Jet articles from October 2007

Jet archives from October 2007

Celeb scene.(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... (A) Jamie Foxx receives star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Kodak Theatre. (B) Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street presents Philadelphia Phillies baseball star Jimmy Rollins with a proclamation and a commemorative Liberty Bell for...

Court throws out conviction of teen in Jena 6 case.(NATIONAL REPORT)
October 1, 2007... Ruling that Mychal Bell never should have been tried as an adult, the state 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out the aggravated-battery conviction of one of the teens in the group now known as the Jena 6, just days before his scheduled...

Jury awards ex-cops $6.5 mil. in suit against Detroit Mayor, City.(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... An 11-person jury sided in favor of two x-Detroit police officers in a whistleblower lawsuit against the city and its mayor, according to the Associated Press. Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown and Officer Harold Nelthrope were granted $6.5...

Trapped eight days in car after crash, missing Maryland student survives.(NATIONAL REPORT)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An 18-year-old Maryland college student is being treated for dehydration, cuts and a hip injury at the hospital after being trapped for eight days when his car he ran off the road, down a steep embankment and landed...

Black woman in W. VA enslaved, tortured by White captors: police.(NATIONAL REPORT)
October 1, 2007... In a series of hellish events that sound like a bad horror movie, a 20-year-old Black woman from West Virginia was allegedly beat, raped, choked with a cable cord, stabbed repeatedly in the leg, scorched with hot water, forced to drink from a...

New Orleans retains Black majority despite Katrina.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... "It's certainly still a predominately African-American city," says Brookings Institution demographer William Frey countering assertions a majority of Blacks were displaced or had fled the Crescent City in the wake Katrina. According to a...

Authorities probe noose hanging at Univ. of Maryland.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Officials at the University of Maryland said that a noose found hanging from a tree outside a building that houses several Black campus groups is being investigated as a hate crime. Campus police spokesman Paul Dillon said the school is...

Pupil reads 330 books.(CHILDREN)(Malcolm Wilson)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Malcolm Wilson is a 7-year-old who "wants to learn everything," his mother says. Wilson set a class record when he read 330 books while in the first grade several months ago. "He's very eager to learn and...

Coretta Scott King statue unveiled.(BLACK HISTORY)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CORETTA SCOTT KING STATUE UNVEILED: A bronze bust of civil rights activist Coretta Scott King was recently unveiled at her hometown church, Mt. Tabor AME Zion Church, in Marion, AL. The 8-foot-tall statue sits on a...

This week in Black history.
October 1, 2007... September 25, 1957--The Little Rock Nine, nine Black teens, escorted by troops of the Army 101st Airborne Division, integrated Central High School in Little Rock, AR, on this day. President Dwight Eisenhower ordered the troops when Arkansas...

Message.(People)(Washington Johnson II named editor of Message)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Rev. Dr. Washington Johnson II, an ordained minister in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church and projects director for Message magazine in Hagerstown, MD, has been named editor of the publication. Founded in 1898, Message is the oldest and most...

Chicago Urban League.(People)(Sharon Jones named executive vice president)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sharon Jones, an attorney and nationally recognized diversity consultant, has been named Chicago Urban League executive vice president and chief operating officer. In the post, she will run the daily operations for...

Burger King Corporation.(People)(Telisa Roberson Yancy named vice president)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Telisa Roberson Yancy, former director of Ford Motor Company's customer service division, has been named vice president, media and multicultural marketing for Burger King Corporation in Miami. In the post, Yancy will oversee and direct the...

Clark Atlanta University.(People)(Aristide J. Collins, Jr. named vp)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Aristide J. Collins, Jr., former vice president for advancement at Pacific Oaks College and Children's School in Pasadena, CA, has been appointed vice president for institutional advancement and university relations...

Jacqueline Seabrooks.(People)(appointed as chief of police)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Jacqueline Seabrooks, a 26-year law enforcement veteran who most recently served as captain of the Santa Monica (CA) Police Department, has been appointed chief of police for the city of Inglewood, CA. Seabrooks is the first female to head the...

Getting back on track for back to school.(EDUCATION)(Elwyn Davidson School)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kevin Dixon is not a traditional student. The Philadelphia resident has Down syndrome and congestive heart failure and attends the Elwyn Davidson School, a private facility for special-needs students. Even though...

Patricia Hill Collins elected 1st Black female president of American Sociological Association.(EDUCATION)
October 1, 2007... Patricia Hill Collins, distinguished university professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Maryland, made history at the American Sociological Association's (ASA) recent annual meeting in New York City, becoming the first...

Ideal mates.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ideal Mates: Drs. Shani Lea Parker and Jerrold Brandon Boone exchanged wedding vows in a double-ring ceremony at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Rockville, MD. The bride and groom are graduates of the Tuskegee (AL)...

Pledge of love.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Pledge Of Love: Kawana Lenita Seymour and Marco Antonio Bonne pledged life-long love during ceremonies at Charleston Air Force Base Chapel in Charleston, SC. The bride, a graduate of the University of South Carolina and Troy State University in...

A new life together.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A New Life Together: Andrew H. King and J'Nette Kara Knox married at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kensington in Berkeley, CA. The bride, a graduate of San Francisco State University, is an employment program...

Sharing the love.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Sharing The Love: Girard Ford and Heather Sophia Savage shared their love with family and friends on a wedding cruise which docked at Hyatt Resort & Marina in Key West, FL. They later sailed to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. The groom, a graduate of...

Blissful newlyweds.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Blissful Newlyweds: The new Mr. and Mrs. Rendel David Boyd live in marital bliss since their wedding at Sandals Grande Ocho Rios in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. The bride, formerly Shalone Evett Turner, is a graduate of...

Long-lasting love.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Long-Lasting Love: Fifty years ago, John and Lula Mae Long Carthan promised their mutual devotion and recently celebrated that day during a 50th wedding anniversary celebration with family and friends at Best Western Kings Inn Ballroom in El...

Jennifer Hudson lands role in 'Sex and the City' movie.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson has joined the cast of Sex and the City: The Movie, which is being filmed in New York, according to Reuters news agency and The Hollywood Reporter. Hudson, 26, will play the assistant to Sarah Jessica Parker's...

Tyler Perry launches an Internet TV channel.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Filmmaker-actor Tyler Perry, creator of the popular Madea character, has taken on a new role: TV channel owner. He recently signed a deal with Narrowstep to launch his own Internet TV channel, TPTV. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The...

Diana Ross to receive Kennedy Center Honor.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Pop-soul legend Diana Ross has been named among the recipients of this year's Kennedy Center Honors. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ross will be saluted at the 30th annual John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presentation along with...

Blacks among Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] From national leaders to leading TV personalities, Forbes recently ranked the world's most influential women. Black women who made "The 100 Most Powerful Women" list include: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza...

Chief justices meet.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Chief Justices Meet: Leah Ward Sears, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, meets with Chief Justice Pius Nkonzo Langa of South Africa's highest court, the Constitutional Court. The two judges discussed...

On broadway.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ON BROADWAY: Singer Tamyra Gray, former finalist on "American Idol," is showcasing her talent in the hit Broadway musical Rent at the Nederlander Theatre in New York. She stars as Mimi, a woman who has HIV but...

Byron Allen weds TV producer.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Byron Allen, host of the TV series, "Comics Unleashed," has married TV producer Jennifer Lucas during a recent ceremony at the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] According to People magazine, the couple exchanged vows...

Sexual harassment case against Isiah Thomas opens.(NEWSMAKERS)
October 1, 2007... New York Knicks head coach Isiah Thomas is using his defensive plays in court. Thomas, also the Knicks' president of basketball operations, is the defendant in a civil trial in New York over sexual-harassment allegations, which he has...

BMI Urban Awards.(MUSIC)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... BMI URBAN AWARDS: BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.), the national performing rights organization, saluted recently this year's hottest R&B, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers at its annual Urban Awards ceremony held at the New...

Rockin' at Hard Rock.(The week's best photos)(Kanye West)(Brief article)(Photograph)
October 1, 2007... Rockin' At Hard Rock: Rapper Kanye West, whose new CD Graduation has been projected to outsell 50 Cent's Curtis in their album-sales battle, takes the stage at Rolling Stone magazine's recent 40th anniversary VIP party at the Hard Rock Hotel &...

Celebrating in Sierra Leone.(The week's best photos)(Brief article)(Photograph)
October 1, 2007... Celebrating In Sierra Leone: Supporters of the All People's Congress dance outside party headquarters in Freetown after preliminary results in a runoff election showed its presidential candidate Ernest Bai Koroma leading Solomon Berewa of the...

Beauty of the week.
October 1, 2007... SYDNEY-NICOLE LIVINGSTON is from Virginia. She enjoys reading, acting and yoga. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Down for the count.(The week's best photos)(Junior Witter successfully defends title)(Brief article)(Photograph)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Down For The Count: New York-based Vivian Harris rests on the ropes after being knocked down by Junior Witter of the U.K. during their recent WBC light-welterweight championship fight in Doncaster, England. It was...

Seeking the female vote.(Barack Obama )(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Seeking The Female Vote: During the launch of the California chapter of Women for Obama in San Francisco, U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama addresses a group of die-hard Democrats. "George W. has been a...

Despite housing sales slump experts say real estate is still a hot investment.(BUSINESS)(R. Donahue Peebles)
October 1, 2007... Real estate investor R. Donahue Peebles was just a newborn when his parents purchased their Washington, D.C., home in 1960 for $16,000. In 2006, Donahue's dad sold the home for nearly $600,000. "You can see that real estate performs really...

Walter Payton's legacy lives on through liver treatment center.(MEDICINE)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The late Walter Payton touched lives as a Hall of Fame football hero and continues to do so in his legacy. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Payton's mother, Alyne Payton, wife, Connie and daughter, Brittney recently...

Docs: Everett's prognosis improves after spinal injury.(SPORTS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... When Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett arrived at Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital in Buffalo, NY., he was paralyzed from the neck down. He suffered a life-threatening spinal-cord injury when bowing his head during a tackle in the...

Price is right.(SPORTS)(Armintie Price named WNBA Rookie of the Year )(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... PRICE IS RIGHT: Chicago Sky guard Armintie Price shows off her WNBA Rookie of the Year award. Price, who was drafted third overall out of the University of Mississippi, started all 34 games and finished third among rookies in scoring (7.9...

Bill Russell honored for international basketball achievements.(SPORTS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Celtics legend Bill Russell was recognized as a basketball great who "made the game" when he was recently inducted into FIBA's Hall of Fame. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Russell, who won 11 NBA titles with the Boston Celtics and an Olympic...

Hit musical 'Wicked' casts blacks in roles not defined by race.(ENTERTAINMENT)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] In the Land of Oz, it doesn't matter if you are Black or White. All that matters is what's inside of you, your true character, your belief in yourself. That message has made the Broadway musical Wicked, the...

Larenz Tate, his brothers raise awareness about sickle cell disease.(CELEBRITIES)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Versatile actor Larenz Tate says he has played a lot of roles in his long career, but nothing compares to what he's doing right now. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] He is continuing in his role as national spokesman for sickle cell disease...

Spike Lee, Andre 3000 Win Creative Emmys.(CELEBRITIES)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Filmmaker Spike Lee's HBO documentary When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts won three Emmys at the recent 58th annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Hollywood. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For the...

O.J. charged with robbery at Las Vegas hotel.(CELEBRITIES)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Hall of Fame running back O.J. Simpson faces two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit a burglary and burglary with a firearm for what Las Vegas police say is his role in a...

Tiger wins Tour Championship and FedEx Cup.(SPORTS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... From the beginning, it was never much competition for Tiger Woods. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] He cruised to easy victories of the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup, golf's first playoff series-where the winner is determined by points-at...

Top NBA pick Greg Oden's first season lost to knee surgery.(SPORTS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... This year's No. 1 NBA draft pick Greg Oden has to look forward to his rookie season-next year. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Portland Trail Blazer's season abruptly ended before it began when the 7-foot center went in for an exploratory...

British beauty Melanie Brown looks back on her life and forward to new projects, new baby & new husband.(Cover story)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the sound of Aretha Franklin's A Deeper Love booms from the speakers of a Los Angeles dance studio, Melanie Brown practices her Quickstep routine with instructor Maks Chmerkovskiy. It's the eighth day and the...

Idlewild.(TeleVision)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Andre Benjamin and Antwan A. Patton--of OutKast fame--star in Idlewild, a musical set in the Prohibition-era American South, where a speakeasy performer and club manager, Rooster (Patton), must contend with gangsters who have their eyes on the...

Celeb scene.(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] (A) British actress Thandie Newton turns heads at the V&A Golden Age of Couture Gala at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London. (B) Actor Samuel Jackson and his wife. LaTanya. check out the Giorgio Armani...

Thousands rally in Jena.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Jena High School)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A massive rally in Jena, Louisiana? They said it couldn't be done. It was for a good cause--to seek justice for six Black students who face more than a decade in prison after allegedly beating up a White schoolmate....

Florida NAACP sues to change the state's voter-registration law.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... The state branch of the NAACP and the Haitian-American Grassroots Coalition are working to ensure that voters in Florida won't be kept from voting during the 2008 election. The groups have filed a federal lawsuit against the state of...

Republican Alan Keyes seeks presidency again.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alan Keyes is giving a White House run another try. The Maryland conservative has announced on his Web site that he has filed paperwork to make his candidacy official. He joins a crowded Republican field of...

King Dream Concert: celebs tell why civil rights icon's memorial must be built.(NATIONAL REPORT)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] It was a night of music filled with hope, pride and promise. And it was a chance to re-commit with courage to Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream for equality and justice. It was the "Dream Concert," a historic,...

This week in Black history.(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] October 3, 1989-- Art Shell became the first Black head coach of the modern National Football League era when he was named coach of the Los Angeles Raiders on this day. Shell, a former offensive tackle who played...

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum celebrates 40th Anniversary.(BLACK HISTORY)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] More than 200 guests came out to help celebrate the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum's 40th Anniversary gala on the museum's grounds in Washington D.C. The event, which carried the theme "Celebrating a...

Marriage in Hawaii.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... Lamont Thompson made the former Tinnetta Rockquemore his wife during an enchanted ceremony at the Ihilani Resort & Spa in Oahu, Hawaii. The bride is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Tulane University's School of Law....

Yesterday, today and forever.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gregory Liberty married the former Rasheeda S. Hakeem in Oranjestad, Aruba. The bride is a graduate of Marquette University; the groom is a graduate of Temple University and Austin Peay State University. The bride is...

Eternally yours.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... Lt. Anthony B. Coleman wed Dr. LaFaith C. Miller at the Brownsville Community Church of God in Summerville, SC. A graduate of the University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina, the bride is a general dentist. The...

Our life begins.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jeffrey Manley tied the knot with the former Kashanda Martin at Life Center Church of God In Christ in Chicago, IL. The happy newlyweds are both graduates of Northern Illinois University. The bride is a teacher with...

Treasured moment.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... Wahsaan L. Barnes joined in holy matrimony with Cory A. Brown during an enchanted double-ring ceremony at the Couples Sans Souci Resort & Spa in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. The bride is a public relations specialist in Atlanta. She is a graduate of...

Five decades and stil in love.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Floyd celebrated 50 years of love and happiness with family and friends at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL. Mrs. Earnestine Whitty Floyd is a homemaker. Her devoted mate...

Naomi Campbell speaks out on bias against Black models.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Supermodel Naomi Campbell was among a group of speakers who talked recently about the shortage of opportunities for Blacks in fashion during "The Lack of Black Images in Fashion Today" panel discussion held at the...

Dancing divas.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... DANCING DIVAS: Tony award-winning actress LaChanze (l) demonstrates calorie-burning moves along with Broadway choreographer Maria Torres (c) and Rebecca Lee of the YMCA at the South Shore Cultural Center in Chicago during the Pepsi-Co's Smart...

50 Cent, Lil' Kim & record labels sued over song royalties.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] A New York record producer has sued rappers 50 Cent and Lil' Kim and two record companies for $2 million, claiming they failed to pay him royalties on a song that sold 2 million copies. According to the...

Rutgers player drops lawsuit against Imus.(NEWSMAKERS)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Rutgers University basketball player recently withdrew a slander and defamation lawsuit she filed against shock jock Don Imus and CBS Radio after Imus called her team "nappy-headed hos." According to the...

Four blacks among: $500,000 'genius grant' winners.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] A blues musician, physician, painter, and a playwright recently received one of the most important phone calls of their lives. They were awarded the 2007 "genius grant," an award given annually for outstanding...

BeBe's big night.(NEWSMAKERS)(BeBe Winans )(Brief article)(Photograph)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BEBE'S BIG NIGHT: Gospel great BeBe Winans celebrates his 45th birthday with his celebrity friends at the famed Canal Room in New York. Comedian Chris Rock wishes him happy birthday as Star Jones Reynolds and Dionne...

Glam Odyssey: 2007/2008 debuts with capacity crowd in suburban Chicago.(EBONY FASHION FAIR)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] More than 1,000 fashion patrons turned out to witness the kickoff show for the 50th annual Ebony Fashion Fair at the Tinley Park Convention Center & Holiday Inn Select in Tinley Park, IL. The new season, themed...

Fostering the dream.(the week's best photos)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fostering The Dream: Stevie Wonder performs during The Dream Concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The benefit concert raised money for a national memorial to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington,...

'Roots' remembered.(the week's best photos)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 'Roots' Remembered: Co-stars of the famed televison miniseries "Roots" Cicely Tyson (l.) and Leslie Uggams celebrate its 30th anniversary during the recent 59th Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Beauty of the week.
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] COLINCIA "CoCo" JENNINGS is from Houston. In her spare time the 5-foot-4 model enjoys dancing and. playing NBA Live video games.

Seeking D.C. Voting Rights.(the week's best photos)(Eleanor Norton )(Brief article)(Photograph)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Seeking D.C. Voting Rights: Washington D.C. Delegate Eleanor Norton urges U.S. senators in favor of the D.C. House Rights Act at a news conference the nations capital. The legislation failed by a 57-42 vote.

Black star power.(the week's best photos)(Jamie Foxx and Will Smith)(Brief article)(Photograph)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Black Star Power: Two of the hottest stars in Hollywood. Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx and Oscar nominee Will Smith, greet during the world premiere of Foxx's latest film, The Kingdom, at Mann's Village Theatre in Los...

Driving ambition: first Black woman to manage General Motors plant achieves goal set 13 years Ago.(LABOR)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alicia Boler-Davis is the first Black female plant manager at a General Motors Corporation vehicle-assembly plant and she hopes to inspire other women to enter a male-dominated field. "I get so many e-mails and...

Kim Myles voted HGTV's newest 'Design Star'.(LABOR)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... With a little luck, lots of personality and loads of talent, Kim Myles has earned the right to be named the second-season winner of the HGTV network's reality show "Design Star." The former hairstylist, who has no formal interior-design...

Mother and son prove that lifestyle changes can put you on the road to better health.(HEALTH)
October 8, 2007... After his brother suffered a stroke at 26, and his grandmother was stricken with diabetes, an overweight and inactive Kenderick Scorza knew he was headed down the wrong path. "I started to think, I really need to get healthy and I'm really...

Pioneering actor Percy Rodrigues dies.(CENSUS)(Obituary)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Percy Rodrigues, an actor who broke ground when he was cast as a neurosurgeon in the series "Peyton Place" in 1968 at a time when Blacks were just starting to get roles as authority figures on television, died of...

Died.(CENSUS)(Obituary)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... Israel Brooks Jr., 63, the first Black South Carolina highway patrolman and chief U.S. Marshal for the state, after a long battle with cancer in Newberry, SC... John Compton, 82, a three-time leader of the Caribbean Island of St. Lucia who...

Willie Burton: breaking down Hollywood barriers as production sound mixer.(IN THE SPOTLIGHT)(Brief article)(Biography)
October 8, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hollywood didn't want Blacks in the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), said Willie Burton, and when he was finally accepted into the union in the '70s, Blacks wouldn't hire him during the...

Babyface: infuses soulful sound into 'Playlist' of songs by his musical muses.(Cover story)
October 8, 2007... When you listen to Babyface's latest CD, you're going to hear a side of him that you have never heard before. He says the CD, Playlist, is very personal, "a very private record." The CD finds Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds paying tribute to his...

Producer to watch.(CELEBRITIES)(Will Packer )(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... PRODUCER TO WATCH: Filmmaker Will Packer shows off his plaque after being named one of the "Ten Producers To Watch" by the Daily Variety magazine during the 32nd annual Toronto International Film Festival in Canada. Packer was the only Black to...

O.J. Simpson free after posting bail.(CELEBRITIES)(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... O.J. Simpson was released from a Las Vegas jail after posting bail on charges in the alleged kidnapping and armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers (JET, Oct. 1). Judge Joe M. Bonaventure of Clark County Justice Court had set...