Jet back issues from December 2001:
Bringing back the bus.(Rosa Parks' bus at Henry Ford Museum)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... BRINGING BACK THE BUS: Malcolm Collum who is the senior conservator at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI, begins the tedious task of cleaning off decades of grime on the 1948 General Motors bus on which Rosa Parks (inset) was arrested nearly 50 years ago for refusing to take a seat in ...
A meeting of the minds. (National Report).(Nelson Mandela, George W. Bush)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... A MEETING OF THE MINDS: Former South African President Nelson Mandela (l) and President Bush speak with reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., after the two met to review Mandela's ongoing ...
Fayetteville's first black mayor. (National Report).(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... FAYETTEVILLE'S FIRST BLACK MAYOR: Marshall Pitts Jr. stands between his parents, Carol Pitts and Marshall Pitts Sr., as they celebrate following voting returns, which placed their son over the top in the mayor's race in Fayetteville, NC. Pitts Jr., 37, a first-term City Council member and ...
Taking the oath. (National Report).(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... TAKING THE OATH: James E. Graves Jr. (r), 47, is formally sworn in by Chief Supreme Court Justice Edwin Lloyd Pittman to serve on the Mississippi Supreme Court during ceremonies in the Old Supreme Court Chambers of the State Capitol in Jackson, MS, as his wife, Betty ...
Black patriots foundation honors Rangel. (National Report).(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... BLACK PATRIOTS FOUNDATION HONORS RANGEL: Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) (l) is presented a Black Patriots Foundation (BPF) award by BPF board member Rear Admiral Benjamin T. Hacker (c) and is congratulated by master of ceremonies, actor Ossie Davis, during a BPF fundraiser at the French ...
King honored in Virginia. (National Report).(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... KING HONORED IN VIRGINIA: Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore participate in a recent dedication ceremony on the Capitol grounds in Richmond, VA. King dedicated a newly planted 15-foot-tall red oak tree and a flat ...
Cochran admitted to Ohio bar. (National Report).(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... COCHRAN ADMITTED TO OHIO BAR: Renowned attorney Johnnie L. Cochran (r) and the Honorable Nathaniel R. Jones, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, greet well-wishers after Jones recently administered the oath to Cochran, ...
Ticker tape.(various notes)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001; ... Confidential: Look for few new Black members of Congress in the next decade as members of the Black Caucus and Black state legislators feud over redistricting proposals in the South where a majority of Blacks live. Incumbent U.S. lawmakers fear loss of their seats during any district ...
National headliners.(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... Credit Black Justice Department anti-trust chief Charles James for the settling of the Microsoft Corporation case. The lawyer warned company officials that he would "walk" if his settlement terms weren't met ... NYC Rep. Gregory Meeks, seeking to become a Democrat Party vice chair, made ...
Ebony fashion fair electrifies Chicago with `the changing trends of fashion'. (Fashion).(fashion show)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... For the 44th year, Chicagoans saw delectable haute couture creations that mixed and matched styles and designs in fabulous ways that brought gasps from the crowd. A full-length glazed taffeta trench coat was a real head-turner once a sparkling jeweled minidress with attached ...
A.G. Gaston's legacy is an inspiration to black business today. (Business).
Dec 03, 2001 ... Though these tough economic times could dampen the spirits of budding Black entrepreneurs, they need look no further than Birmingham, AL, for renewed inspiration. It is the city where the late A.G. Gaston, with only a 10th-grade education, amassed a fortune by providing ...
This week in black history.(Charles Gordone, Michael Jackson)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... November 26, 1970--Charles W. Gordone, playwright, director, actor and educator, became the first Black to win a Pulitzer Prize in drama for No Place to Be Somebody on this day. Gordone's play explored the dynamics of Black-White and Black-Black relationships through the story of a Black ...
Honoring Mandela. (Education).(Nelson Mandela made honorary citizen of Maryland)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... HONORING MANDELA: Former South African President Nelson Mandela display the certificate that proclaims him an honorary citizen of the state of Maryland presented to him by Gov. Parris N. Glendening (1) as University of Maryland President C.D. Mote Jr. applauds during a recent ceremony at ...
Photos of mock lynching at Halloween party leads to suspensions at white Auburn U. frats. (Education).(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... Auburn University Recently Suspended approximetly 185 students from to White fraternities after racially offensive photos were circulated on the Internet of their members wearing blackface and dressed as the Khu Klux Klan during a Halloween party. At Jet press time the Delta ...
Breaking barriers.(black student joins fraternity at University of Alabama)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... BREAKING BARRIERS: Calvin Johnson recently broke the color barrier at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa by becoming the first Black to be admitted into Lambda Sigma Phi, a small year-old Christian fraternity. During a recent news conference, Johnson, an ex-Marine from Wetumpa, A ...
Society World.
Dec 03, 2001 ... Life Is Complete: Kenneth M. Coleman exchange sacred marital vows during a double-ring ceremony with the former Gail Mitchell at the Emmaneul Tabernacle Church of Good in Christ in Menneapolis. The bride is an advisor at Capella. University in Minneapolis. The bride-groom is an instructor ...
Overton family outing. (Newsmaker).(author Bill Overton)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... OVERTON FAMILY OUTING: Bill overton and his wife, Jayner kennedy, brought thier three daughters, Savannah Re (15), Kooper (12) and Zaire (6), to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles for a reception to ...
He's on the mend.(singer Usher recovering from shoulder injury)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... HE'S ON THE MEND: Hit singer Usher recently suffered a dislocated shoulder while he rehearsed a dance number for his upcoming U.S. tour. He underwent surgery and was ...
The first black queen. (Newsmakers).(black woman named Miss Colombia)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... THE FIRST BLACK QUEEN: Miss Colombia, Vanessa Alexandra Mendoza of Choco, Colombia, shows off her new crown on the Caribbean beaches of Cartagena after she recently won the country's national beauty pageant. Mendoza has broken a rigid color barrier in Colombia, becoming the first Black to ...
Lifetime achievement award. (Newsmakers).(Bill Clinton awarded by NAACP)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: President Bill Clinton is congratulated by Elaine R. Jones, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc., after he received the Thurgood Marshall Lifetime ...
Pioneer actress-singer Etta Moten Barnett celebrates 100th birthday in Chicago. (Newsmakers).(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... Famed actress-singer Etta Moten Barnett recently celebrated her 100th birthday in Chicago with some 400 friends and fans. Entertainer Harry Belafonte led guests in singing "Happy Birthday" before Barnett blew out the single, oversized candle on her 3-foot-high birthday ...
Wilton Gregory elected 1st black president of U.S. conference of catholic bishops. (Religion).(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville, IL, was elected as the first Black president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops during their recent annual fall meeting in Washington, D.C. Gregory, 53, spent the past three years as vice president of the bishops ...
Internet twins' mom pleads guilty to unrelated fraud charges. (Law & Justice).(Tranda Wecker)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... The mother of twin girls caught in a transatlantic adoption dispute pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges not related to the adoption dispute. She admitted she lied to get rent subsidies, food stamps and unemployment benefits. Tranda Wecker, 29, of O'Fallon, MO, previously ...
Man freed after 13 years. (Law & Justice).(Anthony Michael Green)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... MAN FREED AFTER 13 YEARS: Anthony Michael Green hugs his stepfather, Robert Mandell, after Green was released on bond from prison in Cleveland. Green, 35, imprisoned for 13 years for rape, was acquitted based on DNA evidence from a dirty washcloth that showed he was ...
Gil Scott-Heron sentenced for failure to begin drug rehab. (Law & Justice).(jazz great)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... Jazz great Gil Scott-Heron, known to many as the rap godfather, has been sent to prison by a judge who said Scott-Heron failed to use several opportunities to kick a destructive drug habit. State Supreme Court Justice Carol Berkman sentenced the 52-year-old musician to one to ...
James Brown's ex-guard sentenced to 15 years for stealing and burning down singer's office. (Law & Justice).(Richard Glenn)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... A former security chief for the Godfather of Soul James Brown pleaded guilty to forgery, property damage and stealing $75,000 from the singer. Richmond County Superior Court Judge Albert M. Pickett sentenced Richard Glenn to 15 years. Prior convictions make him ineligible for ...
N.Y. man convicted in error gets $1 million. (Law & Justice).(Clarence Bruce Braunskill)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... A 50-year-old New York man who has served seven years in prison for a crime which he did not commit recently was awarded a settlement of $1 million. Clarence Bruce Braunskill of Long Island, NY, received the settlement from the state of New York four years after his conviction ...
Chicago man wrongly imprisoned for murder awarded $15 million. (Law & Justice).(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... A Chicago man who spent 15 years in prison for a murder he did not commit was recently awarded $15 million by a federal court jury. James Newsome, 46, was jailed for the 1979 slaying of a grocery store owner during a holdup. The $15 million he was awarded represents $1 million ...
Whoopi's star. (The week's best photos).(caption)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... WHOOPI'S STAR: Actress-comedienne Whoopi Goldberg touches her star on the Hollywood Walk of ...
Beauty of the week.(caption)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001; ... LORRY HUNT is a business administration major from ...
Kickin' it in a kilt.(caption)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... KICKIN' IT IN A KILT: Popular actor Samuel L. Jackson wears a kilt to the London world premiere of his new ...
Merry Mariah and Mystikal.(caption)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... MERRY MARIAH AND MYSTIKAL: Sexy songbird Mariah Carey shares a moment with the popular rap star Mystikal following the filming of her new video, Don't ...
How to keep warm while exercising in the cold. (Health).(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... Now that you've gotten yourself in shape by meeting your fitness goals and maintained physical activity throughout the fall, you can stay in shape this winter with cold-weather workouts. Prepare yourself for outdoor exercise by checking the radio, TV, or newspaper for weather ...
Lloyd Ward named the first black CEO Of The U.S. olympic committee. (Sports).(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... Lloyd Ward, a former Maytag chairman, is the first Black to head the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). The USOC's Executive Committee selected Ward with unanimous support as its chief executive officer. Ward, who began his post earlier this month, will oversee the intended success of ...
Andruw Jones agrees to a $75 million, six-year extension. (Sports).(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... Andruw Jones is staying with the Atlanta Braves. The centerfielder recently agreed to a $75 million, six-year contract that runs through 2007. He would have been eligible to test his value on the open market after next season. "Everybody was talking about going to free agency," ...
Sportswomen of the year: (Sports).(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... SPORTSWOMEN OF THE YEAR: WNBA Angeles Sparks star Lisa Leslie shares a laugh with Olympic gold medallist pole vaulter Stacy Dragila (c) and Hungarian gymnast Agnes Keleti-Biro during the Women's Sports Foundation's announcement of the 2001 Sportswomen of the Year in New ...
Lakers' Horry buys $1.1 mil. house in L.A. (Sports).(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... Los Angeles Lakers forward Robert Horry recently purchased a home in the Marina del Rey section of L.A. for about $1.1 million, according to reports. The Hot Property section of the Los Angeles Times reported that Horry, 31, purchased a 3,700-square-foot, custom-built, ...
Big winner. (Sports).(Mr. Olympia title )(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... BIG WINNER: Ronnie Coleman, a body builder and Texas police officer, shows off his physique after he won his fourth-straight International Federation of Body Builders (IFBB) Mr. Olympia title at Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. The award is the most prestigious in ...
Award-winning voice. (Entertainment).(JaNet DuBois wins voice acting award)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... AWARD-WINNING VOICE: Actress JaNet DuBois recently won an Emmy Award for her role of Mrs. Avery on the WB Network's animated series, "The PJ's." Her award was in the Voiceover and ...
Michael Jackson's TV special draws 25 million viewers; `Invincible' debuts No. 1. (Entertainment).(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... Michael Jackson is still on the throne. When the King of Pop's two-hour show, "Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration: The Solo Years," aired on television recently, the CBS event pulled in an estimated 25.7 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen Media Research ...
Gospel events in high gear. (Entertainment).(Stellar Gospel Music Awards)(Brief Article)
Dec 03, 2001 ... GOSPEL EVENTS IN HIGH GEAR: Gospel great Shirley Caesar (2nd, l) and members of the new gospel group Virtue (3rd, l-r), Heather Trotter, Ebony Trotter and Karima Kibble, are joined by Don Jackson (1), CEO of the Chicago-based Central City Productions, and Chevrolet representative Ronte ...
Bernie Mac brings tough love and comedy to `The Bernie Mac Show'.(Brief Article)(Interview)
Dec 03, 2001 ... Bernie Mac brings all the tough love and discipline he learned growing up in Chicago to the small screen in the new sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show." The show is a case of art imitating life because in the FOX comedy, Mac actually plays Bernie Mac, the successful stand-up comedian ...
T.M. Alexander, pioneering founder of insurance brokerage, dies at 92 in Atlanta. (Census).(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Dec 03, 2001 ... Funeral services were recently held for Theodore Martin Alexander, Sr., 92, known as "Mr. Insurance," at Morehouse College's Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel in Atlanta. A longtime member of the Morehouse College Board of Trustees, the Morehouse grad founded, in ...
Larry Still, 78, news reporter and teacher, dies in Washington. (Census).(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
Dec 03, 2001 ... Lawrence A. Still, a reporter who covered racial attacks in the South for JET Magazine during the '60s and later became a Howard University communications professor, died in Washington. He was 78. Few writers were as prominent in the past 50 years in civil rights as this native ...
Insurance executive John J. Mitchell, 76, succumbs in Chicago. (Census).(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Dec 03, 2001 ... Services were held recently in Chicago for insurance executive John J. Mitchell, 76, who died at the University of Chicago Hospitals in the city. A native of Bivins, TX, Mitchell moved to Chicago in 1945 and attended Wilson Junior College and Roosevelt University. He later began ...
Died. (Census).
Dec 03, 2001 ... Eunice Simpson, 80, mother of football legend O.J. Simpson who testified on her son's behalf during his 1995 murder trial, of natural causes in her home in the Bayview District of San Francisco ... Dr. Warren Elliott Henry, 92, a distinguished physicist and educator who was an emeritus ...
Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk resigns to run for U.S. Senate seat. (National Report).(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001 ... Ron Kirk, the first Black to serve as mayor of Dallas, recently resigned his post in order to run for the U.S. Senate. Kirk, a Democrat, will seek the Senate seat that is to be vacated by Phil Gramm, a ...
William Burrus takes seat as 1st black president of 380,000-member Postal Workers Union. (National Report).(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001 ... William Burrus recently was installed as president of the 380,000-member American Postal Workers Union (APWU), becoming the first Black in 220 years to be elected president of a major national union. During his swearing-in ceremony in Washington, President John Sweeney announced ...
80th birthday celebration. (National Report).(Reverend Joseph E. Lowery)(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: 80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: The Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery (2nd, l), co-founder and former president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, recently celebrated his 80th birthday in Atlanta. He is joined by (l-r) Carl Ware, executive vice ...
PR expert Ofield Dukes honored in nation's capital. (National Report).(public relations)(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001 ... Ofield Dukes, the 2001 Gold Anvil Medal recipient of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), received another honor after he was presented that award during a recent luncheon attended by more than 500 of his friends and supporters in the nation's capital. Owner of a D.C ....
Mandela honored in Canada. (National Report).(Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa)(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: MANDELA HONORED IN CANADA: Nelson Mandela (r), former South African President, and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien enjoy the festivities during a ceremony where the Nobel Peace Prize winner was recently made an honorary Canadian citizen in ...
Black beauty. (National Report).(Agbani Darego, Miss World 2001)(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: BLACK BEAUTY: Agbani Darego was recently crowned Miss World during the 2001 beauty pageant held in Sun City, South Africa. She is the first Black African to hold the title. Darego, a native of Nigeria, competed against 93 other contestants to ...
Ticker tape.(brief notes)(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001; ... Confidential: Quietly spearheading a comeback for the National Baptist Convention, at one time the nation's largest Black religious organization, Philly cleric William J. Shaw brought together a roster of national leaders in Nashville to finalize a strategy. At one time the convention ...
National headliners.(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001 ... Founded in 1884, the Philadelphia Tribune Newspaper, now under the direction of Managing Editor Irv Randolph, has added a Sunday edition in a new million-dollar expansion program ... Among those caught up in the anthrax scare on Capitol Hill were some civil rights leaders who ...
Slow and steady investing can chart the way to financial success in stormy economy, says Ariel Capital Management CEO John W. Rogers, Jr.(Business).(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001 ... "Slow and steady wins the race," that's the motto of Chicago-based Ariel Capital Management, the largest Black-owned fund management company in America. It's also the motto Black investors would do well to adopt in these turbulent economic times, according to the firm's founder, ...
Celebrating 20 years. (Business).(Johnson Products Company, Inc.)(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001 ... CELEBRATING 20 YEARS: Johnson Products Company, Inc. commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Gentle Treatment No Lye Conditioning Creme Relaxer with a product restage as part of the company's new strategic emphasis on ethnic hair care. Taking part in the festivities are (l-r) Verdia E ....
Cargill Inc. sued by blacks alleging race discrimination. (Business).(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001 ... A lawsuit was recently filed against Cargill Inc. claiming that the food distribution giant pays Black employees less than theft White peers. Lawyers filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on behalf of 25 current and former Cargill employees, and claimed the ...
Toyota announces partnership with black advertising agency, Burrell Communications Group. (Business).(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001 ... Toyota Motor Sales, USA (TMS) recently announced the selection of Burrell Communications Group as its first-ever national Black advertising agency. Burrell joins Saatchi & Saatchi, Oasis, and Hispanic agency, Conill Advertising, in providing TMS with a wide range of advertising ...
Western TV series actor dies. (Census).(Otis Young)(Brief Article)(Obituary)(Illustration)
Dec 10, 2001 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: WESTERN SERIES ACTOR DIES: Otis Young, shown in this 1969 file photo, became the first Black actor to co-star on a television Western series, "The Outcasts," during a time of racial unrest. The 69-year-old Young died of a stroke in Los Angeles ....
Corrections.(Correction Notice)
Dec 10, 2001 ... In the Nov. 5th issue of JET, which features the wedding of singer Natalie Cole to the Bishop Kenneth H. Dupree, two photo credits were incorrect. The picture of the bride with her son, Robbie, is ...
This week in black history.(Kurt Lidell Schmoke, Bill Pickett)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
Dec 10, 2001 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: December 8, 1987-- Kurt Lidell Schmoke was inaugurated mayor of Baltimore on this day. A native of Baltimore, Schmoke earned his B.A. at Yale University in 1971, and received his J.D. from Harvard University in 1976. He then began to ...
United Parcel Service.(pilot Marc E. Wilkins earns captain's wings)(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001 ... Marc E. Wilkins, a 10-year pilot for United Parcel Service (UPS), earned his captain's wings in Ontario, CA, on UPS' fleet of Boeing 757/767 jet aircraft. Prior to his promotion to captain, the Chicago ...
NASA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001 ... Ralph C. Thomas III, associate administrator and head of NASA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization in Washington, D.C., was honored by President Bush with the Presidential ...
Los Angeles Board of Public Works.(appoints Valerie L. Shaw president)(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001 ... Valerie L. Shaw, vice president of the Los Angeles Board of Public Works, was elected the first Black female president of the Board, the city's only full-time policy-making commission. Shaw will lead four ...
Birmingham Water Works and Sewer Board.(appoints Anthony L. Barnes)(Brief Article)
Dec 10, 2001 ... Anthony L. Barnes, a Birmingham, AL, realtor and former Alabama state real estate commissioner, was appointed the first Black chairman of the Birmingham Water Works and Sewer Board ...