Jet back issues from November 1998:
Americans believe that U.S. will elect a Black president by 2025: poll.(National Report)(Brief Article)
Nov 02, 1998 ... Most Americans believe that race relations will improve and the U.S. will elect a Black president, according to a recent USA Today/CNN/Gallop poll. The poll reveals that about two out of three Americans say a Black and a woman will be elected president by 2025 and that race ...
White man sentenced to life in prison for killing Black girl in casino bathroom.(National Report)(Brief Article)
Nov 02, 1998 ... The White man convicted of murdering a 7-year-old Black girl at a Nevada casino was recently sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The man, Jeremy Strohmeyer, 20, asked forgiveness before he was sentenced in Las Vegas District Court, claiming he was in ...
Experts say exercise and sex help you look younger.(Lifestyles)
Nov 02, 1998 ... Proper exercise and a little bit of sex can go a long way in helping you look and feel years younger, according to new research. The study conducted by noted clinical neuropsychologist Dr. David Weeks at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital in Scotland found that the key ingredients ...
Andrew Young: October 27, 1981.(This Week in Black History)(Brief Article)
Nov 02, 1998 ...October 27, 1981 * Andrew Young succeeded Maynard Jackson as mayor of Atlanta, GA, on this day and won re-election in 1985. During his terms in office Young won jobs and contracts for Atlanta. Under his administration, the city built new hotels and undertook a $100 million ...
Rosa Parks presented National Underground Railroad Freedom Center's first International Freedom Conductor Award.(Black History)
Nov 02, 1998 ... Civil rights heroine Rosa Parks recently was presented the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center's (NURFC) first International Freedom Conductor Award during ceremonies in Cincinnati, OH. Several hundred national leaders representing business, education and government, ...
New Health and Human Services Dept. project will find best ways to promote healthy aging.(Health)
Nov 02, 1998 ... The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that it will conduct a five-year project to identify the best ways to promote health and prevent physical decline among older Americans. Chronic disease is the major cause of death, severe illness and ...
Vice President Gore moves to ensure federal government advertises in Black media.(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
Nov 02, 1998 ... Minority-owned media outlets have complained about a lack of advertising from the federal government, and Vice President Al Gore is moving on the issue. Gore has ordered a review by federal agencies to ensure that they advertise in minority-owned media, according to the ...
Marguerite Archie-Hudson named first female prexy of Talladega College.(Education)(Brief Article)
Nov 02, 1998 ... Dr. Marguerite Archie-Hudson recently was named the president of Talladega College in Talladega, AL. Her appointment as the college's seventeenth president makes her the first woman to hold the position in the institution's 132-year history. Prior to her appointment as ...
President Clinton announces new program for improving safety in public schools.
Nov 02, 1998 ... President Bill Clinton, headlining a "White House Conference on School Safety" with first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Al Gore, announced a series of initiatives to improve the safety of the nation's public schools. The president called for spending as much as $80 million ...
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co. celebrates 100th anniversary.(Business)(Brief Article)
Nov 02, 1998 ... North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, the nation's largest and oldest Black life insurance company, recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding with a series of activities in Durham, NC. It culminated with a black-tie banquet and gala at the Durham Civic ...
Age is only a number for NFL star quarterback Warren Moon.(Sports)
Nov 02, 1998 ... If it's true that you're only as old as you feel, NFL star quarterback Warren Moon says he's about 28. He definitely plays like it. At age 41, the Seattle Seahawks signal caller still has the rifle arm that has brought him success in the NFL. In five games, before ...
Tyson OK to fight but needs therapy: doctors say.(Sports)(Brief Article)
Nov 02, 1998 ... A psychiatric report says that former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is "mentally fit to fight again," but it recommended that the embattled boxer receive psychotherapy. In the doctors' opinion "Mr. Tyson is mentally fit to return to boxing, to comply with the rules and ...
Jordan wins movie breach of contract lawsuit; awarded $50,000.(Sports)(Brief Article)
Nov 02, 1998 ... Not only did a Cook County (Chicago) jury rule in favor of basketball star Michael Jordan in a breach of contract lawsuit, it also awarded him $50,000. After seven hours of deliberation, the jury rejected a $16 million lawsuit filed by Heaven Corp., producers of the 1991 ...
NBA players want to save "bird exception"; avoid hard salary cap.(Sports)
Nov 02, 1998 ... NBA players are standing united against team owners in a labor fight that has led to the cancellation of the first two weeks of the season because they want to save the "Larry Bird exception" and avoid a hard salary cap. The current salary cap, which is the amount teams can ...
Kirk Franklin is sued by God's Property.(Law & Justice)(Brief Article)
Nov 02, 1998 ... Gospel superstar Kirk Franklin has been sued by God's Property, the Dallas choir he mentored and produced in the highest-charting gospel album in history last year. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that Franklin induced God's Property founder Linda ...
Study reveals Blacks trust Black media most and magazines have highest trust level of all.(Communications)(Brief Article)
Nov 02, 1998 ... Blacks place their trust in the Black press when it comes to company-specific information and Black magazines had the highest trust level at 87 percent, according to a recent study. The study was conducted by Ketchum Public Relations' African-American Markets Group (AAMG) in ...
Spottswood Robinson, U.S. appeals judge, dies in Virginia at 82.(Census)(Brief Article)
Nov 02, 1998 ... Spottswood W. Robinson III, a lawyer who later became the first Black judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., in 1966 and a former dean of the Howard University Law School, died at his Richmond, Virginia, home. The retired chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...
Nigerian writer Soyinka ends 4-year exile from his African homeland.(African Affairs)(Brief Article)
Nov 02, 1998 ... When world renowned writer Wole Soyinka ended his self imposed exile from Nigeria after four years, observers sensed that Africa's most populous and wealthiest country was on the verge of returning to a democratic state. New military ruler Gen. Abdulsalem Abubakar has promised ...
Lela Rochon takes off as one of Hollywood's rising stars.(Cover Story)
Nov 02, 1998 ... Lela Rochon's acting career has taken off at lightning speed within the last four years. And from the looks of things, one of Hollywood's rising stars is showing no signs of slowing down. "It's about longevity for me," Rochon tells Jet during a break while on the set of a new ...
Black lawmakers stand by president to win new budget. (Congressional Black Caucus back Bill Clinton's budget plan)(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... "Sticking by President Clinton during his stormiest days of threatened impeachment," members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) played a major role in helping him pass the $500 million Omnibus Appropriations bill on a much divided Capitol Hill. The desperate last-minute ...
Franchise owner sues Wendy's for $150 million claiming bias against black franchises. (Houston restaurant owner Theldon Branch)(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... A Black franchise owner filed a $150 million lawsuit in Houston against Wendy's International Inc., claiming the company discriminates against Black franchisees. Theldon Branch, who owns three Wendy's restaurants in Houston, alleged that the company forces Black franchisees to ...
Georgia senator Ralph David Abernathy III indicted for fraud. (indicted for filing bogus expense forms)(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... Georgia state Senator Ralph David Abernathy III, 39, recently was indicted on charges that he stole more than $13,000 from the state by filing allegedly bogus expense forms as a legislator. The indictment charges that Abernathy, son of the late civil rights leader Rev. Ralph ...
Oprah Winfrey named most powerful person in entertainment industry. (Entertainment Weekly rankings)(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey has been named the No. 1 most powerful person in show business, by Entertainment Weekly magazine. She is the first woman and the first Black ranked No. 1 on the magazine's annual list of the 101 most powerful people in the entertainment world ....
UPN pulls 'Desmond Pfeiffer' from Monday lineup. ('The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer' shelved amid protests from blacks)(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... One of UPN's new fall shows "The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer," which drew protest from Blacks because they said it trivialized slavery, has been pulled from the network's Monday lineup. The sitcom, which starred Chi McBride, was set in the Lincoln White House. McBride is ...
Mandela plans to retire in the spring and spend more time with grandchildren. (South African president Nelson Mandela)(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... South African President Nelson Mandela says when he retires next spring, he plans to spend more time with his 26 grandchildren so he can get to know them better. "I will concentrate on sitting down with my grandchildren. Sometimes, I forget their names," Mandela recently said ....
Richard Pryor honored with first Mark twain Prize for American humor.(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... In an evening filled with laughter and memories, comedian Richard Pryor received the first Mark Twain Prize in celebration of American humor at the prestigious Kennedy Center in the nation's capital. Headlining the performance, attended by more than 2,000 people, were Tim ...
Blacks give President Clinton most credit for their improved finances.(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... More Blacks than Whites, for the first time, say their financial condition has improved in the past year, and they give President Clinton most of the credit, according to a recent survey conducted by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. The poll of 1,700 ...
Crystal Bird Fauset: November 3, 1938. (elected to Pennsylvania House of Representatives)(This Week in Black History)(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ...November 8, 1938 Crystal Bird Fauset was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on this day. A Democrat, Fauset became the first Black woman to serve in a state house of representatives within the U.S. Born in Princess Anne, MD, in 1894, she served as the field ...
Lost tour bus with B.B. King's famous guitar escorted to his performance in Kingston, NY.(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... Lucille picked a fine time to leave B.B. King. The warm-up act was over and the blues great was ready to go on stage in Kingston, NY, but the tour bus carrying his famed guitar, Lucille, was lost! Mayor T.R. Gallo, who was among those in the audience waiting for ...
Harassment suit against Montel Williams dropped. (talk show host)(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... The last plaintiff who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against talk show host Montel Williams recently dropped her lawsuit. Mahri Feldman, Montel Williams a former executive assistant of "The Montel Williams Show," dropped her sexual harassment case against her former boss. ...
Jazz great Charlie Parker gets new grave site in Kansas City, MO.(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... The remains of the late jazz great Charlie Parker will rest near Kansas City's (MO) historic jazz district, where in the 1940s his saxophone wailed into the wee hours. Parker's new grave site will be near the Jazz Museum in the historic 18th and Vine district, an area where ...
Study reports that lesbians may have a higher risk of getting breast cancer.(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... Lesbians may be at a greater risk of getting breast cancer than others, according to a study found in the Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association. Three factors contributing to a higher breast cancer risk for lesbians are a lower pregnancy rate, higher weight and ...
'Fashions to Love': EBONY Fashion Fair's hot ticket in D.C. (fashion show in Washington D.C.)(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... Ebony Fashion Fair's Fashions To Love was the hot ticket on the bill at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall in Washington, D.C. Proceeds from the colorfully vivacious show are disbursed through Washington, D.C.'s Continental Societies, Inc.'s ...
South Africa's first major census reveals country's poverty and racial division.
Nov 09, 1998 ... South Africa's first door-to-door census shows that more than half of the country's 40 million people don't have running water in their homes, one-quarter earn as little as $88 a month and most of the poor are non-Whites. The census shows how far the country must travel to ...
Hampton graduate makes mark at White House in African affairs. (Robin Renee Sanders to handle African affairs for National Security Council)(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... When Robin Renee Sanders went job hunting in the nation's capital, she had no idea that she would land in a White House office handling African affairs with the National Security Council. She is one of the directors for Africa at the agency, a point-person for discussion on ...
Toll rises to at least 700 in Nigerian pipeline blast.(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... The death toll from the recent pipeline fire in southern Nigeria had risen to at least 700 at Jet press time as more people were reported dead, hospital officials said. The flames engulfed hundreds of people scavenging for gasoline from a pipeline going from a refinery in ...
NBA players have lost millions in salary since lockout began; Knicks' Ewing hit hardest. (New York Knick Patrick Ewing losing most money from NBA lockout)(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... Since the NBA owner-imposed lockout began on July 1, players have lost millions in salary. With the first 99 games of the season cancelled, at least seven players have already lost more than $1 million in earnings. New York Knicks center Patrick Ewing, who is also president of ...
Woman drops assault charges against White Sox star Albert Belle.(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... A Chicago woman recently dropped her charges of domestic abuse against Chicago White Sox slugger Albert Belle. Belle also agreed to drop allegations that the woman, Stephanie Bugusky harassed him over the telephone. Belle and Bugusky, who is White, plan to seek ...
Coroner's report reveals Flo Jo died of suffocation after epileptic seizure. (track and field star Florence Griffith Joyner)(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... Olympian Florence Griffith Joyner, 38, died in September of an epileptic seizure and suffocated face down in her sleep, according to the coroner's report in Orange County, CA. The release of the autopsy results is expected to put to rest the ongoing rumors that drug use ...
Darryl Strawberry inspires Yankees to sweep San Diego Padres in World Series. (ailing baseball star inspires New York Yankees in 1998 World Series)(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... The New York Yankees, driven by the determination to win one for their cancer-stricken teammate Darryl Strawberry, completed a stunning four-game sweep of the San Diego Padres to win the World Series, cap a season full of history and establish themselves as one of the best teams of all ...
Radio host Tom Joyner among seven inducted into Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago.(Brief Article)
Nov 09, 1998 ... Tom Joyner was among seven who were recently inducted into the Museum of Broadcast Communications' Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago. Joyner, since 1994, has hosted "The Tom Joyner Morning Show," America's #1 urban morning show. It is currently heard on 95 radio stations on ABC ...
Teddy Pendergrass. (singer shares items from autobiography)(Cover Story)
Nov 09, 1998 ... * His Love Affair With Marvin Gaye's Wife * What Really Happened The Night Of The Accident * His Alternative Sexuality * His Rolls Royce Lawsuit * Wanting To Commit Suicide * Attending His Own Funeral Theodore, which ...
Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood, Mario Van Peebles and Queen Latifah star in TV mini-series 'Mama Flora's Family.' (television special based on Alex Haley novel)
Nov 09, 1998 ... Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood, Mario Van Peebles and Queen Latifah are among those starring in the upcoming television mini-series Mama Flora's Family, an epic saga by the late lauded Roots author Alex Haley. The mini-series takes up where Haley's renowned mini-series Roots left off. ...
U.S. President Thomas Jefferson Fathered Child With Slave, DNA Study Shows.(Sally Hemings)(Brief Article)
Nov 16, 1998 ... Thomas Jefferson really did father at least one child by his slave, Sally Hemings, says a new genetic study. The study, organized by a retired medical professor, links Jefferson to the last of Hemings' children, Eston. Jefferson, who became the third president of the ...
Why Gospel Remains So Popular.(gospel music)(Abstract)
Nov 16, 1998 ... It's been said that no other music touches your heart, soul and spirit like gospel. And it's true. The music is touching people's spirits everywhere and is more popular today than ever before. Once confined just to churches, gospel is now heard on pop and R&B radio stations and ...
TICKER TAPE.
Nov 16, 1998; ... Confidential: When Ambassador George Haley arrived for official duties in Gambia, he was immediately immersed in crowds celebrating the reunion of "the Roots relatives from America" in the African homeland. The popularity of his brother Alex's book still is at an all-time high, and Haley ...
National Headliners.
Nov 16, 1998 ... Having already named more African-American Ambassadors than any of his predecessors, President Bill Clinton is breaking even newer ground by naming a Black woman ambassador in the oil-rich Middle East country of Qatar. A 25-year veteran who specializes in Middle East affairs, Ambassor ...
Despite Aging And AIDS Cutting Life Expectancy, World's Population Will Still Grow: U.N. Report.
Nov 16, 1998 ... The world's population is expected to increase nearly everywhere on the globe next year-even in Africa, where AIDS is cutting life expectancies dramatically, according to United Nations (U.N.) figures recently released. Even though fertility continues to decline as the 21st ...
This Week In Black History.
Nov 16, 1998 ... November 10, 1957 * Charles Sifford, pro golfer, became the first Black to win a major nationwide professional golf tournament, the Long Beach Open, on this date. Sifford's most successful money-winning year was 1967, when he earned $57,000, largely on the heels of a spectacular ...
PEOPLE.
Nov 16, 1998 ... John W. Daniels Jr., a partner and member of the management; committee at the law firm of Quarles & Brady in Milwaukee, WI, has been elected national president-elect of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. The American College of Real Estate Lawyers is a national association of ...
Clinton Administration Announces $156 Million Funding To Combat HIV/AIDS In Black And Hispanic Communities.
Nov 16, 1998 ... In a recent White House ceremony, President Clinton unveiled a series of initiatives that invest a historic $156 million to improve the effectiveness of preventing HIV/AIDS in the Black and Hispanic communities. During the recent budget negotiations, the Clinton administration ...
Researcher Challenges Sleep Loss Theory.
Nov 16, 1998 ... A Canadian researcher has challenged a theory that the loss of an hour of sleep from the switch to daylight time causes a sharp increase in traffic accidents. Two years ago researchers suggested that lack of sleep triggered a peak in accident rates on the Monday after clocks ...
SOCIETY WORLD.
Nov 16, 1998 ... * Longtime Sweethearts Wed: Jason Woodruff and Nicola Boykin joined in holy matrimony during an enchanted ceremony at Bel-Vue Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles, CA. The bride attends California State University, Dominguez Hills. She is a preschool teacher at Charles Drew University. The ...
Jet Senior Editor Sylvia P. Flanagan Among Seven Honored At Roosevelt University's Alumni Hall Of Fame Awards Dinner.(Brief Article)
Nov 16, 1998 ... Sylvia P. Flanagan, Senior Editor of JET Magazine, recently was among seven who were honored during Roosevelt University's Alumni Hall of Fame Awards Dinner at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Chicago. Flanagan, who earned a master's degree in journalism from Roosevelt in 1986, ...
Fair Housing Group Wins $100 Million Judgment Against Nationwide Insurance.(Brief Article)
Nov 16, 1998 ... A jury in Virginia recently awarded $100 million to a fair housing group whose lawsuit accused Nationwide Insurance of discrimination for refusing to write policies for Black homeowners and leaving minority neighborhoods out of marketing campaigns. The suit was filed by Housing ...
Marion Barry, D.C. Mayor, Saluted For 40 Years Of Public Service.(Brief Article)
Nov 16, 1998 ... Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, Jr., was saluted at the MCI Center in the capital for his forty years of public service as the last days of his final term as mayor draw near. The history of the beloved and beleaguered leader was traced throughout a program of song and ...
the week's best photos.
Nov 16, 1998 ... * CELEBRATION: South African President Nelson Mandela dances with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), at the end of a special ceremony in Pretoria, South Africa, to mark the hand over of the commission's final report. * GALA ...
Colin Powell Urges Hollywood To Show Youth Better Images Of Blacks On TV.(Brief Article)
Nov 16, 1998 ... Retired Gen. Colin Powell recently urged entertainment industry leaders to back off showing "dysfunctional images" on television for youths to see. Speaking as chairman of America's Promise, Powell told the leaders at a luncheon at the Beverly Hills (CA) Hilton Hotel that Blacks ...
White Supremacist On Death Row Convicted Of Double Murder In Ohio.(Brief Article)
Nov 16, 1998 ... A self-described White supremacist accused of roaming the country and shooting those he hated has been found guilty in the 1980 murders of two Black teen-agers on their way to a corner store. Joseph Paul Franklin, who is on death row in Missouri, was convicted of shooting two ...
The Sporting New Names 25 Blacks On Its List Of 100 Greatest Baseball Players Of The 20th Century.(Brief Article)
Nov 16, 1998 ... Former San Francisco Giants slugger Willie Mays was the No. 2 selection on The Sporting News' list of baseball's 100 greatest players of the 20th century. Mays came in behind Babe Ruth, who was No. 1. All players were listed in the book, The Sporting News Selects Baseball's 100 ...
Ex-NFL Great Lawrence Taylor In Rehab After Drug Possession Arrest.(Brief Article)
Nov 16, 1998 ... Lawrence Taylor, the former National Football League star who led the New York Giants to win two Super Bowl titles, is back in drug rehabilitation after being arrested on drug possession charges. Taylor could face prison time because his drug arrest on Oct. 19 in St. Pete Beach, ...
Thornton Named MLS Goalkeeper Of The Year.(Zach Thornton of the Chicago Fire)(Brief Article)
Nov 16, 1998 ... Zach Thornton, the goalkeeper for the Major League Soccer (MLS) champion Chicago Fire, recently was named Goalkeeper of the Year for his outstanding performance this season. Thornton helped to lead his team, known for its defensive pressure, to the playoffs and eventually the ...
Toni Braxton Is Stalked By An Obsessed Fan.(Brief Article)
Nov 16, 1998 ... Sultry singer Toni Braxton reportedly is being stalked by an obsessed fan who'll stop at nothing to be alone with her, according to the New York Post. Because Braxton is so terrified by the man's quest to see her, "a massive security blanket," according to the newspaper, has ...
Montel Williams Says He Had Double Mastectomy.
Nov 16, 1998 ... Emmy Award-winning talk show host Montel Williams recently revealed he had a double mastectomy when he was 19 years old. On a recent segment about breast cancer survivors on "The Montel Williams Show," he revealed he was in the Marines when military doctors found a lump in his ...
Halle Berry To Portray Screen Goddess Dorothy Dandridge In HBO Movie.
Nov 16, 1998 ... The life of the late legendary screen goddess Dorothy Dandridge will be brought to with Halle Berry ring in the lead role. The HBO movie, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, set to air next year, will true story of the rise and tragic fall of the beautiful performer who became the ...