Jet back issues from January 2006:
Mall mime.(mime artist)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... South Africa's Vuyo performs to the delight of customers at a Johannesburg shopping mall. It takes the ...
This week begins: national volunteer blood donor month.(The JET Spot)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Just one pint of blood can help save up to three lives, according to the America Red Cross and America's Blood Centers--the ...
Richard Pryor: comedy legend 1940-2005.(Obituary)(Cover Story)
Jan 09, 2006; ... They are calling Richard Pryor the funniest man who ever lived. And actually that's not an exaggeration, his fans say. No one could make you laugh as loud or as hard as Pryor. You could not sit down and listen to his raunchy brand of humor and not chuckle. And the person next to ...
Richard Pryor movies.(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Little did Juliette Whittaker know when she cast 12-year-old Richard Pryor in a local Peoria production of Rumpelstiltskin that she was launching the theatrical career of a superstar. Pryor performed in more than 40 films and was featured performer in more than half of them. In 1983 he ...
Pyor's prize recordings.(Richard Pryor)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... A testament to his phenomenal popularity, Pryor's comic artistry has garnered him two platinum albums, five gold albums and five Grammys. Here is a listing of the comedic genius' recordings. Richard Pryor 1968 Craps (After Hours) 1971 That Nigger's Crazy ...
Showers of blessings.(Love and Happiness)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Showers Of Blessings: Mr. and Mrs. Corey Bierra pledged their eternal love at the Virginia Highland Church in Atlanta The blushing bride, Myra Coleman is a graduate of Georgetown University. She is an ...
Engineered for love.(Love and Happiness)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Engineered For Love: Daniel Bredy and Freda Washington ex changed marital vows at Washington Chapel AME Church in Tuskegee Institute, AL, The bride is a graduate of Tuskegee University and Georgia Institute of Technology ...
Embraceable you.(Love and Happiness)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Embraceable You: Todd C. Ford united in holy matrimony with Jennifer Bravo on the beach of Ocho Rios, Jamaica The bride is a graduate of Kingsway-Princeton College in London, She is a music ...
Hope Springs eternal.(Love and Happiness)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Hope Springs Eternal: Carsha Stromas married April Crayton at the Alice Hotel in Ellisville, MS. The bride is a recreation therapist at South Mississippi State Hospital. The groom is a quality ...
Fantastic fifty years.(Love and Happiness)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Fantastic Fifty Years: Mr. and Mrs. DeTroy R. Giles Jr. commemorated 50 years of marriage by renewing their vows and celebrating with family and friends during a luncheon at the Odyssey Country Club in Tinley Park, IL. Mrs. Lucille Giles is an ...
Forever my love.(Love and Happiness)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Forever My Love: Grayling D. Hardy tied the knot with Leslie A. Thomas at Antioch Baptist Church in Springfield. NJ. The bride is a graduate of Lincoln (PA) University. She is a flight attendant for ...
Lean on me.(the week's best photos)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Lean On Me: Actor-comedian-musician Jamie Foxx receives a birthday hug from his sister, Diondra Dixon, during a ...
Charlene Deskins.(beauty of the week)
Jan 09, 2006 ... CHARLENE DESKINS is from Oxon Hill, MD. The ...
Real love.(Mary J. Blige)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Real Love: Queen of hip-hop soul Mary J. Blige enjoys an evening out with her husband, Kendu Isaacs, and his son, 6, and daughter, 8 ...
Sisterly support.(Phylicia Rashad )(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Sisterly Support: Famed choreographer Debbie Allen gets some sisterly support from her Tony Award-winning sibling Phylicia Rashad during the premiere of ...
Stanley Tookie Williams: final words from executed death row inmate.(CENSUS)
Jan 09, 2006; ... Though he maintained his innocence for 26 years, Crips street gang cofounder Stanley Tookie Williams recently was executed by lethal injection by the state of California at San Quentin State Prison. The death row inmate was put to death 16 days before his 52nd birthday. More ...
Bahamas bound plane crashes in Miami Beach killing all aboard.(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Federal investigators continue to seek the cause of a tragic plane crash in Miami Beach that left no survivors. Twenty people--including three infants--died when the wing fell from a Chalk's Ocean Airways plane, a twin-engine Grumman G-73T Turbine Mallard seaplane that flies ...
Soul singer Lou Rawls battles cancer; files for marriage annulment.(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Veteran singer Lou Rawls is being treated for lung cancer and he also has brain cancer, according to his estranged wife. During a marriage annulment hearing in Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona, Nina Malek Inman, 35, said that Rawls, 70, was diagnosed a year earlier with ...
Howard, Berry, Merkerson Golden Globe nominees.(Terrence Howard, Halle Berry, S. Epatha Merkerson, Golden Globe Awards)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Actors Terrence Howard, Halle Berry and S. Epatha Merkerson are among the nominees for the 63rd Annual Golden Globes. Howard is a contender in the best actor category for his role as DJay, a Memphis pimp-turned-tapper, in the highly acclaimed film Hustle Flow. Actress Halle ...
Foxy's new journey.(Foxy Brown)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... FOXY'S NEW JOURNEY: Popular hip-hop artist Foxy Brown greets fans at a recent press conference in New York where she announced her upcoming surgery to restore her hearing. The well-known artist experienced sudden hearing loss in May as she recorded her upcoming album Black Roses. The ...
King Kong.(Movies To See)(Movie Review)
Jan 09, 2006; ... King Kong (Rated PG-13) Universal Pictures It is 1933 and vaudeville actress Ann Darrow has found herself like too many other New Yorkers during the Great Depression without the means to earn a living. While aimlessly wandering the streets of Manhattan, she meets and joins ...
Family and close friends celebrate Pryor's life at private ceremony.(Richard Pryor )
Jan 09, 2006 ... There were many laughs and quiet reflective moments during a private funeral service for Richard Pryor in Los Angeles. Pryor died from a heart attack Dec. 10 in the San Fernando Valley section of L.A. at the age of 65. At the ceremony held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park ...
Celebrities pay tribute to comedy legend: Richard Pryor.
Jan 09, 2006 ... Many famous actors, comedians and public figures share their heartwarming memories of renowned comedian/actor Richard Pryor. BILL COSBY, COMEDIAN/ACTOR: "I wish that every new and young comedian would understand what Richard was about and not confuse his genius with his ...
'Dancing with the stars'.(TeleVision)(Brief Article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... NFL legend and three-time Super Bowl champ Jerry Rice is one of the stars to dance his way into living rooms across America. He is partnered with professional dancer Anna Trebunskaya. Music industry mogul P. Miller (Master P) will dance with Ashly Delgrosso on "Dancing With The Stars" ...
A tail-wagging tale.(The JET Spot)
Jan 16, 2006 ... Amonte Mason intently reads Annie and the Wild Animals to Maggie, a shepherd mix, at the Oak Bend Branch of the St. Louis County Library during a gathering of Whiskers & Tales, a group that uses the fun of reading to an animal to improve reading skills. "Some ...
This week is: National Folic Acid Awareness Week.(The JET Spot)(Brief article)
Jan 16, 2006 ... A B-vitamin necessary for proper cell growth, folic acid, which is found in fortified grains and a variety of foods, is vital to women of childbearing age to ...
Freedom Award recipients.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)(Photograph)
Jan 16, 2006 ... The National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award recipients celebrate after the ceremony in Memphis. They are veteran actress Ruby Dee, who was presented the museum's first Lifetime Achievement award; talk show host Oprah Winfrey, National Freedom Award honoree and Paul Rusesabagina of ...
Rice beats out Bush as most popular in his administration.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
Jan 16, 2006 ... Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is the most popular member of the Bush Administration, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, an independent research group that studies attitudes toward politics, as well as the press and public policy ...
Civil rights activist, Minister Fred Shuttlesworth retiring.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
Jan 16, 2006 ... The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, who worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the fight against segregation, said he will retire from the ministry but will not stop fighting racial injustice. Having had a non-cancerous brain tumor successfully removed in August prompted him to ...
UNCF salutes Stevie Wonder on 'An Evening of Stars' fundraiser.(NATIONAL REPORT; United Negro College Fund)
Jan 16, 2006 ... Music icon Stevie Wonder recently received an all-star salute for his lifetime achievements during UNCF's annual televised fundraiser, "An Evening of Stars--Tribute to Stevie Wonder." The four-hour tribute was taped at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood and aired nationwide. ...
Preachers and their partners: wives of prominent pastors.(RELIGION)
Jan 16, 2006; ... An old adage says, "Behind every great man, there is a great woman," and if you ask Bishops T.D. Jakes, Kenneth C. Ulmer and Charles E. Blake along with Drs. Frederick K.C. Price and Creflo Dollar, they will tell you this is true. With full schedules of teaching, speaking and leading tens ...
This week in Black history.(Brief article)(Calendar)
Jan 16, 2006 ... January 10, 1961-- Charlayne Alberta Hunter and Hamilton E. Holmes integrated the all-White University of Georgia on this day. The United States Supreme Court, shortly after their admission, unanimously denied Georgia Attorney General Eugene Cook's plea to stay integration ...
Infinite love.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Jan 16, 2006 ... Mr. and Mrs. Willard King married during a double-ring ceremony in Indianapolis, IN. Verna Wales is a graduate of Ball State University and Indiana University She is an administrator for the Indiana Public School ...
Devotion.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Jan 16, 2006 ... David Haywood exchanged marital vows with Buffy Jenkins at Zion Hill #1 Baptist Church in Natchez, MS. The bride, a former communication specialist for AT&T Wireless, is a graduate of Jackson (MS) State ...
My kind of wonderful.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Jan 16, 2006 ... Shamika Vintresha Goudy united in holy matrimony with Rafael May at Gray's Conference Center in Milwaukee, WI. The bride attended Southern University in Baton Rouge. She is a day program coordinator. The ...
Lost in love.(Love & Happiness)
Jan 16, 2006 ... Torrey Paul wed the former Gail Gardner during a double-ring ceremony on Sunset Beach on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. The bride, a teacher, is a graduate of Stillman College and the University ...
Golden bliss.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Jan 16, 2006 ... Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Watson commemorated 50 years of marriage during a wedding blessing in the presence of family and friends at the Greenmont Party Center in Cleveland, OH. Mrs. Evelyn ...
A big day with the Duchess.(NEWSMAKERS)
Jan 16, 2006 ... The Duchess of Cornwall greets 6-year-old Hannah Olateju during the recent Woman's Own Children courage awards in London. Hannah, who lost the lower halves of both her arms and legs to meningitis, is one of 10 children who ...
Help for New Orleans.(NEWSMAKERS)(Branford Marsalis)(Brief article)(Photograph)
Jan 16, 2006 ... Famed jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis, a native of New Orleans, announces plans to build a "Musicians' Village" for the musicians who have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Looking on is New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. The Musicians' Village will include homes built by Habitat for ...
Old school smooth.(the week's best photos)
Jan 16, 2006 ... Congresswoman Maxine Waters and her husband ambassador Sidney Williams do some smooth steppin' with more ...
Make a resolution to resolve finances in 2006.(FINANCE)
Jan 16, 2006 ... It seems to happen every year. That holiday hangover after spending too much on yuletide gifts, decorations and cheer. Pretty soon, with the high cost of gas raising the price of everything from heating bills to airfare, it could be more than Jack Frost nipping at your nose. ...
Bans void records of sprinters Montgomery and Gaines.(SPORTS)(Brief article)
Jan 16, 2006 ... The recent two-year track bans for American sprinters Tim Montgomery and Chryste Gaines for using performance-enhancing drugs will also void their track victories in the record books. Though Montgomery did not test positive for drugs, he was banned based on evidence gathered in ...
Colts coach Tony Dungy returns to team after son's apparent suicide.(SPORTS)
Jan 16, 2006 ... Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy returned to the team a week after the apparent suicide of his 18-year-old son, James Dungy, hugging his players and assistant coaches and thanking the public for its support while he dealt with his personal tragedy. "It was the right time to ...
Norries Wilson ready to win at Columbia.(SPORTS)(Brief article)
Jan 16, 2006 ... Norries Wilson has high hopes for the Columbia University football team in New York City. Wilson, who recently became the first Black head football coach in Ivy League history, wants to turn around the program that hasn't had a winning season since 1996. "I want to say that ...
Roger Kingdom, Mike Powell head class of new Track and Field Hall of Fame inductees.(SPORTS)(Brief article)
Jan 16, 2006 ... Two-time Olympic hurdles champion Roger Kingdom and world-record long jumper Mike Powell recently were inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame during ceremonies in Jacksonville, FL. During his career, Kingdom won back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the 110-meter ...
Last Holiday.(Movies To See)(Movie review)(Brief article)
Jan 16, 2006; ... (Rated PG-13) Paramount Pictures Georgia Byrd lives a small life tucked inside big dreams. She is a salesperson for a department store in cookware giving appetizing cooking demonstrations to sell the cookware. But when she is diagnosed with a rare brain disease and is told that ...
George Clinton still funk'n it up after 50 years.(CELEBRITIES)
Jan 16, 2006; ... It's been five decades since George Clinton began making music at a barbershop in Newark, NJ, with his doo-wop singing quintet The Parliaments. Now the Master of P-Funk is back celebrating 50 years in the business with the release of How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?, his first studio ...
Ciara in concert.(CELEBRITIES)(Brief article)(Photograph)
Jan 16, 2006 ... Singer Ciara (c) performs with her backup dancers during a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. Dubbed the First Lady of "Crunk & B" by Lil' Jon, her debut album, Goodies, has sold 3 million copies. She recently earned four Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist. Her hit ...
'One On One' with Kyla Pratt: child star grows up.(Cover story)
Jan 16, 2006; ... Becoming a professional Hollywood is a job that many people have dreamed of since childhood. For Kyla Pratt it was simply an after school pastime. "When I was younger [acting] was a hobby. It was my after school activity," says Pratt who began acting at the tender age of 8 ....
'Love Monkey'.(TeleVision)(Brief article)(Calendar)
Jan 16, 2006 ... Larenz Tate, Jason Priestley and Katherine LaNasa co-star in the series "Love Monkey" with Tom Cavanagh, Christopher Wiehl and Judy Greer. They're buddies of a single record executive who navigates the amusing waters of work and dating in New York City. It premieres (Tuesday, January 17 at ...
Nation celebrates holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief Article)
Jan 23, 2006 ... Americans across the nation will honor the 2006 King Holiday Observance on January 16, the 77th birthday of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It is the 20th anniversary of the national holiday in Dr. King's honor. His birthday is celebrated in some form in ...
Grass fires burn homes, land, blazes through three states.(NATIONAL REPORT)(331,000 acres and 220 homes and businesses destroyed in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma )(Brief Article)
Jan 23, 2006 ... Grass fires that have been raging across three states destroying hundreds of homes and thousands of acres of land in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma recently were under control at Jet press time, but dry, windy conditions continued and authorities ...
Football Hall of Famer Lynn Swann makes bid for Pennsylvania governor's seat.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief Article)
Jan 23, 2006 ... Lynn Swann recently announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination for governor of Pennsylvania during a rally in Pittsburgh. He told 500 cheering supporters that he is running as a Republican because the Democratic Party "has taken the African-American vote for granted," he said. ...
Historic Chicago Church destroyed by fire.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago)(Brief Article)
Jan 23, 2006 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Historic Chicago Church Destroyed By Fire: Tyrone Jordan (I), of Pilgrim Baptist Church, and Rev. Stanley Keeble of Logos Baptist Assembly, hug in front of the shell of the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago. An extra-alarm fire (inset) destroyed ...
Lovie Smith overcomes 'growing pains,' honored as 2005 NFL Coach of the Year.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief Article)
Jan 23, 2006 ... Last year's disappointing 5-11 record in his first year as coach and losing his starting quarterback this preseason didn't stop Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith from engineering a surprise worst-to-first turnaround that led the Bears to the NFC North title and a play-off berth this ...
Earl 'Butch' Graves Jr. named CEO of Earl G. Graves Publishing Co.(BUSINESS)(Brief Article)
Jan 23, 2006 ... Earl G. Graves Sr., founder of Black Enterprise (BE) magazine, recently named his oldest son, Earl "Butch" Graves Jr., the Earl G. Graves Publishing Company's new chief executive officer and president. The promotion, which occurred on Graves' 44th birthday, represents the ...
Ronald A. Williams leads insurance giant Aetna.(BUSINESS)(Brief Article)
Jan 23, 2006 ... Ronald A. Williams has been named CEO for Aetna, Inc., one of America's largest health insurance companies. Currently company president and member of its board of directors, he begins his new role Feb. 14. As president and CEO, Williams will lead the day-to-day operations of the ...
Weighing your healthcare options: how to get a second opinion.(HEALTH)
Jan 23, 2006 ... Whether it's for a routine exam, disease management or diagnostic testing, many people visit the doctor for one reason or another. Oftentimes, patients who may be facing a life-threatening illness, major surgery or intensive treatment, are apt to follow their doctor's orders ....
Truman K. Gibson Jr., lawyer, activist and first black boxing promoter, dies.(CENSUS)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Jan 23, 2006 ... Truman K. Gibson, an attorney known for his historic role in helping to desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces, recently died at Mercy Hospital in Chicago. He was 93. A graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, Gibson achieved several history-making feats, including being the ...
Died.(CENSUS)(Elrod Hendricks)(Jorja English Palmer)(Hazel Falke-Obey)(Wilson "Lit" Waters Jr.)(Brief Article)
Jan 23, 2006 ... Died: Elrod Hendricks, 64, who spent 37 years as a catcher or coach with the Baltimore Orioles, of a heart attack at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, MD ... Jorja English Palmer, 75, noted Chicago activist-organizer who was the wife of the late journalist Lu Palmer, of ...
Correction.(CENSUS)(Correction Notice)
Jan 23, 2006 ... In the Dec. 19, 2005 issue, Jet incorrectly stated census information on the late Miles College President Dr. Albert J. H. Sloan II. Dr. Sloan was a native of Atlanta and graduated from Albany ...
Poitier in Africa.(AFRICAN AFFAIRS)(Sidney Poitier visit part of Measles Initiative)(Brief Article)
Jan 23, 2006 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: POITIER IN AFRICA: Actor-director Sidney Poitier stands with a Benoise child at the "Tree of Return" in the former slave trade town Quidah, Benin, in West Africa. He visited Benin in support of the Red Cross' fight against measles, a major killer ...
Tanzania's new President.(AFRICAN AFFAIRS)(Jakaya Kikwete )(Brief Article)
Jan 23, 2006 ... Caption: TANZANIA'S NEW PRESIDENT: Tanzania's President-elect Jakaya Kikwete (I) of the ruling Revolutionary Party, accompanied by his wife, Salma, leaves the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es Salaam after being officially and publicly declared winner of Tanzania's presidential election by ...
This week in Black history.(Clifford Alexander, Jr. appointed secretary of the Army )(birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. becomes a federal holiday )(Brief Article)
Jan 23, 2006 ... January 19, 1977-- The appointment of Clifford Alexander, Jr., as secretary of the Army was announced by the Pentagon on this day. It was the first time a Black man had been assigned the position. As secretary of the Army in the Carter administration, his duties included ...
Tiger Woods buys new Florida home for $40 million.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief Article)
Jan 23, 2006 ... Golf champion Tiger Woods recently purchased a $40 million home for his 30th birthday, according to the New York Post. Woods' new 10-acre estate is on Jupiter Island in Florida, rated by Forbes as one the most expensive areas in the nation. In addition to the 16,000-square-foot mansion, ...