Jet back issues from April 2000:
College Won't Name Wing For White Who Condemns Mixed Marriages; He Sues To Get Back His Half Million.
Apr 03, 2000 ... An Augsburg College alumnus with controversial ideas about interracial relationships who gave $500,000 to the school believing a building wing would be named after him, is suing the school to get the money back. The private college located in Minneapolis, accepted the money from ...
Preparing For The Pope's Visit To Holy Land.
Apr 03, 2000 ... Father Jerome of Ghana, the custodian of the shrine of the Primacy of Peter, stands outside the shrine in northern Israel. It is built on the site where in John's gospel the risen Christ cooked a fish breakfast for his disciples and conferred the leadership of ...
Geraldine McCullough, Noted Artist, Honored.
Apr 03, 2000 ... Artist Geraldine McCullough recently was presented the Oak Park (IL) Area Arts Council's Joseph Randall Shapiro Award given annually in recognition of "exceptional contributions to the arts." The work of the renowned sculptress and educator is exhibited in numerous collections ...
TICKER TAPE.
Apr 03, 2000; ... Confidential: Political experts warn that the coming fall election could wipe out the amazing minority political gains of the past several decades. If the Republicans continue to control Congress and also win the White House, the exodus of Black appointees from Washington and the federal ...
National Headliners.
Apr 03, 2000 ... Pope John Paul II approved sainthood for Sister Katherine Drexel, a Philadelphia socialite who took a vow of poverty and used her fortune to help Blacks and Indians in the U.S., becoming one of the key builders of Xavier University. The ceremony will be held in Rome on October 1 ... One of ...
Hundreds Of Cult Followers Die In Church Fire In Uganda.
Apr 03, 2000 ... Several hundred followers of a doomsday cult recently burned to death in a church fire in a remote part of southwestern Uganda, authorities said. It was unclear whether sect leader Joseph Kibweteere died in the fire in the small trading center of Kanungu, 217 miles from ...
OSCARS FOUND.
Apr 03, 2000 ... OSCARS FOUND: Willie Fulgear, who, while looking for moving boxes, recently found dozens of missing Academy Award statuettes in a trash bin in Los Angeles' Korea town neighborhood, is interviewed by television crews. "I've got more Oscars than any ...
Which Urge Is Stronger-- Sex Or Love?
Apr 03, 2000 ... It's a question that some therapists say will be around causing debates more than a hundred years from now. Which urge is stronger--sex or love? Dr. Audrey Chapman, a couples therapist who also hosts a radio show at Howard University in Washington, D.C., said it's an issue ...
Study Finds Those Fearful Of Attachment Unlikely To Have Healthy Romances.
Apr 03, 2000 ... If you're uncomfortable in relationships and insecure about yourself because of fear, chances are that you are unlikely to trust a partner enough to be involved in a healthy romantic relationship, according to a study. Dr. Jamila Bookwala, a professor of psychology at ...
Cleveland Medical School Programs Incorporate Spirituality As A Prescription For Healing.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... The medical community is fast discovering that a dose of spirituality can be good medicine for sick patients. Recent research has concluded that religious people are less depressed, have healthier immune systems and deal better with addictions. And a 1998 Duke ...
Blues Singer Screamin' Jay Hawkins Succumbs At 70 In Paris.(Obituary)(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... Screamin' Jay Hawkins, a renowned American blues singer and pianist, died of an aneurysm at the Ambroise Pave clinic in Paris. He was 70. Born Jalacy J. Hawkins, the wild performer was best known for his howling deliverance of the song I Put A Spell On You. His other hits ...
Died.
Apr 03, 2000 ... Phoebe Lucille Fraser Burney Callier Hart, 97, who worked as administrative secretary for Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, former president of Morehouse College, and was a former dean of women at Clark, of complications from a stroke at the A.G ....
This Week In Black History.(Obituary)
Apr 03, 2000 ... March 29, 1918 Pearl Bailey, singer and actress, was born in Newport News, VA, on this day. She began her singing career at age 15, winning first prize at an amateur contest in Philadelphia, and made her first major appearance in New York in 1941 at the Village Vanguard. Early ...
Working Parents' Strategies For Balancing Employment And Child Care.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... The typical American family is changing. Working mothers are increasingly becoming the norm, and single-parent households are on the rise. Now more than ever, the issue of child care is one of the biggest challenges the modern family faces. "Going to work for most parents is a ...
Ex-GM Vice Pres. Roy Roberts Starts New Web Site, M-Xchange.Com, Linking Major U.S. Firms With Minority Companies For Business.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... Roy Roberts, former group vice president of General Motors, has announced the creation of a business-to-business trade exchange which will enable minority businesses to participate in the Internet revolution. The new Detroit-based enterprise and web site, called M-Xchange.com, ...
Katherine Johnson Is First Black Woman To Own A Harley-Davidson Dealership.
Apr 03, 2000 ... Harley-Davidson--the very name conjures images of leather clad bikers blasting Born To Be Wild as they tear down the highway on their revved-up `hogs.' At least, that's the type of image that Katherine Johnson saw before she opened her own Harley motorcycle dealership in Horn ...
SOCIETY WORLD.
Apr 03, 2000 ... Our Day Has Come: Alisa F. Reid exchanged marital vows with Henry A. Wiggins at St. Philip Lutheran Church in Cleveland, OH. The bride, a graduate of Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University, is a multisystematic therapist for the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court. The ...
New Study Finds Link Between Financial Debt And Poor Health.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... Sink into deep credit card debt and you may be ruining more than your financial health. Researchers at Ohio State University have found that people who owe lots of money on their credit cards and are in serious overall debt tend to be in worse health than those with less debt, ...
Men Less Likely To Heed Signs Of Illness Or Get Routine Exams.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... Men fail to seek health care until it's too late, a new study says. The study also found that in the past year a quarter of men had not seen a doctor. The study was sponsored by The Commonwealth Fund, a philanthropic foundation that promotes health awareness. ...
Dr. Ronald Mason, Jr. Named President Of Jackson State Univ.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... Dr. Ronald Mason, Jr. recently was named the ninth president of Jackson State University by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees. In his new position, Dr. Mason announced that he will be working with consultants to refine the strategic plan for the ...
Three Men Indicted In Case Of Boy, 6, Who Killed Michigan Schoolmate.(shooting of Kayla Rolland)(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... Three men were recently indicted on federal weapons charges in the Michigan school shooting that left a 6-year-old girl dead, shot by a 6-year-old classmate. The men, Jamelle Andre James, 19, Robert Lee Morris, III, 19 and Sir Marcus Winfrey, 22, all of Mount Morris Township, ...
Celebrity Fashions: Creations That Complement.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... It's often been said that behind every good man is a good woman. That's certainly true. And, it applies when it comes to fashion, because beside every dapper man, there is a fashionably dressed woman. JET recently went to the 6th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) ceremony ...
BUNDLE OF JOY.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... BUNDLE OF JOY: Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, are all aglow as they proudly show off their newborn daughter, ...
beauty of the week.(SUZETTE GREENE - beauty contestant)(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... SUZETTE GREENE, a native of Washington, D.C., currently resides ...
DIP WITH A DOLPHIN.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... * DIP WITH A DOLPHIN: Superstar singer Mariah Carey swims with Pet, a 420-pound pink dolphin, at the dolphin lagoon at Singapore's ...
HOLLYWOOD GALA.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... * HOLLYWOOD GALA: Famed actor Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile) and TV star Garcelle Beauvais ("The Jamie Foxx ...
Michael Jordan Receives Jackie Robinson Foundation Award.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... Basketball legend Michael Jordan was recently honored by the Jackie Robinson Foundation for his humanitarian efforts during the organization's annual awards gala in New York City. Legendary entertainer Bill Cosby was master of ceremonies for the gala, held at the Waldorf-Astoria ...
Spurs' Sean Elliott Returns To NBA After Kidney Transplant.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... After spending the past few months recovering from kidney transplant surgery in August, San Antonio Spurs forward Sean Elliott recently made his triumphant return to the court in the Spurs' 94-79 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The crowd at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX, ...
Detroit Pistons Retires Joe Dumars' Number; Sportsmanship Award Named In His Honor.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... Former Detroit Pistons basketball star Joe Dumars recently had back-to-back honors bestowed on him when his jersey number was retired and an NBA award was named in his honor. During a pregame ceremony between the Detroit Pistons and the Vancouver Grizzlies at the Palace in ...
Joe Frazier, Acquitted On Drunken Driving Charge, Says Reputation Was Still Damaged.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier tearfully told a federal jury his reputation was damaged by his drunken driving arrest. Frazier, 56, was acquitted of driving under the influence of alcohol after his April 1998 arrest in Philadelphia (JET, Oct. 19, 1998). But ...
Woods Wins Bay Hill Invitational In Florida.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... Golf phenom Tiger Woods began his march to The Masters in style by winning the Bay Hill Invitational, which made this his third victory in six tournaments this year. Woods never made a bogey over the final 34 holes in tough, tricky winds, and closed with a 2-under 70 to beat ...
Joe Frazier's Daughter, Jacqui, Wins Second Professional Fight.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, daughter of famed boxing great Joe Frazier, easily won her second professional fight by stopping her opponent 21 seconds into the third round of their scheduled four-round fight during a recent bout in Chester, WV. Frazier-Lyde, 38, easily beat rookie Annie ...
KEEPING THE CROWN IN HIS HOMETOWN.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... KEEPING THE CROWN IN HIS HOMETOWN: Stevie Johnston, 26, is carried by trainers after he knocked out Julio Alvarez, 28, in the second round to defend Johnston's WBC lightweight crown in the Magness Arena in his hometown of Denver, CO. Below, Alvarez of Mexico reacts after he was hit by a ...
Since Jordan Retirement From Basketball, Sport's Ratings On NBC Fall.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... Since Michael Jordan retired from basketball two years ago, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has watched its ratings on NBC-TV drop drastically. Audiences tuning into NBC to watch NBA games are down by 20 percent and the network's overall basketball ratings are down ...
top 20 ALBUMS.
Apr 03, 2000 ... 1. BTNHRESURRECTION Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Ruthless) 2. DR. DRE--2001 Dr. Dre (Aftermath) 3. ... AND THEN THERE WAS X DMX (Ruff Ryders) 4. VOODOO D'Angelo (Cheeba Sound) 5. CAUSIN' DRAMA Drama (Tight IV Life) 6. MARY Mary J. Blige ...
Bill Cosby And Phylicia Rashad Continue To Give Viewers Family Values On `Cosby' Show.(Brief Article)
Apr 03, 2000 ... At a time when sex and extreme violence are creeping into many television programs, Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad are continuing to give their legions of fans family values on "Cosby." Bill Cosby, considered a father figure by millions of television viewers of different ...
top 20 SINGLES.
Apr 03, 2000 ... 1. SAY MY NAME Destiny's Child (Columbia) 2. THONG SONG Sisqo (Dragon) 3. UNTITLED (HOW DOES IT FEEL) D'Angelo (Cheeba Sound) 4. I LIKE IT Sammie (Freeworld) 5. HE CAN'T LOVE U Jagged Edge (So So Def) 6. THANK GOD I FOUND YOU Mariah ...
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush Wins Illinois Dem Primary; Dorothy Brown Is Victor In Circuit Court Clerk Race.
Apr 10, 2000 ... In one of the most closely watched elections in Illinois, Congressman Bobby Rush easily turned back three challengers in a recent Democratic primary victory that virtually guarantees him a fifth term in Congress. "It feels good to have this victory," said Rush, who holds the ...
RACIAL PROFILING.
Apr 10, 2000 ... Rev. Jesse Jackson, flanked by Highland Park, IL, police officers Rodney Watt and Jim Coursey, talks to reporters outside the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., after a meeting with Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Bill Lann Lee to discuss racial profiling. Watt and Coursey ...
High Court Orders N.C. To Hold Election In District Of Rep. Mel Watt.(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000 ... In the country's longest-running Congressional boundary dispute, the Supreme Court ordered North Carolina to hold elections in the 12th District where Rep. Mel Watt, a Black, has held office since the district was created in 1992. After a three-judge state court earlier ruled ...
Suit Charges NY Prisons, MCI, Inflate Prison Phone Rates.(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000 ... The families and advisers of prisoners in New York state recently filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the state Department of Correctional Services and MCI WorldCom for allegedly conspiring to make huge profits by charging inflated rates for the collect calls inmates make from ...
TICKER TAPE.(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000; ... Confidential: TV's popular White House series, "The West Wing," drew criticism because it showed a virtually lily-white work center at a time when President Bill Clinton had hired more Black professionals than at any other time in history. To counteract the complaints, the TV sponsors came ...
National Headliners.(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000 ... Retired--Chief Justice Ernest A. Finney of the South Carolina Supreme Court who served from 1985 as the first Black member since Reconstruction ... R. Benjamin Wiley who developed 16 head start centers, seven senior centers, and five licensed drug and alcohol ...
H. Rap Brown Arrested, Charged With Killing Sheriff's Deputy In Atlanta.(Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin)(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000 ... The former Black Panther leader called H. Rap Brown, who once declared that violence was as American as "cherry pie" was recently arrested after a shootout with U.S. marshals in connection with the fatal shooting of a sheriff's deputy. Now known as Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, 56, he ...
Are Men More Insecure With Mates Who Earn More Money?(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000 ... Women are bringing more bacon home than ever, studies have shown. Reports showed that in 1998 some 10.5 million women earned more than their husbands. In fact, the portion of couples in which the woman is the chief breadwinner has been increasing so much that nearly one in three ...
JACKPOT!(Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson wins TX lottery)(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000 ... Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson shows off his $28 million winning ticket, which received preliminary validation from the Texas lottery, in Austin, TX. Henderson, who played for the Cowboys from 1975 until the team cut him in 1979 due to drug problems, said he ...
This Week In Black History.(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000 ... April 4, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN, on this day. The civil rights leader was in Memphis planning to lead a second march in support of the city's striking sanitation workers when he was shot to death by a ...
19 Boy Scouts Make History In Maryland At Group Eagle Scout Installation Ceremony.(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000 ... When 19 young Black Boy Scouts were installed as Eagle Scouts in Ft. Washington, MD, it marked a high point of achievement. At no other time had such a large number of Black youths received the highest honor of scouting. At present only a very small number of Black scouts have ...
Senegal's President-Elect Abdoulaye Wade Plans Sweeping Changes There.(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000 ... The newly elected president of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, plans to reform the West African nation's constitution to reduce the powers of the presidency and streamline the government, his allies said recently. Wade, 73, who won the March 19 runoff vote against longtime President ...
SOCIETY WORLD.(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000 ... * Solid Union: Monique Braxton wed Shawn Fordham at the First Baptist Church in Manassas, VA. The bride, a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, is an anchor and correspondent for MSNBC/NBC in Philadelphia. The groom, a graduate of Columbia Union College, is special assistant to ...
PEOPLE.
Apr 10, 2000 ... Billy Taylor, legendary jazz pianist, composer and music educator, joined the faculty at Long Island University's C.W. Post Campus in Brookville, NY, as the Rose Tilles University Professor in the Performing Arts and Distinguished Artist-in-Residence. As a professor in the School of Visual ...
First Lady Launches Effort To Curb Ritalin Use Among Very Young Children.(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000 ... First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton said parents should use caution in giving their preschool children Ritalin and other mind-altering prescription drugs meant to treat emotional and behavioral disorders in youngsters. The drugs are intended to treat attention deficit disorders, ...
Diabetes Drug That FDA Linked To 61 Deaths Removed From Market.
Apr 10, 2000 ... A diabetes drug linked to at least 61 deaths was pulled from the market recently after a government review of safety data showed it was more toxic to the liver than two other comparable drugs, the Chicago Tribune reported. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it requested ...
U.N. To Give Condoms To Its Peacekeepers.
Apr 10, 2000 ... As a precaution against AIDS, the United Nations has decided to distribute a condom a day to each of the 16,000 male peacekeeping troops it plans to send to Congo and Sierra Leone this year, The Washington Post reported. The decision to distribute condoms in high-risk countries, ...
Celebrity Fashions: Designs That Do Their Thing.
Apr 10, 2000 ... Clothes can capture attention faster than those who wear them. But that's rarely the case when celebrity starlets showcase the fashions. Recently the attention-grabbing designs worn by these Hollywood darlings only served to enhance their eye-catching ...
Tina Turner Sells Her San Fernando Valley Home For $725,000.
Apr 10, 2000 ... Leggy music legend Tina Turner recently sold her home in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles for $725,000, according to reports. The Hot Property section of the L.A. Times reported that Turner, who lives in Zurich, Switzerland, has owned the 2,500 square foot home in ...
QUEEN LATIFAH TURNS 30.
Apr 10, 2000 ... Rapper-actress Queen Latifah shares a laugh with her mother, Rita Owens, and her former "Living Single" co-star, Kim Fields, on the set of Latifah's hit talk show, "Queen Latifah," in New York. Latifah recently was in for a real treat when she was greeted with a surprise celebrity birthday ...
`The Steve Harvey Show' Gets Renewed For A Fifth Season On WB Network.
Apr 10, 2000 ... The WB network has renewed "The Steve Harvey Show" for next season, which will give it enough shows to eventually air in syndication forever. The popular sitcom stars superstar comedian Steve Harvey as a former '70s music star who becomes a high-school ...
A `REEL' TRIBUTE.
Apr 10, 2000 ... Film pioneer Gordon Parks shares the spotlight with veteran actor Ossie Davis and wife, actress Ruby Dee, at a New York tribute held in his honor at the Aaron Davis Hall by the Reel Harlem Film Foundation, a new multicultural center for independent film and video production, exhibition ...
Robin Givens Explains That She Competed With Five Others To Become Host Of `Forgive Or Forget'.(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000 ... Actress Robin Givens, who replaced Mother Love on TV's syndicated "Forgive or Forget" talk show, says she wants those who are fans of Mother Love to understand how she got the job and "forgive" her. "I was one of six actresses who auditioned to replace Mother Love as hostess on ...
A WORTHY CAUSE.(singer donates money to breast cancer research)(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000 ... Famed singer Kelly Price and producer Teddy Riley go over the remix of her new single, Love Sets You Free in a Los Angeles recording studio. Proceeds from the song, which features Montell Jordan, Sisqo, Dru Hill, Case, Playa, Kandice Love and LovHer, will go toward breast cancer research ....
OFFICER KILLED.
Apr 10, 2000 ... Lesia E. Young and Providence (RI) Police Major Cornel Young Sr. listen to questions from the media concerning the death of their son, Providence Police Sgt. Cornel Young Jr., during a news conference at Allen AME Church in Providence, sponsored by the Ministers' Alliance of Rhode Island ...
U.S. Settles Sex Bias Suit For Record $508 Million.
Apr 10, 2000 ... The federal government recently agreed to pay $508 million to 1,100 women to settle the largest federal sex bias case since the Civil Rights Act was signed into law in 1964. The agreement, which still requires approval from a federal judge, would settle a 23-year-old complaint ...
SHARPTON RELEASED FROM JAIL.(Rev. Al Sharpton Traffic offense)(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000 ... The Rev. Al Sharpton, flanked by Martin Luther King III, answers questions during a news conference outside the Atlantic County Jail shortly before he surrendered for a 10-day jail term in Mays Landing, NJ. He was released less than two hours after he began serving the jail sentence ....
TOUCHING MOMENT.(Heather Headley, Adam Pascal rehearse Aida)(Brief Article)
Apr 10, 2000 ... Heather Headley and Adam Pascal rehearse a scene from the musical Aida which recently opened on The ...