child. ...

Meant for me.(Love & Happiness)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Meant For Me: Dr Makeba Lanell Williams wed Damond Williams Boatwright at John Keith Benton Chapel at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN The bride, an ob/gyn resident physician, is a grad of Vanderbilt Univ. and Meharry Medical College. The...

Truly adore you.(Love & Happiness)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Truly Adore You: Douglas Clay Howard united in sacred wedlock with the former Felicia Denise Scarboro at St. Matthew Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. The newlyweds are both graduates of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro The bride is...

Love in bloom.(Love & Happiness)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Love In Bloom: Mr. and Mrs. David Anthony Meyers joined in holy matrimony at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. The bride. La Tara Diane Thompson is a teacher in the District of Columbia School System The bride groom is a...

Sweet spirit.(Love & Happiness)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Sweet Spirit: Justin Lynn Jones pledged his eternal love to Cawonna Mona Scott at the Bailey Tabernacle CME Church in Tuscaloosa, AL. A grad of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the bride is a registered nurse at the Medical Center of...

Something special.(Love & Happiness)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Something Special: Kevin Garnett Tatum tied the knot with the former Brandi N, Kunde during a double ring ceremony at the Beilagio Hotel in Las Vegas. The bride is a graduate of the University of Colorado She is a financial analyst at the IBM...

Fifty years of wedded bliss.(Love & Happiness)
November 8, 2004... Fifty Years Of Wedded Bliss: Mr. and Mrs. Chapman R. Cannon Jr. of Tulsa, OK, celebrated 50 years of marriage. Dr. Donnie E. Cannon was a trustee at Bethune-Cookman College for 10 years and received her doctorate degree from that institution...

This week in Black history.(Civil Rights Movement memorial dedication)(Douglas Wilder elected)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... November 5, 1989--The first memorial to the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. was dedicated at a ceremony in Montgomery, AL, on this day. Commissioned by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the $700,000, 9-foot granite memorial, which sits in...

Freedom-fighters.(Newsmakers)(John Lewis, Bono)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... FREEDOM-FIGHTERS: U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and entertainer Bono enjoy festivities at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN. The two men were honored by the museum with Freedom Awards for their commitment to civil rights. Lewis, an...

Educational leadership.(Newsmakers)(Vivian Loseth awarded)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP: Vivian Loseth, director of the Chicago Comer School Development Program and Youth Guidance (CSDPYG), is congratulated by renowned child psychiatrist Dr. James P. Comer after she received the Technology to Empower...

Cissy Houston honored.(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: CISSY HOUSTON HONORED: Soul-gospel singer Cissy Houston (c) is congratulated on 50 years of service at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, NJ, by famed singer Melba Moore and gospel recording artist Helen...

Palms Springs film salute.(Newsmakers)(Kirk Douglas honored)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: PALMS SPRINGS FILM SALUTE: Palm Springs, CA. Mayor Ron Oden (l) and legendary actor Kirk Douglas share a laugh outside the Annenberg Theatre in Palms Springs. The Palm Springs International Film Society and...

Mya and dad's birthday bash.(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... MYA AND DAD'S BIRTHDAY BASH: Hit singer-dancer Mya celebrates her 25th birthday with her father, Hajji Harrison, who turned 50 at a week-end bash at the H20 Restaurant and Lounge and the Republic Gardens Club in Washington, D.C. Guests had a...

Swinging jazz.(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... SWINGING JAZZ: Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis leads a group pf musicians as they strut down Broadway in a New Orleans-style parade to kick off the opening of the new home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. Jazz at Lincoln Center is the...

Congratulations!(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... CONGRATULATIONS!: Earl G. Graves, chairman and CEO of Black Enterprise Magazine, and Dr. Shirley T. Frye, a Greensboro, NC, community activist, are congratulated by Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, president of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro,...

Blacks' net worth decreases, falls further behind Whites and Hispanics.(Lifestyles)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Black families were hit hardest after the recession that ended in 2001, according to a Pew Hispanic Center analysis of Census Bureau data. The wealth gap between White, Black and Hispanic families grew larger and Blacks were slowest to...

A grand entrance.(the week's best photos)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... A Grand Entrance: Actor/comedian Jamie Foxx, his daughter Corrine Bishop, and actress/model Leila Arcieri make a grand entrance at the premiere of Foxx's latest movie Ray at the Archlight Cinemas in Hollywood. Foxx portrays the late musical...