Jet articles from October 2005

Jet archives from October 2005

New Orleans working, hopeful amid promises to rebuild.(NATIONAL REPORT)
October 3, 2005... The recent nuptials of New Orleans couple Rebecca Warren and Joseph Smothers shows that life goes on, even in the face of disaster. The couple, engaged to be wed, were separated amid the chaos of the New Orleans flood. They reunited at...

EBONY Fashion Fair: Fit To Be Fabulous.(FASHION)
October 3, 2005... 2005/2006 Debuts In Tinley Park, IL; Makes Way To Schaumburg, IL, And Milwaukee The 48th season of the EBONY Fashion Fair got underway in Tinley Park, IL, with a new look for its showing of "Fit To Be Fabulous." Fashion patrons were...

This week in Black history.(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... September 28, 1967-- Walter E. Washington, lawyer, became the first Black mayor of a major American city, Washington, D.C., when he was sworn into office on this day. He remained mayor until 1979. Born on April 15, 1915, in Dawson, GA,...

Aylwin Lewis named Sears Holdings CEO.(BUSINESS)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Sears Holdings Corp., the nation's third-largest retailer, recently named Aylwin B. Lewis as its first Black chief executive officer and president. Lewis, 50, replaces Alan J. Lacy, who will continue to serve as vice chairman and a...

Lenders charge minorities more for loans: Federal study.(BUSINESS)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Blacks and Hispanics are far more likely than Whites to take out higher-priced loans to buy or refinance a home because they are denied loans more often, according to a Federal Reserve study of 2004 mortgage data by the Home Mortgage Disclosure...

Unconditional.(Love & Happiness)
October 3, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Unconditional: John L. Young and Stacey M. Mansker pledged their eternal love at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago. The bride, a grad of the University of Illinois and National-Louis University, is an...

On one accord.(Love & Happiness)
October 3, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: On One Accord: B.J. Snowden married Michele Foss at the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria in Sacramento, CA. The bride is a graduate of the University of Florida and works as a college professor at the University...

Nothing sweeter.(Love & Happiness)
October 3, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Nothing Sweeter: Mr. and Mrs. K-Rob Thomas united in holy matrimony at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL. Marcia Morgan is a graduate of Auburn University. She is a buyer/inventory analyst with...

Happiness is you.(Love & Happiness)
October 3, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Happiness Is You: La Quitia J. Morgan became the wife of Youthel L. Starr at the East Oak Church of Christ in Edgewood, TX. A graduate of Texas State University, the bride is employed with Home Depot, Inc....

Fifty blessed years.(Love & Happiness)
October 3, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Fifty Blessed Years: Mr. and Mrs. Cordy W. Crittendon of Ocala, FL, celebrated 50 years of marriage during a cruise to the Bahamas with their children, family and friends. Willie Mae Crittendon retired as a...

To cherish.(Love & Happiness)
October 3, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: To Cherish: Lloyd Anthony Taylor tied the knot with Kandice E. N. Wilson at Martin's Eastwinds in Baltimore. A graduate of Morgan State University and the College of the University of Notre Dame of Maryland,...

Surviving the colleges scene: tips for parents and students.(EDUCATION)
October 3, 2005... Just days before the start of classes at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Tony and Susan Cox were excited to see their youngest child and only son, Kevin, off to college. "We were happy and he was ready to go. In fact he woke up extra early...

Tips on how to $ave money at the gas pump.(TRAVEL)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... There's no denying that gas prices have been on the rise at a steady rate. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), in some cities the retail price for regular octane gasoline has reached a high well over $3 a gallon! To...

Singer Seal and Heidi Klum have son.(NEWSMAKERS)
October 3, 2005... Grammy Award-winning British singer Seal, 42, and his German supermodel wife Heidi Klum, 32, recently became the parents of a baby boy, Henry Guenther Ademola Dashtu Samuel, in Los Angeles. He is named after his father, whose real name is...

Harry Belafonte sells Caribbean home for $2.2. million.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Veteran actor/singer/activist Harry Belafonte has sold his oceanfront home in the Caribbean for $2.2 million, according to the private properties section of the Wall Street Journal. The house, in the French-administered part of St. Martin,...

A living legend.(NEWSMAKERS)
October 3, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: A LIVING LEGEND: Grammy Award-winning entertainer B.B. King proudly displays the Living Legend Award medal he recently received during a ceremony held at the Library of Congress in D.C. Past recipients...

Focus on glaucoma: Blacks affected more by treatable eye disease which can cause blindness.(HEALTH: SPECIAL REPORT)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Glaucoma can sneak up on you with no warning, no symptoms and no cure-causing permanent blindness. What's startling is that Blacks are afflicted with this illness more than any other group, and they develop the disease at a younger age....

Tips to maintaining weight loss.(HEALTH)
October 3, 2005... Reasons that women want to lose weight are as individual as they are. One woman may want to squeeze into a favorite dress that she can't seem to part with; another may simply want to hold on to her girlish figure. Fad diets may do the...

Red hot evening.(the week's best photos)
October 3, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Red Hot Evening: Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin delivers an electrifying performance during her recent concert at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.

Beauty of the week.
October 3, 2005... The Glenn twins of Atlanta, Debra and her sister Joyce, not only look alike, but are both senior accounting majors. Their interests include acting and Web designing. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Flashback.(the week's best photos)
October 3, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Flashback: Radio celebrity Tom Joyner performs with singer Lionel Richie at the 2005 Tom Joyner Family Reunion, presented by Allstate, at Walt Disney World in Florida. Donning an afro wig and wearing his old...

Beautiful Braxton sisters.(the week's best photos)
October 3, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Beautiful Braxton Sisters: Sexy songbird Toni Braxton and her sisters. Tamar and Trina. were among the celebrities who attended the recent UNCF An Evening of the Stars at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles....

Ken Williams: GM's gutsy moves put Chicago White Sox in playoff hunt.(IN THE SPOTLIGHT)(Interview)
October 3, 2005... Chicago White Sox General Manager Ken Williams says his job is one that "everyone thinks they know more than you do." Despite the "friendly" criticism, Williams' aggressive transactions have put the Sox into a position where the team could...

Seagram's Live 2005 tour marks seventh anniversary; tour stops in 24 cities.(ENTERTAINMENT)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Summer may officially be over, but Seagram's Live 2005 continues to bring the heat throughout the fall as the annual concert tour travels to 24 cities, featuring hit group Xscape, R&B performer Lil' Mo, new soul singer Raheem DeVaughn and...

Hurricane Katrina brought suffering to Jackie B. Parker, the dean of Black U.S. Senate staffers in Washington.(Confidential)
October 3, 2005... Confidential: Hurricane Katrina brought suffering to Jackie B. Parker, the dean of Black U.S. Senate staffers in Washington. The Louisiana native attended a family reunion four years ago which drew more than 400 relatives. Today, the woman who...

How will Blacks fare in the rebuilding of New Orleans?(Confidential)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... How will Blacks fare in the rebuilding of New Orleans? This is the big question after the forced relocation of almost a half-million Blacks from the three Gulf states. Other questions for national debate: Why poor Black families were stranded...

Bennie Thompson.(Confidential)
October 3, 2005... Looming as chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee is Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)--if Democrats gain control of Congress. The hardworking solon has become a leader in security ranks.

William Jefferson.(Confidential)
October 3, 2005... The lawmaker whose district could be erased by census redistricting because of the sudden decline in population well could be Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA), whose 2nd District includes the now ghost city of New Orleans.

Named NAACP Disaster Relief Director is Adora Obi Nweze, president of the Florida state organization.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Named NAACP Disaster Relief Director is Adora Obi Nweze, president of the Florida state organization. She will manage the relief program of 38 NAACP state groups. She developed a special plan after Hurricane Andrew struck Florida in 1992....

Some 750 guests have been invited to witness the Sept. 24 marriage of billionaire Sheila C. Johnson to Judge William Thomas Newman, Jr.(Confidential)
October 3, 2005... Some 750 guests have been invited to witness the Sept. 24 marriage of billionaire Sheila C. Johnson to Judge William Thomas Newman, Jr. at the Salamander Farm in Plains, VA.

HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson showed up in Philadelphia to praise the city's Hurricane Katrina outreach program.(National Headliners)
October 3, 2005... HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson showed up in Philadelphia to praise the city's Hurricane Katrina outreach program. Mayor John Street offered aid to 5,000 victims. The Hot Line to gain temporary shelter is 1-888-297-8685.

Birmingham native Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accompanied President George Bush to her hometown.(National Headliners)
October 3, 2005... Birmingham native Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accompanied President George Bush to her hometown. She called for a fair rebuilding of New Orleans, insisting that poverty and race should not be part of the plan.

LaVar Arrington.(National Headliners)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... When Katrina victims arrived in the nation's capital, Washington Redskins football star LaVar Arrington sponsored a $40,000 shopping tour for them at a Wal-Mart store in nearby Alexandria, VA.

Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts rejected meeting.(National Headliners)
October 3, 2005... Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts rejected meeting with Congressional Black Caucus Chair Mel Watt and D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton.

JET on the set.
October 3, 2005... 1) JET was on the set recently with E4Real of Hot 107.9, R&B sensation Usher and New Orleans evacuees Kizzy Mitchell and her family for Dekalb-Atlanta's Hoop for the Homeless, 3-on-3 Charitable Basketball Tournament benefiting Atlanta's...

'Lackawanna Blues' star Merkerson, 'Lost' star Perrineau among Black Emmy winners.(ENTERTAINMENT)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... S. Epatha Merkerson recently took home an Emmy Award for her stirring role as Nanny, a loving boarding house owner in the HBO movie Lackawanna Blues (Jet, Feb. 14). Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium during the 57th...

Gospel singer: CeCe Winans.(Interview)(Cover Story)
October 3, 2005... It's no secret that CeCe Winans has a warm smile, beautiful face and an angelic voice. But many people may not know that this multiplatinum award-winning Christian artist has had her share of ups and downs. "That's my life story. If God...

'Criminal Minds'.(TeleVision)(Brief Article)
October 3, 2005... Shermar Moore stars as a member of an elite squad of FBI profilers who analyze the country's most twisted, criminal minds, anticipating their next move before they strike, (Wednesday, October 5 at 9 p.m., ET) on CBS. Others scheduled to appear...

Minister Louis Farrakhan says upcoming millions more movement March is 'a call to action'.(NATIONAL REPORT)
October 10, 2005... Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan is calling on Black Americans--men, women and children--to join the Millions More Movement march in Washington, D.C., on October 15. The march marks the 10th anniversary of Farrakhan's...

Coretta Scott King returns home after stroke, heart attack.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... Coretta Scott King has returned home from the hospital where she faces more therapy, but is expected to make a full recovery more than a month after she suffered a stroke and mild heart attack, her family and doctors said. The 78-year-old...

Congressional portrait.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Capitol Hill unveiling of the portrait of Joseph H. Rainey, the first Black elected to the House of Representatives)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... Members of the Congressional Black Caucus applaud during the recent Capitol Hill unveiling of the portrait of Joseph H. Rainey, the first Black elected to the House of Representatives. The South Carolina native, who was born a slave and later...

Senate approves unsolved civil rights crime act.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... A new Unsolved Crime Section in the Justice Department will probe and prosecute "cold case" murders from the Civil Rights era, under a bill recently approved by the U.S. Senate. Dubbed the "Till Bill," it was inspired by efforts to reopen...

Civil suit brought against Texans in brutal beating of mentally disabled Black man.(LAW & JUSTICE)(Christopher Amox, John Wesley "Wes" Owens, Dallas Stone, and James Cory Hicks face criminal charges in beating of Billy Ray Johnson)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... A civil liberties group has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a developmentally delayed Black man who suffered permanent brain damage after he reportedly was beaten by four Whites and dumped in an East Texas field. "We're seeking compensation...

Chicago boy charged with murder settles wrongful arrest lawsuit for $6 million.(LAW JUSTICE)(Ryan Harris slaying)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... One of the boys falsely accused of murdering an 11-year-old Chicago girl, Ryan Harris, seven years ago agreed to settle his lawsuit against the city of Chicago and two police detectives for $6.2 million, a judge recently announced. "The...

Mark Matthews, oldest Buffalo Soldier, dies in D.C.(CENSUS)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
October 10, 2005... Retired 1st Sgt. Mark Matthews, the nation's oldest Buffalo Soldier, recently died of pneumonia at Fox Chase Nursing Home in Washington, D.C. He was 111. Matthews was laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery....

Eugenia Charles, pioneering Dominica leader known as 'Iron Lady', succumbs at 86.(CENSUS)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
October 10, 2005... Eugenia Charles, the first woman to become a prime minister in the Caribbean, known as the region's "Iron Lady," died at a hospital where she had been taken for treatment of a broken hip on the island of Martinique. She was 86. Charles...

Bluesman Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown dies.(CENSUS)(Obituary)
October 10, 2005... BLUESMAN CLARENCE 'GATEMOUTH' BROWN DIES: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, a guitarist and singer who built a 50-year career in blues, country, jazz and Cajun music, died in his hometown of Orange, TX, where he had gone to escape Hurricane...

John Lassiter, pioneering insurance executive, dies in Chicago.(CENSUS)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
October 10, 2005... John Lassiter, one of the first Black executives at Prudential Insurance Co. of America, recently died of complications from prostate cancer at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He was 68. Lassiter worked as a statistician with the...

Died.(CENSUS)(Charles H. Williams, Sylvester Smith, Rev. A. Leon Lowry, Al McKibbon, Ibrahim Fetter, Emma Eliza Pullen, James Haskins)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... Charles H. "Charlie" Williams, 61, the first Black umpire to work a World Series in 1993, of complications from diabetes in a Chicago hospital... Sylvester Smith, 90, the first Black student admitted to Saint Louis University and Missouri's...

Overcoming childhood obesity: doctors urge Black children to get moving, eat right.(SPECIAL REPORT: HEALTH)
October 10, 2005... If more Black children don't start exercising regularly and eating more nutritional foods, they could be headed for a host of medical problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke. "It's a huge problem, but it's...

Breaking ground.(EDUCATION)(Sheila C. Johnson Design Center of Parsons The New School For Design at Fifth Avenue and 13th Street )(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... * BREAKING GROUND: Sheila Johnson, philanthropist and co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, "breaks ground" on the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center of Parsons The New School For Design at Fifth Avenue and 13th Street during a recent...

Tupac Shakur statue.(MUSIC)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... * TUPAC SHAKUR STATUE: A memorial bronze statue of the late rap superstar Tupac Shakur was recently unveiled at the Peace Garden at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts in Atlanta. The 7-foot sculpture sits atop a 3-foot base and features...

Country hall of fame.(MUSIC)(DeFord Bailey to be inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... * COUNTRY HALL OF FAME: DeFord Bailey, the late blues harmonica virtuoso who was the first Black star of the Grand Ole Opry, will be inducted posthumously into the Country Music Hall of Fame's Class of 2005 on Now 15. He will be inducted in the...

The first time.(Love & Happiness)(Anthony Melvin Louis McCovey weds Sherri A. McGee )(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... * The First Time: Anthony Melvin Louis McCovey wed Sherri A. McGee at the Luxe Hotel in Brentwood, CA. A grad of Spelman College, the bride is a journalist, TV/film writer and producer. Along with Mo'Nique, she co-wrote the book Skinny Women...

So honored.(Love & Happiness)( LaDonna Woods marries John A. Morgan)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... * So Honored: Mr. and Mrs. John A. Morgan, III married at the Olowalu Plantation House in Maul, HI. The bride, LaDonna Woods, is the mid-Atlantic regional account manager for a General Electric consumer finance private label credit card...

Starting anew.(Love & Happiness)(Roderick T. Murphy marries Flora L. Lawson )(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... * Starting Anew: Roderick T. Murphy made Flora L. Lawson his wife at Heritage Fellowship United Church of Christ in Reston, VA. The bride is a graduate of Virginia Union University and Webster University. She is a human resources consultant for...

Joyous occasion.(Love & Happiness)(Michael Eldridge Taylor marries Chante Letrice Thomas )(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... * Joyous Occasion: Michael Eldridge Taylor united in holy matrimony with Chante Letrice Thomas at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Cleveland, OH. The bride, who attended Howard University, John Carroll University and Ursuline College, is an...

From this day forward.(Love & Happiness)(Wendell Anthony marries Monica G. Davis )(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... * From This Day Forward: The Rev. and Mrs. Wendell Anthony pledged their eternal love during an enchanted double ring ceremony at Fellowship Chapel in Detroit. The former Monica G. Davis is the owner of a real estate development and consulting...

Glorious gift.(Love & Happiness)(Frank and Ida-Lorraine Wilderson renew their vows )(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... * Glorious Gift: Drs. Frank and Ida-Lorraine Wilderson renewed their vows after 50 years of marriage at the Basilica of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Minneapolis. Ida-Lorraine is a retired principal in the Minneapolis Public School System. Her...

Xernona Clayton celebrates 75th birthday with bash.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... Xernona Clayton, creator and executive producer of the Trumpet Awards, recently celebrated 75 years of life with a birthday bash fit for a queen at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta. The event, hosted by the Trumpet Awards Foundation, Inc., was...

Three Blacks awarded $500,000 genius grant.(NEWSMAKERS)(MacArthur Fellows)
October 10, 2005... This year a Black oncologist, music educator and an urban revitalization strategist are among the 11 women and 14 men recently selected as MaeArthur Fellows, an award given annually for outstanding talents by the John D. and Catherine T....

2005-2006 National Youth of the Year.(NEWSMAKERS)(Jarvis McInnis named winner by Boys & Girls Club of America)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... * 2005-2006 NATIONAL YOUTH OF THE YEAR: Jarvis McInnis (r) of Gulfport, MS, hugs Sue Reed, executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of the Gulf Coast. as he is named Boys & Girls Club of America's National Youth of the Year at a...

Stevie's family ties.(the week's best photos)(Stevie Wonder attends his wife's fashion show)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Superstar Stevie Wonder enjoys family time with his sons, Kailand and infant Mandia; and daughter, Aisha, during the fashion show by his wife, fashion designer Kai Millard Morris, at the New York Public...

Beauty of the week.(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... MELODIE BREBARD is from Upper Marlboro MD. She is a visual artist and enjoys creative writing.

Roll Bounce.(the week's best photos)(movie premiere)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Famed actor-hip-hop performer Nick Cannon (l) is congratulated on his performance in the new movie, Roll Bounce, by Evan Ross, son of music legend Diana Ross, during the movie's premiere at the Howard Hughes...

Tony Orlando & Dawn reunion.(the week's best photos)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Singing trio Tony Orlando and Dawn-Telma Hopkins (l) and Joyce Vincent-celebrate after a reunion concert at the Grove in Los Angeles. The group won fame in the '70s with such hits as Tie A Yellow Ribbon...

WNBA stars.(SPORTS)(Sheryl Swoopes wins WNBA Most Valuable Player; Temeka Johnson wins WNBA Rookie of the Year Award)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: WNBA STARS: Houston Comets forward Sheryl Swoopes displays her WNBA Most Valuable Player award during a news conference in Sacramento, CA. Swoopes, a five-time All-Star and three-time Olympic gold medalist,...

Championship celebration.(SPORTS)(Sacramento Monarchs win WNBA final)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATION: Members of the 2005 WNBA champion Sacramento Monarchs (l-r) Kara Lawson, Ticha Penicherio, Rebekkah Brunson, Kristin Haynie, Hamchetou Maiga and Olympia Scott-Richardson celebrate...

California love: USC national football champs shun fame to focus on third historic title.(SPORTS)
October 10, 2005... University of Southern California's run at No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 recently reached a record-breaking level. The back-to-back national football champions have been top-ranked in the AP media poll for 22 straight polls, besting the...

Blacks adding spice to the Fall 2005 TV line-up.(ENTERTAINMENT)
October 10, 2005... Any die-hard television watcher will tell you that fall is the best time of year. With the change of seasons also come brand new episodes of your favorite TV programs as well as new shows featuring some of today's most talented Black actors in...

Why TV viewers love 'Everybody Hates Chris'.(Television Program Review)
October 10, 2005... Being the only Black kid in an all-White school, getting called the "n" word, being taunted and getting beat up on a regular basis do not serve as fun for any 13-year-old. But when that kid grows up to be Chris Rock, guess who's having the last...

'Commander In Chief'.(TeleVision)(Black actors scheduled to appear)(Brief Article)
October 10, 2005... Harry J. Lennix stars as Jim Gardner, Chief of Staff to the President of the United States. He informs Vice President Mackenzie Allen (played by Geena Davis) that the President is about to have emergency surgery on a brain tumor. She is stunned...

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation holds 35th Legislative Conference.(NATIONAL REPORT)
October 17, 2005... More than 20,000 people, including legislators, entertainers and grass roots activists, attended the recent Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. The highlight of the four-day event was its...

The ABCs of dating after divorce.(LIFESTYLES)
October 17, 2005... Dating can seem like a different world, especially if you've been divorced. The rules have changed, the players can seem more complex and winning might appear hopeless if you aren't prepared. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 19.3...

HIV/AIDS remains major health crisis for Blacks.(SPECIAL REPORT: HEALTH)
October 17, 2005... Even though Black men, women and children only make up a little more than 10 percent of the population, they have accounted for more than 40 percent of diagnosed AIDS cases since the epidemic began, according to the Centers for Disease...

Happiness.(Love & Happiness)(Terin Smith marries Latoyia Baskerville )(Brief Article)
October 17, 2005... Happiness: Terin Smith made the former Latoyia Baskerville his wife at Primrose Cottage in Roswell, GA. The blushing bride is a graduate of Hampton University and the University of Georgia. She works as a sales assistant in the Katz Media...

You are the one.(Love & Happiness)(Terrelle Carswell marries Dr. Nadine Amorette Lettman )(Brief Article)
October 17, 2005... You Are The One: Terrelle Carswell united in holy matrimony with Dr. Nadine Amorette Lettman at The Swan Club in Long Island, NY. A physician, the bride is a graduate of Cornell University and Cornell University's School of Medicine. The groom...

My all is yours.(Love & Happiness)(Roscoe Sullivan weds Keana Howard)(Brief Article)
October 17, 2005... My All Is Yours: Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Sullivan wed at the Nellis Air Force Base Chapel in Las Vegas. The bride, Keana Howard, is a training and curriculum specialist for the U.S. Air Force. She is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las...

My angel.(Love & Happiness)(Kenneth Raye Glover married Pandora LaShawn Jones )(Brief Article)
October 17, 2005... My Angel: Kenneth Raye Glover married Pandora LaShawn Jones at the Alhambra Hall in Mt. Pleasant, SC. The bride is a graduate of Clemson University and the University of Arkansas School of Law. She is the Orangeburg County probate judge. The...

Sixty magnificent years.(Love & Happiness)(Layton R. Fairchild, Sr. and Bertha Fairchild celebrate wedding anniversary)(Brief Article)
October 17, 2005... Sixty Magnificent Years: Mr. and Mrs. Layton R. Fairchild, Sr. of Spotsylvania County in Virginia celebrated 60 years of marriage during a banquet hosted by their children in Fredericksburg, VA. Mrs. Bertha Fairchild is a homemaker. Her...

In love forever.(Love & Happiness)(Kevin P. Jackson and Dr. Karen M. Keaton are wed)(Brief Article)
October 17, 2005... In Love Forever: Kevin P. Jackson and Dr. Karen M. Keaton pledged their love at Hope United Methodist Church in Southfield, Ml. A graduate of Hampton University and Wayne State University, the bride is an assistant professor of English at North...

Quints born to 22-year-old 1st-time Baltimore mom.(NEWSMAKERS)(Jennell Dickens )(Brief Article)
October 17, 2005... Jennell Dickens is a mother at the age of 22-five times over. Dickens recently gave birth to quintuplets--a boy, JaMir Amare, and four girls, Si'ani Ritay, NaRae Dimetria, Jade and Rayne Anye. The smallest baby weighed 1 pound, 12 ounces,...

Broadway theater to be named after playwright August Wilson.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief Article)
October 17, 2005... Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson will soon have a Broadway theater named after him. Jujamcyn Theaters, which owns five Broadway theaters, will change the name of Virginia Theater on 52nd Street in New York City to the August...

Oprah backs Broadway's 'Color Purple.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief Article)
October 17, 2005... * OPRAH BACKS BROADWAY'S 'COLOR PURPLE': Oprah Winfrey stars as Sofia in the 1985 film The Color Purple, along with actor William Pugh as Harpo. Winfrey will be one of the producers and investors in The Color Purple, a musical based on Alice...