Jet back issues from October 2007:
Celeb scene.(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... (A) Jamie Foxx receives star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Kodak Theatre. (B) Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street presents Philadelphia Phillies baseball star Jimmy Rollins with a proclamation and a commemorative Liberty Bell for his commitment to the community and charitable ...
Court throws out conviction of teen in Jena 6 case.(NATIONAL REPORT)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Ruling that Mychal Bell never should have been tried as an adult, the state 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out the aggravated-battery conviction of one of the teens in the group now known as the Jena 6, just days before his scheduled sentencing and a planned rally that was expected to ...
Jury awards ex-cops $6.5 mil. in suit against Detroit Mayor, City.(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... An 11-person jury sided in favor of two x-Detroit police officers in a whistleblower lawsuit against the city and its mayor, according to the Associated Press. Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown and Officer Harold Nelthrope were granted $6.5 million. They were reportedly fired for ...
Trapped eight days in car after crash, missing Maryland student survives.(NATIONAL REPORT)
Oct 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An 18-year-old Maryland college student is being treated for dehydration, cuts and a hip injury at the hospital after being trapped for eight days when his car he ran off the road, down a steep embankment and landed upside down in a shallow creek bed. ...
Black woman in W. VA enslaved, tortured by White captors: police.(NATIONAL REPORT)
Oct 01, 2007; ... In a series of hellish events that sound like a bad horror movie, a 20-year-old Black woman from West Virginia was allegedly beat, raped, choked with a cable cord, stabbed repeatedly in the leg, scorched with hot water, forced to drink from a toilet and eat dog and rat droppings for nearly ...
New Orleans retains Black majority despite Katrina.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... "It's certainly still a predominately African-American city," says Brookings Institution demographer William Frey countering assertions a majority of Blacks were displaced or had fled the Crescent City in the wake Katrina. According to a recently released study from the ...
Authorities probe noose hanging at Univ. of Maryland.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Officials at the University of Maryland said that a noose found hanging from a tree outside a building that houses several Black campus groups is being investigated as a hate crime. Campus police spokesman Paul Dillon said the school is interviewing witnesses and poring over ...
Pupil reads 330 books.(CHILDREN)(Malcolm Wilson)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Malcolm Wilson is a 7-year-old who "wants to learn everything," his mother says. Wilson set a class record when he read 330 books while in the first grade several months ago. "He's very eager to learn and gets excited when he gets ...
Coretta Scott King statue unveiled.(BLACK HISTORY)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CORETTA SCOTT KING STATUE UNVEILED: A bronze bust of civil rights activist Coretta Scott King was recently unveiled at her hometown church, Mt. Tabor AME Zion Church, in Marion, AL. The 8-foot-tall statue sits on a granite base in front of the church. The ...
This week in Black history.
Oct 01, 2007 ... September 25, 1957--The Little Rock Nine, nine Black teens, escorted by troops of the Army 101st Airborne Division, integrated Central High School in Little Rock, AR, on this day. President Dwight Eisenhower ordered the troops when Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus used National Guardsmen to ...
Message.(People)(Washington Johnson II named editor of Message)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Rev. Dr. Washington Johnson II, an ordained minister in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church and projects director for Message magazine in Hagerstown, MD, has been named editor of ...
Chicago Urban League.(People)(Sharon Jones named executive vice president)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sharon Jones, an attorney and nationally recognized diversity consultant, has been named Chicago Urban League executive vice president and ...
Burger King Corporation.(People)(Telisa Roberson Yancy named vice president)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Telisa Roberson Yancy, former director of Ford Motor Company's customer service division, has been named vice president, media and multicultural marketing for Burger King ...
Clark Atlanta University.(People)(Aristide J. Collins, Jr. named vp)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Aristide J. Collins, Jr., former vice president for advancement at Pacific Oaks College and Children's School in Pasadena, CA, has been appointed vice president for institutional advancement ...
Jacqueline Seabrooks.(People)(appointed as chief of police)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Jacqueline Seabrooks, a 26-year law enforcement veteran who most recently served as captain of the Santa Monica (CA) Police Department, has been ...
Getting back on track for back to school.(EDUCATION)(Elwyn Davidson School)
Oct 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kevin Dixon is not a traditional student. The Philadelphia resident has Down syndrome and congestive heart failure and attends the Elwyn Davidson School, a private facility for special-needs students. Even though his classes at Elwyn may be ...
Patricia Hill Collins elected 1st Black female president of American Sociological Association.(EDUCATION)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Patricia Hill Collins, distinguished university professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Maryland, made history at the American Sociological Association's (ASA) recent annual meeting in New York City, becoming the first Black woman elected president of the ...
Ideal mates.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ideal Mates: Drs. Shani Lea Parker and Jerrold Brandon Boone exchanged wedding vows in a double-ring ceremony at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Rockville, MD. The bride and groom are graduates of the Tuskegee (AL) ...
Pledge of love.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Pledge Of Love: Kawana Lenita Seymour and Marco Antonio Bonne pledged life-long love during ceremonies at Charleston Air Force Base Chapel in Charleston, SC. The bride, a graduate of the University of South Carolina and Troy State University ...
A new life together.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A New Life Together: Andrew H. King and J'Nette Kara Knox married at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kensington in Berkeley, CA. The bride, a graduate of San Francisco State University, is an employment program ...
Sharing the love.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sharing The Love: Girard Ford and Heather Sophia Savage shared their love with family and friends on a wedding cruise which docked at Hyatt Resort & Marina in Key West, FL. They later sailed to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. The groom, a graduate of ...
Blissful newlyweds.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Blissful Newlyweds: The new Mr. and Mrs. Rendel David Boyd live in marital bliss since their wedding at Sandals Grande Ocho Rios in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. The bride, formerly Shalone Evett Turner, is a graduate of Alabama A&M ...
Long-lasting love.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Long-Lasting Love: Fifty years ago, John and Lula Mae Long Carthan promised their mutual devotion and recently celebrated that day during a 50th wedding anniversary celebration with family and friends at Best Western Kings Inn Ballroom in El ...
Jennifer Hudson lands role in 'Sex and the City' movie.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson has joined the cast of Sex and the City: The Movie, which is being filmed in New York, according to Reuters news agency and The Hollywood Reporter. Hudson, 26, will play the assistant to Sarah Jessica Parker's character, Carrie Bradshaw, in the film ...
Tyler Perry launches an Internet TV channel.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Filmmaker-actor Tyler Perry, creator of the popular Madea character, has taken on a new role: TV channel owner. He recently signed a deal with Narrowstep to launch his own Internet TV channel, TPTV. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The 24-hour channel will offer ...
Diana Ross to receive Kennedy Center Honor.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Pop-soul legend Diana Ross has been named among the recipients of this year's Kennedy Center Honors. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ross will be saluted at the 30th annual John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presentation along with pianist Leon Fleisher, actor ...
Blacks among Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] From national leaders to leading TV personalities, Forbes recently ranked the world's most influential women. Black women who made "The 100 Most Powerful Women" list include: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who placed at No. 4; media ...
Chief justices meet.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Chief Justices Meet: Leah Ward Sears, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, meets with Chief Justice Pius Nkonzo Langa of South ...
On broadway.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ON BROADWAY: Singer Tamyra Gray, former finalist on "American Idol," is showcasing her talent in the hit Broadway musical Rent at the Nederlander Theatre in New York. She stars as Mimi, a woman who has HIV but doesn't let it stop her life ....
Byron Allen weds TV producer.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byron Allen, host of the TV series, "Comics Unleashed," has married TV producer Jennifer Lucas during a recent ceremony at the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] According to People magazine, the couple exchanged vows on the hotel's picturesque lawn ...
Sexual harassment case against Isiah Thomas opens.(NEWSMAKERS)
Oct 01, 2007 ... New York Knicks head coach Isiah Thomas is using his defensive plays in court. Thomas, also the Knicks' president of basketball operations, is the defendant in a civil trial in New York over sexual-harassment allegations, which he has denied (JET, Feb. 13, 2006). In January ...
BMI Urban Awards.(MUSIC)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BMI URBAN AWARDS: BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.), the national performing rights organization, saluted recently this year's hottest R&B, rap and hip-hop songwriters, producers and publishers at its annual Urban Awards ceremony held at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas ....
Rockin' at Hard Rock.(The week's best photos)(Kanye West)(Brief article)(Photograph)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Rockin' At Hard Rock: Rapper Kanye West, whose new CD Graduation has been projected to outsell 50 Cent's Curtis in their album-sales battle, takes ...
Celebrating in Sierra Leone.(The week's best photos)(Brief article)(Photograph)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Celebrating In Sierra Leone: Supporters of the All People's Congress dance outside party headquarters in Freetown after preliminary results in a runoff ...
Beauty of the week.
Oct 01, 2007; ... SYDNEY-NICOLE LIVINGSTON is from Virginia. She enjoys ...
Down for the count.(The week's best photos)(Junior Witter successfully defends title)(Brief article)(Photograph)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Down For The Count: New York-based Vivian Harris rests on the ropes after being knocked down by Junior Witter of the U.K. during their recent WBC ...
Seeking the female vote.(Barack Obama )(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Seeking The Female Vote: During the launch of the California chapter of Women for Obama in San Francisco, U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama addresses a ...
Despite housing sales slump experts say real estate is still a hot investment.(BUSINESS)(R. Donahue Peebles)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Real estate investor R. Donahue Peebles was just a newborn when his parents purchased their Washington, D.C., home in 1960 for $16,000. In 2006, Donahue's dad sold the home for nearly $600,000. "You can see that real estate performs really well," says Peebles, 47, author of The ...
Walter Payton's legacy lives on through liver treatment center.(MEDICINE)
Oct 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The late Walter Payton touched lives as a Hall of Fame football hero and continues to do so in his legacy. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Payton's mother, Alyne Payton, wife, Connie and daughter, Brittney recently helped celebrate the ...
Docs: Everett's prognosis improves after spinal injury.(SPORTS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... When Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett arrived at Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital in Buffalo, NY., he was paralyzed from the neck down. He suffered a life-threatening spinal-cord injury when bowing his head during a tackle in the Bills' season opener. [ILLUSTRATION ...
Price is right.(SPORTS)(Armintie Price named WNBA Rookie of the Year )(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... PRICE IS RIGHT: Chicago Sky guard Armintie Price shows off her WNBA Rookie of the Year award. Price, who was drafted third overall out of the University of Mississippi, started all 34 games and finished third among rookies in scoring (7.9 points per game) and assists (2.9 a game). Price ...
Bill Russell honored for international basketball achievements.(SPORTS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Celtics legend Bill Russell was recognized as a basketball great who "made the game" when he was recently inducted into FIBA's Hall of Fame. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Russell, who won 11 NBA titles with the Boston Celtics and an Olympic gold medal with the United ...
Hit musical 'Wicked' casts blacks in roles not defined by race.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Oct 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] In the Land of Oz, it doesn't matter if you are Black or White. All that matters is what's inside of you, your true character, your belief in yourself. That message has made the Broadway musical Wicked, the productions in Chicago ...
Larenz Tate, his brothers raise awareness about sickle cell disease.(CELEBRITIES)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Versatile actor Larenz Tate says he has played a lot of roles in his long career, but nothing compares to what he's doing right now. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] He is continuing in his role as national spokesman for sickle cell disease awareness in the "Be Sickle Smart: ...
Spike Lee, Andre 3000 Win Creative Emmys.(CELEBRITIES)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Filmmaker Spike Lee's HBO documentary When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts won three Emmys at the recent 58th annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Hollywood. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For the post-Hurricane Katrina story, Lee took ...
O.J. charged with robbery at Las Vegas hotel.(CELEBRITIES)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Hall of Fame running back O.J. Simpson faces two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit a burglary and burglary with a firearm for what Las Vegas police say is his role in a sports-memorabilia heist. ...
Tiger wins Tour Championship and FedEx Cup.(SPORTS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... From the beginning, it was never much competition for Tiger Woods. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] He cruised to easy victories of the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup, golf's first playoff series-where the winner is determined by points-at East Lake in Atlanta, winning ...
Top NBA pick Greg Oden's first season lost to knee surgery.(SPORTS)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... This year's No. 1 NBA draft pick Greg Oden has to look forward to his rookie season-next year. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Portland Trail Blazer's season abruptly ended before it began when the 7-foot center went in for an exploratory procedure on his right knee and ...
British beauty Melanie Brown looks back on her life and forward to new projects, new baby & new husband.(Cover story)
Oct 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the sound of Aretha Franklin's A Deeper Love booms from the speakers of a Los Angeles dance studio, Melanie Brown practices her Quickstep routine with instructor Maks Chmerkovskiy. It's the eighth day and the sixth hour of a long rehearsal where, in ...
Idlewild.(TeleVision)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Andre Benjamin and Antwan A. Patton--of OutKast fame--star in Idlewild, a musical set in the Prohibition-era American South, where a speakeasy performer and club manager, Rooster (Patton), must contend with gangsters who have their eyes on the club while his piano player and partner, ...
Celeb scene.(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] (A) British actress Thandie Newton turns heads at the V&A Golden Age of Couture Gala at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London. (B) Actor Samuel Jackson and his wife. LaTanya. check out the Giorgio Armani Spring/Summer 2008 collection presented in ...
Thousands rally in Jena.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Jena High School)
Oct 08, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A massive rally in Jena, Louisiana? They said it couldn't be done. It was for a good cause--to seek justice for six Black students who face more than a decade in prison after allegedly beating up a White schoolmate. But the pundits said that the central ...
Florida NAACP sues to change the state's voter-registration law.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007 ... The state branch of the NAACP and the Haitian-American Grassroots Coalition are working to ensure that voters in Florida won't be kept from voting during the 2008 election. The groups have filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Florida because of a voter-registration law ...
Republican Alan Keyes seeks presidency again.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alan Keyes is giving a White House run another try. The Maryland conservative has announced on his Web site that he has filed paperwork to make his candidacy official. He joins a crowded Republican field of nine candidates and debuted ...
King Dream Concert: celebs tell why civil rights icon's memorial must be built.(NATIONAL REPORT)
Oct 08, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] It was a night of music filled with hope, pride and promise. And it was a chance to re-commit with courage to Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream for equality and justice. It was the "Dream Concert," a historic, all-star fundraiser for ...
This week in Black history.(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] October 3, 1989-- Art Shell became the first Black head coach of the modern National Football League era when he was named coach of the Los Angeles Raiders on this day. Shell, a former offensive tackle who played in eight Pro Bowls, was drafted ...
Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum celebrates 40th Anniversary.(BLACK HISTORY)(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] More than 200 guests came out to help celebrate the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum's 40th Anniversary gala on the museum's grounds in Washington D.C. The event, which carried the theme "Celebrating a History, Building a Future," paid ...
Marriage in Hawaii.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Lamont Thompson made the former Tinnetta Rockquemore his wife during an enchanted ceremony at the Ihilani Resort & Spa in Oahu, Hawaii. The bride is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Tulane University's ...
Yesterday, today and forever.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gregory Liberty married the former Rasheeda S. Hakeem in Oranjestad, Aruba. The bride is a graduate of Marquette University; the groom is a graduate of Temple University and Austin Peay State University. The bride is controller for The ...
Eternally yours.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Lt. Anthony B. Coleman wed Dr. LaFaith C. Miller at the Brownsville Community Church of God in Summerville, SC. A graduate of the University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina, the bride is a general dentist. The groom, a graduate ...
Our life begins.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jeffrey Manley tied the knot with the former Kashanda Martin at Life Center Church of God In Christ in Chicago, IL. The happy newlyweds are both graduates of Northern Illinois University. The bride ...
Treasured moment.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007 ... Wahsaan L. Barnes joined in holy matrimony with Cory A. Brown during an enchanted double-ring ceremony at the Couples Sans Souci Resort & Spa in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. The bride is a public relations specialist in Atlanta. She is a graduate of Clark Atlanta ...
Five decades and stil in love.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Floyd celebrated 50 years of love and happiness with family and friends at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL. Mrs. Earnestine Whitty ...
Naomi Campbell speaks out on bias against Black models.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Supermodel Naomi Campbell was among a group of speakers who talked recently about the shortage of opportunities for Blacks in fashion during "The Lack of Black Images in Fashion Today" panel discussion held at the Bryant Park Hotel in New York City. ...
Dancing divas.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
Oct 08, 2007 ... DANCING DIVAS: Tony award-winning actress LaChanze (l) demonstrates calorie-burning moves along with Broadway choreographer Maria Torres (c) and Rebecca Lee of the YMCA at the South Shore Cultural Center in Chicago during the Pepsi-Co's Smart Spot Dance! Initiative, which has partnered ...