Ebony articles from November 2005

Ebony archives from November 2005

John H. Johnson: 1918-2005.(A tribute to the founder)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
November 1, 2005... AS we celebrate EBONY's 60th anniversary, we do so with a fond and lasting memory of the magazine's founder, John H. Johnson, whose vision changed the national media landscape and inspired a people by giving them a continuous look at the best...

A message from the President & CEO: Linda Johnson Rice.(Ebony's 60th Anniversary)
November 1, 2005... SIXTY unbelievable and groundbreaking years have unfolded since EBONY was founded in November 1, 1945, and the magazine has been there to continuously chronicle every aspect of Black life from Day One. It has empowered some and educated others...

The insider.
November 1, 2005... IT all began way back in April, when EBONY'S Editorial Board made the decision to pursue the historic gathering of Denzel Washington, Halle Berry and Jamie Foxx for the 60th anniversary EBONY cover. It would be the first time that the three...

Speaking of people.(FRONT ROW)(Yvette Bright, Terri I. Turner, Clarissa Peterson appointed)
November 1, 2005... Yvette Bright senior vice president of eBusiness and Operations for Independence Blue Cross YVETTE Bright is the senior vice president of eBusiness and Operations for Independence Blue Cross (IBC), which, along with its affiliates,...

Ebony on the scene.(FRONT ROW)
November 1, 2005... IN LITTLE ROCK, ARK., Elizabeth Eckford and other members of the Little Rock Nine, including Melba Pattillo Beals (I.) and Dr. Terrence Roberts (r.), admire statues of themselves on the grounds of the Arkansas state capitol. As students 48...

John H. Johnson.(LETTERS to the editor)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... In 1945, I was a 19-year-old young lady in Harlem, New York when I bought the first published EBONY magazine. I knew this was something great as I went through the pages, thinking "What beautiful Black people, and what great stories about...

Holly Robinson Peete.(LETTERS to the editor)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... Thank you for increasing my faith in marriage. Your article, "Holly Robinson Peete: New Baby, New TV Show & Renewed Marital Vows" (Sept. 2005), was a great look in the life of a young, publicly viewed, Black family beating the odds in a time...

Luther Vandross.(LETTERS to the editor)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... When I received my issue of EBONY, I turned to "Remembering Luther Vandross" (Sept. 2005). As I read the article, I began to cry all over again, remembering how I felt when I first heard the news of his transition. I thanked God for giving us...

Dating on the job.(LETTERS to the editor)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I thoroughly enjoyed reading your article, "Dating On The Job: Is It Really Worth It?" (Sept. 2005). Due to my own personal experiences, I would highly discourage anyone who is even remotely pondering the thought of dating in the work place....

Infertility.(LETTERS to the editor)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I must comment after reading the article, "Infertility: Help For Couples Trying To Conceive" (Aug. 2005). It is imperative that you alert readers to another cause of infertility in the African-American community--infertility caused by sexually...

National Urban League.(LETTERS to the editor)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I am so proud to have read the article, "The National Urban League Celebrates 95 Years" (July 2005). For many years I heard about the National Urban League, but I didn't know anything about the organization's beginning and very little about the...

Phenomenal fathers.(LETTERS to the editor)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I loved the article, "Phenomenal Fathers In The Spotlight" (June 2005). The Middleton family has a huge responsibility, and I'm pleased to learn that there are such loving people in the world who would take in eight children. It is good to...

George Hunt: artist puts his stamp on the Little Rock Nine.(CENTER STAGE)(Interview)
November 1, 2005... ARTIST George Hunt had always put his personal stamp on his paintings. The Memphis-based artist Often portrays vibrant Southern scenes in his paintings of Black women in church, crowned by colorful hats and stirring images of blues artists...

Sixty years of great books by African-Americans.(BookSHELF)(Bibliography)
November 1, 2005... SCORES of African-Americans have written major books since the inception of EBONY in 1945. Some of them are listed below. The bulk the titles were compiled from the results of an unscientific poll of writers and critics conducted for our 60th...

We are family.(Sister Speak)(Hurricane Katrina aftermath)
November 1, 2005... DO you know what it means to miss New Orleans?" Lots of folks are playing the song originally made famous by Louis Armstrong. However, Billie Holiday also added her own bluesy twist to the jazz standard that is resonating today with thousands...

November: what's happening where!(EBONY TRAVEL GUIDE)(Calendar)
November 1, 2005... BALTIMORE * A Slave Ship Speaks: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie. Exhibit. Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History & Culture. New museum is East Coast's largest African-American Museum. Baltimore's Inner Harbor....

Living wills and medical powers of attorney.(Money Talks)
November 1, 2005... WHAT would happen if you were in a coma and while you hang in the balance, a heart-wrenching decision about your life has to be made quickly? At a time when you are incapable of making a decision about medical treatment, does your spouse or...

Steroids and girls.(House Call: Expert Advice on Health and Fitness)
November 1, 2005... Q I have a 15-year-old daughter who is very athletic, especially in track. She could he good enough to get a college scholarship. But I'm worried because I'm hearing so much about athletes using steroids. I know about pro athletes using...

Circumcision and AIDS.(House Call: Expert Advice on Health and Fitness)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Q I am a 35-year-old first-time mother-to-be, and I'm so excited about the motherhood. However, I know the child will be a boy, and I have a question concerning circumcision, especially as it relates to AIDS. Does the fact that a man has been...

Exercise, obesity & children.(House Call: Expert Advice on Health and Fitness)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Q I have a 12-year-old son who is a overweight, and he just likes to sit around and play video games and watch television. He has no physical education class at this school, so he gets very little, or no, physical activity. I want to make sure...

Preventing osteoporosis.(House Call: Expert Advice on Health and Fitness)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Q I'll be 40 on my next birthday. I exercise regularly, but I'm already thinking about osteoporosis. I have an aunt who suffered a broken hip because of weak bones, and I don't want to experience the same as I get older. What steps can I take...

Important news for African-Americans in the battle against Alzheimer's disease.(Advertisement)
November 1, 2005... It is being called a Silent Epidemic among African-Americans. Alzheimer's disease (AB), a progressive brain disorder affecting approximately 4.5 million Americans nationwide, is reported to be two to three times more common in African-Americans...

Will Downing: returns with sexy soul.(Sounding Off: For The Latest and Hottest In Black Music!)(Soul Symphony )(Sound Recording Review)
November 1, 2005... WILL DOWNING never disappoints his fans, and that holds true for his latest release, Soul Symphony (GP/Universal), a soulful, jazzy set that soothes, enthralls and titillates. Downing kicks off the set with the sensual "Put Me On," followed by...

Artist spotlight.(Sounding Off: For The Latest and Hottest In Black Music!)(Sound Recording Review)
November 1, 2005... DWELE returns with his second recording, SOME KINDA (Virgin), on which the Detroit native continues to entertain and win new fans with his jazz-influenced R&B sound that is infused with hip-hop sensibilities. Dwele's first single, "I Think I...

Also noted.(Sounding Off: For The Latest and Hottest In Black Music!)
November 1, 2005... KENNY LATTIMORE & CHANTE MOORE, Uncovered (LaFace); ANITA BAKER, Christmas Fantasy (Blue Note); DIANNE REEVES, Good Night & Good Luck (Concord); GERALD WILSON, In My Time (Mack Ave.); Kirk Whalum Performs the Babyface Songbook (Rendezvous); But...

At a loss for words.(For Brothers Only)(aftermath of Hurricane Katrina)
November 1, 2005... IN my 11 years at EBONY magazine, I have written about a myriad of people, places and events. I have penned articles about the famous and the not-so-famous, the rich and the poor, heroes and commoners. Recently, I had the unique--and...

Soda machine.(Ebony Essentials)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... SODA-CLUB SODA MAKER allows you to make your own soda drinks in the comfort of your own home. It's easy to make club soda or flavored sodas such as root beer, lemon-lime, ginger ale, pink grapefruit, cranberry-raspberry and orange-mango....

Creme-to-powder eye shadows.(Ebony Essentials)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... FASHION FAIR COSMETICS offers new metallic creme-to-powder eye shadows available in versatile shades of Lust, a brilliant gold, Dare, a sultry bronze, and After Midnight, a luscious plum. Smooth on lightly for a subtle, natural look or apply...

Powerful scrubbing.(Ebony Essentials)(battery-powered scrubber)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... BLACK & DECKER[R] presents a new power scrubber to assist with those tough kitchen cleanup chores. The battery-powered scrubber can scrub grease and grime off pots, pans, casserole dishes, counters and stovetops. Attachments create the perfect...

Multi-ethnic cake topper.(Ebony Essentials)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... RENELLIE INC. introduces the world's first interracial wedding cake topper. Hand-crafted, interchangeable bride and groom figurines are available in Asian, Black, Latino and Caucasian ethnicities. (www.renellie.com) [ILLUSTRATION...

Tote in style.(Ebony Essentials)
November 1, 2005... * EBONY WEB BONUS! MOBILE EDGE, the leading supplier of stylish computer carrying cases and accessories, offers this snappy pink suede tote bag. (Also available in pink leather). A portion of the sales will go to the Susan G. Komen Breast...

Cultured bath accessories.(Ebony Essentials)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... CULTURAL HANGUPS presents the Tribalations bath set from the Lana Moorer Home Collection by MC Lyte[R]. The four-piece ceramic set includes a soap dish, tumbler, toothbrush holder and lotion pump--with designs that reflect African-American...

The Ebony story.(EBONY 60)
November 1, 2005... WHEN in November 1945 John H. Johnson, a 27-year-old Black businessman with a vision and an abiding faith in himself, launched EBONY magazine, his timing couldn't have been more perfect. World War II had just come to an end and thousands of...

The Ebony revolution: magazine sparked major changes in perceptions and practice.(EBONY 60)
November 1, 2005... REVOLUTIONS come in different shapes, sizes and colors. Some come shouting, with trumpets blaring, drums beating, and multitudes marching. Some come silently, with whispers in the Soul, with 1 woman refusing to stand up on a segregated...

Denzel, Halle & Jamie: in a historic gathering, Academy Award winners celebrate 60 years of Ebony and ponder a new role--off the screen.(Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx)(Cover Story)
November 1, 2005... DENZEL, Halle and Jamie. No last names necessary, an unmistakable indication of true and lasting star power. Sammy had it. Aretha has it. Oprah has taken it to a new level. For the uninitiated, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry and Jamie Foxx...

Lights, camera & the black role in movies.(EBONY 60)
November 1, 2005... WHEN I first became aware of movies messing with my mind, I was a kid. I just couldn't connect the elegant Negro I saw in the pages of EBONY, a brand new magazine at the time, or the Black people strutting around my neighborhood with the...

From "Julia" to "Cosby" to "Oprah": tuning in to 60 years of TV.(EBONY 60)(The Cosby Show)
November 1, 2005... IN the years following WWII, television was a long, long way from being the medium that reaches the world in seconds. In those early years, television was considered somewhat of a step down from the movie industry and the Broadway stage. It...

The fight for civil rights continues.(EBONY 60)
November 1, 2005... DEFINING the proper role and place of the movement for Civil Rights in America has been difficult because of the shorthand that has characterized the 1960s uniquely as that era. In truth, every generation for the past 346 years has been and is...

The political movement in Black America.(EBONY 60)
November 1, 2005... A few years ago, Vernon Jordan told a graduating class that, "You are where you are today because you stand on somebody's shoulders... and if you stand on the shoulders of others, you have a reciprocal responsibility to live your life so that...

Black America and religion.(EBONY 60)
November 1, 2005... AFRICAN-AMERICANS, for whom religion has been a most needed "shelter in the time of storm," have not gone untouched by the changes in recent years in the way Americans do religion. While the Black church continues to be a dominant presence and...

Between the lines: the impact of Blacks in sports.(EBONY 60)
November 1, 2005... WHEN I was asked to write this article on 60 years of Blacks in sports, I was flattered. To do so for a magazine that has meant so much to Black Americans for six decades is an honor, indeed. But I also viewed it as a daunting challenge because...

The sound of (Black) music.(EBONY 60)
November 1, 2005... If you put a pin right in the middle of the 1940s--in that euphoric time following the end of World War II, when Black entrepreneur John H. Johnson had the bold vision to launch a magazine for and about African-Americans--I can see myself, aged...

60 years of Blacks in the arts.(EBONY 60)
November 1, 2005... DANCE AFRICAN-AMERICAN visual artists, dancers and playwrights have never been short of inspiration. The seeds of struggle for personal freedom fueled a creative explosion in the 1940s and 1950s, watered with the works of artists like...

My Ebony fashion fair lady: fashion icon Eunice W. Johnson takes beauty and style to millions.(EBONY 60)
November 1, 2005... EUNICE Walker Johnson has always been a woman ahead of her time, and her life and work continue to be defined by her contributions to the world of fashion and design, as well as her contributions to helping to build Johnson Publishing Company...

The greatest African-American sex symbols.(EBONY 60)
November 1, 2005... THEY possess a certain je ne sais quoi, you know, a quality or attribute that is difficult to describe. They are equally envied, adored and secretly reviled for their God-given talent, intoxicating beauty, style, grace and extraordinary sex...

Timeless elegance: 60 years of beauty & style.(BEAUTY & STYLE)
November 1, 2005... THE beauty of the African-American woman is ever changing and undeniably timeless. From the beatnik to the bourgeois, to the Afrocentric queen, her look is sophisticated and ingenious. When styling her crown, the Black woman shows that...

The dream keepers: 12 people who changed your life.(EBONY 60)
November 1, 2005... AS individuals, they could not have been more different: Male and female; young and old, Black and White, poor and privileged. But as a group, they heeded the call for freedom and equality. As a group, they understood the significance...

What would America be like without 60 years of Black contributions?(EBONY 60)
November 1, 2005... OVER the last 60 years, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Gwendolyn Brooks and Toni Morrison have reshaped American literature with their protean gifts. Richard Pryor's unruly comic genius spliced rage into social commentary and brought America...

What we must do now so we can make the most of the next 60 years.(EBONY 60)
November 1, 2005... AS a little boy growing up in Bunker Hill, Indiana, like most children I learned a very simple, but critical lesson that would help protect me in my journey from precocious kid to responsible adult. My mother who was (and still is) a wonderful...

The joy of adoption: more African-Americans are opening their hearts.(Parenting)
November 1, 2005... THE adoption ceremony of baby Dariel Devante was bittersweet. At Spence-Chapin, a private adoption agency in New York City, an older couple who already had children and financially unable to raise an infant, tenderly surrendered their 6-pound,...

The Ebony advisor: expert advice on love and relationships.
November 1, 2005... Q My husband and I have a wonderful marriage and relationship. However, my best friend and I have established strong emotional feelings over the years. The sexual tension is becoming more than I can bear. I'm not gay, but I have fallen in love...

The importance of a balanced workout.(BODY TALK)
November 1, 2005... BALANCE in life is a necessary yet hard-to-obtain goal. Trying to balance work schedules and personal responsibilities is difficult enough without trying to squeeze in regular workouts. Still, a little effort can reap great rewards for the mind...

Ebony interview with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice: the country's top diplomat talks about race, the president and embracing her Blackness.(Interview)(Biography)
November 1, 2005... SHE'S the most powerful woman in the world. Yet, on any given Sunday, you're likely to find Condoleezza Rice indulging herself in one of the most common of activities--watching hours of football. Perhaps the most intriguing of the 66 people who...

Angels of mercy: in the midst of the combat zone, amazing lifesavers come to the rescue.(African American soldiers)
November 1, 2005... IN the continuing war on terror in Iraq, Afghanistan and other areas of conflict, African-American soldiers--male and female--are, as they have done in past wars, making heroic contributions--and exhibiting levels of patriotism and bravery that...

Sex with your ex: should you reignite your past romance?
November 1, 2005... WHEN it was decided that the two of you should live separate lives (let's not even get into who dumped whom!), you told yourself that there were more fish in the sea and you knew that you still had the goods to reel a few of them in. But...

Strictly for laughs.(Cartoon)
November 1, 2005... "Wait a minute! Didn't I see you on the TV show, Funniest Medical Bloopers and Blunders?" "Is that your Don King impersonation, or was our singing that bad today?" "Ralph, this doesn't do anything to solve Kevin's need for braces."...

60 years of Thanksgiving recipes.(DATE With a Dish)
November 1, 2005... In recognition of EBONY's 60th anniversary, here are some of the best Thanksgiving dishes that have appeared in Date With A Dish. So take a walk down memory lane, and enjoy some of the most popular recipes that have been passed down from one...

Janice Bryant Howroyd and ... the next act for ACT-1: personnel services company has beaten the odds and made history along the way.(Interview)(Biography)
November 1, 2005... WHEN Janice Bryant Howroyd began her personnel company in 1978, competitors, large and small, paid little or no attention. Her company was new, small and easily dismissed. "After all, I was just a nappy-headed girl from North Carolina," she...

'Hollywood in Harlem[TM]': the second annual Ebony film festival takes a step forward.
November 1, 2005... THE second annual "EBONY Presents Hollywood in Harlem" film festival, in partnership with "Harlem Week," continued to strengthen the tradition of the five-day film festival, which celebrates the work and creativity of African-Americans in the...

A healthy mom equals a healthy family & community.(Education, Family & Community; Procter & Gamble Co.)(Advertisement)
November 1, 2005... IT has long been preached that education is the key to opening any door, particularly when it comes to economics. And from generation to generation, that thought has been at the forefront for African-American families who recognize the...

New cars for 2006.(Buyers Guide)
November 1, 2005... IF you're looking for more room, style, horsepower or safety features, you'll be sure to find everything you're looking for and more in the new lineup for 2006. Some automakers have redesigned several popular models, while others are...

Winter car care: a little prevention can eliminate some aggravating problems.
November 1, 2005... YOU have seen it countless times--stalled cars and their frustrated owners. It's just one of the signs that winter is in full effect, and every year it amazingly takes people by surprise. But you can make sure your car is not among the...

Grambling State University vs. Southern University.(THE STATE FARM BAYOU CLASSIC)(State Farm Bayou Classic)
November 1, 2005... SINCE the first State Farm Bayou Classic was played in New Orleans' Tulane Stadium in 1974, the game has become one of the most anticipated events in sports. At last year's event, the 31st annual clash, the Grambling State Tigers beat...

The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: and the man who's helping put things back together.(Russel L. Honore)
November 1, 2005... SINCE Hurricane Katrina caused hundreds of deaths, displaced an estimated I million people and leveled thousands of homes along the Gulf Coast, U.S Army Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honore has taken charge of the military's response to the tragedy. ...

Memorable photo.
November 1, 2005... IN NEW ORLEANS, an aerial view shows a barge that landed in the middle of a residential area. This scene represents a small portion of Hurricane Katrina's devastating path. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]