Jet back issues from June 2008:
The class of 2008.(Hampton University graduaton)(Photograph)
Jun 02, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hampton University graduates rejoice in front of a video camera that pictured the institution's commencement exercises on two ...
This week is hurricane preparedness week.(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... It highlights the importance of awareness and preparation in reducing the effects of a hurricane disaster. Hazards accompanying hurricanes include storm surges, high winds, tornadoes and flooding. Families are urged to ...
Energy-efficient water.(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Energy-Efficient Water: Heating water for household use typically accounts for about 13 percent of your utility bill A quick way to cut down on that cost is to simply use less hot water. Take more ...
Celebrity birthdays.(The JET Spot)
Jun 02, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] May 26 Lenny Kravitz [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Celeb scene.(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] (A) Nelly performs at Radio 1's Big Weekend, the UK's biggest free music festival, at Mote Park, Maidstone in Kent. (B) Rapper and actress Eve (I) and actress Joy Bryant arrive for the Los Angeles Alexander McQueen Boutique launch party. (C) Laila Ali ...
NAACP chooses Benjamin T. Jealous as new president.(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... The NAACP recently chose 35-year-old activist and former news executive Benjamin T. Jealous as its new national president, making him the youngest leader in the 99-year history of the organization. Jealous comes to the NAACP from the San Francisco-based Rosenberg Foundation, ...
Edwards endorses Obama.(John Edwards, Barack Obama)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Edwards endorses Obama: Receiving a big-time vote of confidence, Barack Obama gets a boost with a surprise endorsement from ex-rival John Edwards during a rally in Grand Rapids, MI. "Democratic voters in America have made their choice and so have I," said Edwards, the party's 2004 vice ...
1st White valedictorian at Morehouse College embraced as a 'brother'.(Joshua Packwood)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Joshua Packwood turned more than a few heads four years ago when he became one of the few White students enrolled at Morehouse College. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] But it appears the entire country took notice as the 22-year-old from Kansas City, MO, graduated as the ...
Making a change.(voter-registration)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MAKING A CHANGE: Gov. Deval Patrick helps Wendy Perez of the South End fill out a voter-registration application outside Back Bay Station ...
Detroit Council takes step toward mayor's ouster.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... The Detroit City Council recently took the first step toward removing Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office over a scandal involving explicit text messages to his former aide. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The council's 5-4 vote begins a process aimed at removing Kilpatrick ....
New brigadier general.(Marcia M. Anderson)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... NEW BRIGADIER GENERAL: Col. Marcia M. Anderson, who was recently promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Army Reserves, is pinned with her new general star by her husband, Amos Anderson (I), and her father, ...
Farm bill would boost aid for healthy food, pay $100 million to Blacks in bias suit.(food assistance for African Americans)
Jun 02, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives recently passed a $290 billion farm bill that not only provides more money to promote healthy eating in disadvantaged areas, but is being praised by Black farmers for including about $100 million to settle their ...
Power to end stroke awards.(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... POWER TO END STROKE AWARDS: Cass Wheeler, CEO of the American Heart Association, greets radio personality Myra J (c) and the Rev. Bernice King during the recent Power to End Stroke Awards gala in Atlanta. Myra J accepted the highest award, the Legacy Award, on behalf of Tom Joyner who is ...
Happy feet.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... HAPPY FEET: Kenny Smith of "Inside the NBA," Ernie Johnson (2nd, I) and Charles Barkley (with bright red painted toenails) joke with Samaritan's Feet founder Manny Ohonme as they show off their bare feet during a NBA playoff broadcast at the TNT studios in Atlanta. Samaritan's Feet is an ...
This week in Black history.(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] May 29, 1973-- Thomas Bradley, lawyer, police officer and city councilman, was elected the first Black mayor of Los Angeles on this day. He went on to serve four terms as mayor. A native of Calvert, TX, Bradley and his family moved to L.A. when ...
Remembering the Pullman porters.(Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters )
Jun 02, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] No one knew their name, but they made certain that the world would never forget them. The well-dressed men in uniforms, known as Pullman porters, provided first-class service to well-to-do White passengers during the late 1800s to the late ...
Just us.(wedding of Belinda Nanette Smith and Allen Jay Daise )(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Just Us: Belinda Nanette Smith tied the knot with Allen Jay Daise at Sandals in Nassau, Bahamas. The bride is a guidance director with the Broward County School Board. She is a graduate of St. Thomas University and Troy University. The groom is a ...
The sweetest sound.(wedding of Chad Everett Boone and Nikki Michelle Johnson )(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Sweetest Sound: Chad Everett Boone joined in holy matrimony with Nikki Michelle Johnson at the Ritz Carlton Villa Padierna in Marbella, Spain. A graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio and Union College, the bride is an ...
Deep in my heart.(wedding of Kennette Ransaw and Pierre Blackmond )(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Deep In My Heart: Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Blackmond pledged their eternal love at the Fresh Anointing House of Worship in Montgomery, AL. The bride, Kennette Ransaw, is a graduate of Alabama State University. The groom is also a graduate of ...
Wedding bells.(wedding of Allen Brooks and Bettye L. Wilkes )(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Wedding Bells: Allen Brooks wed Bettye L. Wilkes at the Salish Lodge, Snoqualmie Falls, in Snoqualmie, WA. The bride, a grad of Ball State University and Golden Gate University, is senior vice president of community and ...
Destined to be.(wedding of Shavonne Dechelle Hinton and Jaron Jerrell Smith )(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Destined To Be: Shavonne Dechelle Hinton exchanged marital vows with Jaron Jerrell Smith during a double-ring ceremony at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Richmond, VA. The blushing bride is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University. She is ...
Circle of love.(wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Curry Sr. )(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Circle Of Love: Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Curry Sr. commemorated 50 years of marriage with more than 200 family and friends during a reception at Franzee-Javys Banquet Hall in Ambridge, PA. Mrs. Leona ...
Mary gives back.(Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute's The Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute Foundation )(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MARY GIVES BACK: Eight-time Grammy-winner Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute, founder and chief creative officer of Translation Consultation + Brand Imaging, announce their new charity initiative FFAWN: The Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute Foundation for the ...
Rapper Remy Ma gets 8-year prison sentence in '07 shooting outside New York club.(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Rapper Remy Ma was recently sentenced to eight years in prison for the shooting of a woman outside a Manhattan nightclub. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I feel so bad for all the physical and mental pain you've gone through," the Grammy-nominated artist told the victim ....
Historic installment.(Karen Bass as first african american assemblywoman of California)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... HISTORIC INSTALLMENT: Assemblywoman Karen Bass smiles as she is sworn in as Speaker of the California State Assembly by her predecessor, Assemblyman Fabian Nunez, Bass' stepdaughter, Yvette Lechuga and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger during ceremonies at the Capitol in Sacramento. Bass, 54, ...
Mandela 'reluctantly' accepts his capital city's honor.(Nelson Mandela's Tshwane/ Pretoria Freedom of the City Award )(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela recently broke a vow he made several years ago, but this was a very special exception. The famed leader, who will celebrate his 90th birthday in July, accepted the Tshwane/ Pretoria "Freedom of the City" Award though he had promised ...
Dream come true for Diddy's ex-assistant.(Heather Joy Thompson as foreign service officer )(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... DREAM COME TRUE FOR DIDDY'S EX-ASSISTANT: Last year Heather Joy Thompson, Esq. told JET that her "long-term goal" was to be a U.S. Foreign Service Officer after applying for the job in April 2006. This year, Thompson's dream became a reality after she was sworn-in by Deputy Secretary of ...
Non-partisan nuptials.(Jenna Bush and Henry Hager's wedding, Kirbyjon Caldwell)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NON-PARTISAN NUPTIALS: Jenna Bush, daughter of President George W. Bush, exchanges vows with Henry Hager during a wedding officiated by the Rev. Kirbyjohn Caldwell at the Bush family's Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, TX. Though the Bushes and the groom ...
Special guest conductor.(Honda's ASIMO robot's performance)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... SPECIAL GUEST CONDUCTOR: Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) Resident Conductor Thomas Wilkins greets Honda's ASIMO robot on stage after it conducted the orchestra's recent performance of Impossible Dream. The robot's appearance helped the DSO's effort to increase interest and access to music ...
Where is ... Kris Kross?
Jun 02, 2008; ... The year was 1992 when Kris Kross made a huge leap into music history. Childhood buddies Chris Kelly, 13, and Chris Smith, 12, would go down as the first kid rap duo, achieving success in the underground rap market and the pop market. Their debut album, Totally Krossed Out, sold ...
Kerry 'Krucial' Brothers: one of the music industry's 'key' producers.(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Music producer/songwriter Kerry "Kruciar' Brothers recalls nearly turning down the opportunity to work with an up-and-coming singer in the '90s. Her name was Alicia Keys. "1 was really into hip-hop production," said Brothers. "I was ...
Celebrating freedom.(Michaelle Jean's visit in France)(Photograph)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Celebrating Freedom: During an official visit to France, Canada Governor General Michaelle Jean greets well-wishers after a ceremony marking the anniversary of ...
Stepping out.(Tatyana Ali )(Photograph)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Stepping Out: Actress Tatyana Ali of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" fame arrives at Step Up Women's Network 2008 ...
Christa Graziano.(beauty of the week)
Jun 02, 2008; ... CHRISTA GRAZIANO is a promoter from Fort Myers, FL. She enjoys ...
Sharpton speaks out.(Al Sharpton on police brutality)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Sharpton Speaks Out: Rev. Al Sharpton speaks to the press with Leomia Dyches at his side following a prison visit with her son Dwayne Dyches in Philadelphia. Dyches was one of three Black shooting suspects ...
Sunshine state idol.(Syesha Mercado in Florida)(Photograph)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Sunshine State Idol: "American Idol" finalist Syesha Mercado, of Sarasota, FL, waves after singing the National Anthem before the start of the Los Angeles ...
Black musicians among new picks for National Archive of Recordings.(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... More than a dozen Black musical performers, including Michael Jackson, Herbie Hancock and Art Tatum, are among the 25 selections recently added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry for 2007. The recordings, considered "culturally, historically or ...
Braxton delays Vegas show until June 6.(Toni Braxton)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Singer Toni Braxton's return to her Las Vegas stage show has been postponed once again. According to a spokeswoman for Harrah's Entertainment, the target date to resume "Toni Braxton: Revealed" at the Flamingo Las Vegas hotel is now slated for June 6. The Grammy ...
Patti Austin sings to help end domestic violence.(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Singer Patti Austin has written and recorded an inspirational song By The Grace Of God that sheds light on the devastating effects of domestic violence. She's the new spokeswoman for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)and www.goingsoulo.com, a Web site that ...
Jonnetta Patton, former manager of son Usher, starts independent record label.(JPat Records)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The woman who guided the success of multiplatinum superstar Usher recently launched an independent record label. Jonnetta Patton, the president/CEO of the Atlanta-based JPat Management and Usher's ex-manager, formed JPat Records. The newly ...
Al Green still singing, preaching about love with new CD 'Lay It Down'.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Legendary maestro of love Al Green is ready to show people where good music came from, what it's all about and that it's here to stay with the release of his new secular album, Lay It Down. "I think this album is going to be a collector's edition. For players only," he ...
Howard University brothers bring Black college experience to the internet.(Bison Roundup.com)
Jun 02, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Howard University alum Bryndan Moore noticed he and a small group of friends were sending more than 800 e-mails to each other a month. This constant communication, he says, was the gateway into his new business, Alumni Roundup. "I stayed in ...
Fishburne, Merkerson, Stew garner Tony nominations.(Laurence Fishburne, S. Epatha Merkerson and Stew )(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Laurence Fishburne, S. Epatha Merkerson and Stew are among the Black Broadway actors and actresses recently nominated for Tony Awards. Fishburne is nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his role as Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in the one-man ...
R. Kelly's child porn trial opens with 8 White jurors, 4 Blacks.(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Jury selection was recently completed in R. Kelly's trial in Chicago on child pornography charges with a panel of eight White jurors and four Blacks. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The trial is being held at Cook County Circuit Court. The jurors said they would ...
Usher's fire: 'the power of love': marriage, fatherhood can't cool singer's musical passion.
Jun 02, 2008; ... If given the opportunity to have a sit-down discussion about the essence of Black music with any artist, living or dead, the person that Usher Raymond IV would chose is none other than the great Marvin Gaye. "I just think his mind was beautiful," says Usher of the man whose work ...
The playlist: a weekly ranking of the hottest Blacks & R&B hip-hop and rap, according to radio airplay, CD sales, ringtones or sing downloads.(List)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Top R&B CDs 1. SPIRIT Leona Lewis 2. E=MC2 Mariah Carey 3. THE ODD COUPLE Gnarls Barkley 4. AS I AM Alicia Keys 5. JORDIN SPARKS Jordin Sparks Source: Amazon.com ...
'Johnny Mathis: wonderful, wonderful--the 50th anniversary celebration'.(television program schedules)(Brief article)(Calendar)
Jun 02, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Johnny Mathis celebrates his 50th anniversary in show business with a hit-filled concert, "Johnny Mathis: Wonderful, Wonderful--The 50th Anniversary Celebration," in Atlantic City. The program also includes new interview footage taped at his home in the ...
Celeb scene.(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] (A & B) At the 61st International Cannes Film Festival in southern France, actress Kerry Washington and entertainment mogul Sun 'Diddy' Combs take the spotlight during their arrivals on the red carpet for film screenings. (C) Paula Abdul (I), Renaldo ...
Facing a new beginning: Obama looks beyond the primaries and Clinton to McCain as general election campaign focuses nationwide.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Barack Obama )
Jun 09, 2008; ... Barack Obama raised more than a few eyebrows when he boarded his sleek, chartered Boeing 757 campaign plane late on the afternoon of the Oregon and Kentucky primaries and headed to Iowa instead for a 20-minute speech, back to the state that launched his surprise string of caucus and ...
Clinton apologizes for assassination comment.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Hillary Clinton )(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... In an interview with the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus-Leader, Sen. Hillary Clinton made an awkward reference to the 1968 assassination of then-presidential candidate Bobby Kennedy while trying to justify why she was staying in the race. "My husband did not wrap up the nomination in ...
Daddy's home.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... * DADDY'S HOME: Michael Vinson, 7, shares his excitement with the crowd at Biggs Army Airfield on Fort Bliss, TX, as his father, Sgt. Mike Vinson, walks off an aircraft which carried him and 200 other soldiers from the ...
New York governor recovers from glaucoma-related ailment.(NATIONAL REPORT)(David A. Paterson)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Hours after conducting a wide-ranging interview with EBONY Magazine, New York Gov. David A. Paterson was rushed to a New York City hospital complaining of severe migraine-like symptoms. After testing and evaluation, doctors at The Mount Sinai Medical Center diagnosed the ...
Teen wins $35 mil. In Powerball Lottery.(NATIONAL REPORT)(Jonathan Vargas)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... When Gaston, SC, construction worker Jonathan Vargas, 19, decided to play the Powerball Lottery, he relied on the ages of his family members to pick the six winning numbers for the $35 million. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Earlier this year Vargas' mother turned 43. His two ...
Rice Visits Google.(Condoleezza Rice)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... RICE VISITS GOOGLE: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is greeted by Google Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer David Drummond at the Google head quarters in Mountain View, CA, during a recent visit to the West Coast, She toured the "Googleplex" to receive updates on the ...
This week in black history.(Brief biography)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] June 2, 1875-- James Augustine Healy became the first Black Catholic bishop in the United States when he was ordained at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on this day. Born on April 6, 1830, to a slave woman and an Irish immigrant, ...
'The three doctors' embrace true meaning of fatherhood through forgiveness.(FAMILY)
Jun 09, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rameck Hunt, Sampson Davis and George Jenkins didn't have their fathers in their lives growing up in inner-city Newark, N J, but as adults the three doctors found a way to put them there. It was forgiveness. They discuss their journey toward ...
Honorary doctorates for Earth, Wind & Fire.(EDUCATION)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... HONORARY DOCTORATES FOR EARTH, WIND & FIRE: Columbia College Chicago president Dr. Warrick L. Carter and vice president Dr. Eric V.A. Winston (c) congratulate founding members of the famed pop music group Earth, Wind & Fire Verdine White, Maurice White, Ralph Johnson and Philip Bailey ...
This is love.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... This Is Love: Minister Corey Eugene Robinson joined in holy matrimony with Tiffany Sakito Hall at the Pristine Lakeside Chapel in Jonesboro, GA. The bride, a graduate of Alabama A & M University, is a physician consultant at OMI Diagnostics. The ...
Hope springs eternal.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hope Springs Eternal: Roger L. Turnbow made Rita Dzatugbui Afiademanyo his wife at the Moana Surfrider Hotel & Resort in Waikiki, Hawaii. The bride is a logistics specialist with the U.S. Air Force. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology ...
Treasured moment.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... Treasured Moment: Shondalyn Lynette Lucky became the wife of Jason Charles McIntyre at the Wright Grove Church in Houston. The bride is a graduate of Sam Houston State University and the University of Houston Gear Lake. She is a special education ...
Day in paradise.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... Day In Paradise: Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Baker pledged sacred marital vows at the Newport Beachside Hotel and Resort in Miami Beach, FL. The bride, Andrea Martin, holds a doctorate from Florida A & M University. She is pharmacy manager for Walgreens in ...
More than wonderful.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] More Than Wonderful: Antonio Karlos Johnson tied the knot with Erica Alexis Fowler during an enchanted, double-ring ceremony at Volunteer Park in Plantation, FL. The bride is a graduate of Florida State University ....
55 years of bliss.(Love & Happiness)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... 55 Years Of Bliss: Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Louis Brinson Jr. celebrated 55 years of marriage with family and friends during a gathering in Memphis, TN. Mrs. Hattie Mae Brinson, 78, retired after 45 years of service as a dry cleaners' presser. Her devoted mate, ...
Jermaine Jackson ends 13-year marriage.(NEWSMAKERS)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... Finalizing his divorce, Jermaine Jackson of the Jackson 5 clan has agreed to pay $50,000 in attorney fees for his ex-wife, Alejandra, and $50,000 in back child-support payments. In papers fried in Los Angeles Superior Court, Alejandra Jackson waived all spousal support and any ...
New baby for actor Sean Patrick Thomas, wife.(NEWSMAKERS)(Aonika Laurent)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... Actor Sean Patrick Thomas and his wife, Aonika Laurent, recently welcomed the arrival of a baby girl. The newest family member, Lola Jolie, weighed in at exactly 7 pounds, according to People.com. "Now I have two gorgeous girls to love," Thomas said of his family. ...