New York Amsterdam News back issues from November 2002:
Urban Bush Women add to dance calendar
Nov 06, 2002; ... Warren, Charmaine New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Dean Moss opens the November dance calendar. Headlining the evening is "Supplement" a "peculiar tale of a woman's search for epiphany at the hands of a rolfer." "Supplement" opens downtown at Danspace Project, Nov. 1-3, ...
`Dark Kalamazoo' brightens one-woman staging
Nov 06, 2002; ... Armstrong, Linda New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 While the stage was bare except for wood shavings on the floor and an old large suitcase, the play "The Dark Kalamazoo" is packed with moving, thought-provoking words. The audience is engulfed from the opening scene of this ...
Friends of wounded sniper victim relieved
Nov 06, 2002; ... Milstein, Dan New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 News Editor: Dan Milstein, 17 Now that the sniper has been caught, children in the Washington, D. C.-area can play outside, go to cheerleading practice in the park and wait for the bus in peace. CPL talked to two ...
children's PRESS LINE: Teens fight for local voting rights in Cambridge
Nov 06, 2002; ... Bournas-Ney, Nicole, James, Christian New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Next year, you may see something new at the polls - kids! If the idea of a group of teenagers in Cambridge, Mass., catches on, 17-year-olds will be able to vote in local elections all over the ...
Spreading the love and finances between all Blacks
Nov 06, 2002; ... Browne, J. Zamgba New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 A chief focus of the Black Solidarity Day 2002 observance in the Big Apple will be the economic and political empowerment of Black people, including diaspora Blacks who speak French and Spanish. Dr. Carlos Russell and ...
Marian Anderson's portrait featured at the Met
Nov 06, 2002; ... White, Renee Minus New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 You'll love looking at this monumental photo of Marian Anderson. It's a highlight of "Richard Avedon: Portraits," the photographic exhibition of the legendary 20th-century artist, political and cultural figure's work, ...
AngloGold accessories are aired out of Africa
Nov 06, 2002; ... White, Renee Minus New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Gold has been a part of fashion since the beginning of time. AngloGold's producers work closely with the fashion industry in South Africa and around the world. They assist designers in weaving gold, literally, into ...
Tiptoeing towards justice through Central Park
Nov 06, 2002; ... Maddox, Alton H. New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Within the past 40 years, descendants of enslaved Africans have gone from employing a confrontational approach for liberation to a dumb-down approach for survival. Historically, most persons of African ancestry have been ...
H. Carl McCall for governor
Nov 06, 2002; ... Russell, Carlos New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 As Africans in the diaspora, we stand at the threshold of history. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, we have the opportunity to elect H. Carl McCall, who would be the first Black governor of this great state. Make no bones about it: A ...
The ballot question: Vote no on this unanswered question
Nov 06, 2002; ... Tatum, Wilbert A. New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 A strange thing happened on the way to New York state's gubernatorial election this year. A rather innocuous-looking question will appear on Tuesday's ballot that could change the way we elect public ...
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund awards dinner
Nov 06, 2002; ... Browne, J. Zamgba New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Medgar Evers College Jazz Band was a big hit at Monday's Thurgood Marshall Awards Dinner in Manhattan honoring two leading business executives and a university president. The group played several familiar tunes. The ...
Rev. Sharpton and Daniels agree, then disagree
Nov 06, 2002; ... Boyd, Herb New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 The Rev. Al Sharpton and Ron Daniels, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, are among the nation's busiest activists. They are also among the most outspoken. On most of the critical issues troubling ...
THE URBAN AGENDA: Vote on Tuesday & Vote "NO" on the Charter
Nov 06, 2002; ... Jones, David R. New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 David R. Jones is president of the Community Service Society of New York, an anti-poverty organization that focuses on health care, housing, income security, welfare-to-work, and education issues. The views expressed in this ...
`Donald chump!'
Nov 06, 2002; ... Boyd, Herb New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Pushing hard to overturn the guilty verdicts against the Central Park Five in the jogger case, a little over a hundred protesters marched in front of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan last Sunday afternoon. "Donald chump!" was ...
Welfare reform advocates look to Senate
Nov 06, 2002; ... Hodge, Sharon Brooks New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 In 1996, Congress passed a law that changed welfare as we knew it, creating lifetime limits of support and severe restrictions on immigrants. It had a sunset clause, though. It was slated to expire on Sept. 30, but in ...
Farrakhan addresses John Muhammad's NOI status
Nov 06, 2002; ... Boyd, Herb New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Min. Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam (NOI) recently refuted published accounts that John Allen Muhammad was a member of the NOI and served as his part of his security detail during the Million Man March in October ...
Wellstone, well done!
Nov 06, 2002; ... Boyd, Herb New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 A powerful example of Paul Wellstone's passion and conviction, his political odyssey, was evident earlier this month when he was one of 23 senators who opposed authorizing President Bush to move unilaterally against ...
ACLU to D.C. police: No more ifs, ands or butts!
Nov 06, 2002; ... Brooks, Charles New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has recently filed suit in federal court against the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) for conducting intrusive body searches, in full public view, on primarily ...
Forum examines foster care
Nov 13, 2002; ... Boyd, Herb New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration may have brought reform and revision to some parts of the municipal government and civic affairs, but things at the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) still cry out for major ...
Harlemite wins McDonald's scholarship
Nov 13, 2002 ... New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 McDonald's announced recently that Kristen Harden of Harlem is one of five winners who will receive a $5,000 McDonald's Serve Your Community Scholarship, which recognizes local college-bound high school seniors who have distinguished ...
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and Hispanic Scholarship Fund partner for first time on New Horizons Scholars Program
Nov 13, 2002 ... New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund (TMSF) and Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) announced yesterday the national launching of the New Horizons Scholars Program to provide college scholarships to Hispanic and African-American students who ...
Groundbreaking course on slavery and reparations
Nov 13, 2002; ... Lamb, Donna New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 As in his 23 years as a civil rights attorney, the Rev. C. Vernon Mason is unafraid to go where others have not gone before. That is exactly what he's doing with his groundbreaking course "Slavery and Reparations," which ...
Black New Yorkers: An incomparable librarian
Nov 13, 2002; ... Boyd, Herb New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 There was a time when the name Ernest Kaiser was inseparably linked to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. His name also connoted the very best in scholarship and accuracy. It's been some time since Kaiser, ...
AUDELCO's 30th tops theater's finest with two leaders
Nov 13, 2002; ... Scott, Ron New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 This is the first year in quite some time that two Off-Broadway Black musicals (Eric Riley's "Little Ham" and George C. Wolfe's "Harlem Song") have simultaneously received so much critical acclaim. Both big-budget productions are ...
`I Spy' resurfaces from TV to theaters
Nov 13, 2002; ... Pryce, Vinette K. New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 Robert Culp and Bill Cosby proved to be television's first odd couple. Cosby was cast in "I Spy" as an internationally acclaimed, funny, charming and debonair Rhodes Scholar cum secret agent whose cover was as a trainer to ...
French Riviera caper yields `Femme Fatale'
Nov 13, 2002; ... Pryce, Vinette K. New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 Writer-director Brian De Palma has a way of tickling the fancy of his audience. Successful in provoking, charming, surprising and entrancing viewers, De Palma stimulated with "Mission: Impossible," "Dressed to ...
R.I.P., Jam Master Jay
Nov 13, 2002; ... Pryce, Vinette K. New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 Perhaps the murder of Jason Mizell, aka Jam Master Jay, will bring some reform to the various police departments that seem to turn a blind eye when violence occurs within the hip-hop community. Jay provided the beats ...
Eminem goes `8 Mile' for real
Nov 13, 2002; ... Pryce, Vinette New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 Whether the movie "8 Mile" is loosely based on the life of rapper Eminem or not, the result is the same; the star is a talented, camera-friendly and credible actor. That he is a controversial rapper who is equally liked ...
Federal law could save lives, time
Nov 13, 2002; ... Anderson, Matthew New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 Before John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo began terrorizing D.C.-area residents, they killed two people: a woman outside her beauty shop in Baton Rouge, La., and a liquor store manager in Montgomery, Ala. From ...
children's PRESS LINE: Kids say Iraq war costly, unnecessary
Nov 13, 2002; ... Cheseoro, Esther New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 News Editors: Esther Cheseboro, 18; and Julio Ruberte, 18 According to the Congressional Budget Office, President Bush's war on Iraq could cost as much as $9 billion a month. A five-year occupation, including three ...
Six stress-free holiday shopping tips
Nov 13, 2002; ... White, Renee Minus New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 1. PLAN AHEAD AND SET A BUDGET -- Start by making a list. Jot down the names of all recipients. Then list possible gifts and how much you would like to spend on each person. This will help you stay on budget and save you ...
What's in store: 2002 holiday shopping
Nov 13, 2002; ... White, Renee Minus New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 What's in store ... Shopping for the holidays can be stressful, both emotionally and economically. But don't let it be. The joy of the holidays is about spending time with your family and giving gifts. Many folks make and ...
In defense of Belafonte and in memory of King
Nov 13, 2002; ... Maddox, Alton H., Jr. New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 If you search the law books, you should not be surprised to find Dr. Martin L. King Jr.'s name associated, seminally, with the right to free speech. Throughout his life, he was, rightfully, critical of public ...
Rigor mortis for Ray Harding and the Liberals
Nov 13, 2002; ... Tatum, Wilbert A. New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 Rigor mortis has set in for Ray Harding and the Liberals. They have rolled over and died, as has been expected in political circles for years. They stayed alive this long only because such corrupt public officials as ...
A dying Democratic Party
Nov 13, 2002; ... Tatum, Wilbert A. New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 It is uncomfortable, at best, to get to the end of the line, especially when you discover that you are being pushed over it by someone who called himself a friend. Black Americans have been pushed out of the Democratic ...
A celebration for a kingpin in Queens
Nov 13, 2002; ... Boyd, Herb New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 James Blake may not have gotten the numbers needed to win a council seat during the last election, but he was successful in his bid as the district leader in the 19th Assembly District, Part B. A portion of his gratitude was ...
Firms wary of Legal Services revamp
Nov 13, 2002; ... Brooks, Charles New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 Legal Services for New York City (LSNY) is planning a controversial restructuring that's causing some concern because of the strong possibility that legal services to low-income New Yorkers could be compromised. Bronx ...
McCall releases audit on group's alleged `flagrant misuse' of funds
Nov 13, 2002; ... Browne, J. Zamgba New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 Despite Tuesday's election outcome, gubernatorial candidate and State Comptroller H. Carl McCall is still doing what he has to do in terms of representing the public interest. On Monday, he released an audit showing ...
City wins another heat in Olympics race
Nov 13, 2002; ... Brooks, Charles New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 The New York City Olympic Committee, NYC2012, cleared a major hurdle toward hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics when the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) named New York City the U.S. candidate for the games. San ...
UMEZ gets interim president
Nov 13, 2002; ... Browne, J. Zamgba New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 An interim president has been designated at the Harlem-based Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ) to succeed Terry C. Lane, who resigned the post to pursue new ventures. The board of directors, headed by celebrated ...
Haitians jump ship in Florida
Nov 06, 2002; ... Pryce, Vinette K. New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Commuters in South Florida said what transpired on Tuesday seemed like a scene from a movie rather than a desperate attempt at freedom for more than 210 men, women and children. It happened just 2 miles off the Miami ...
Pataki: spending his way to reelection?
Nov 06, 2002; ... Browne, J. Zamgba New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Critics are accusing Gov. George Pataki of attempting to bribe his way to victory in his reelection campaign for a third four-year term by using billions of dollars in taxpayer money. Attorney Colin Moore, for example, ...
Terrorist blasts affect tourism economy
Nov 06, 2002; ... Reyes, Damaso New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 UBUD, Bali -- More than two weeks after a series of explosions rocked downtown Kuta, the tourist center of the island of Bali, Indonesia, there has been a marked decrease in the number of tourists who are on the island. The ...
Amsterdam News election endorsements
Nov 06, 2002 ... New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 The general election of 2002 will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. It is particularly important that New Yorkers vote. Recently there has been a trend toward staying at home. That trend has resulted ...
Message to the majors: `It's time for a change'
Nov 06, 2002; ... Pryce, Vinette K. New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Top recorders in the music industry sent a very clear message to the major record labels last Monday. Without threat or mention of names of any of the major labels, Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, Doug E. Fresh, DMX, ...
MCCALL TO ACTION: Dems rally for McCall
Nov 06, 2002; ... Browne, J. Zamgba New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Several Democratic Party bigwigs have decided to close ranks in order to energize the gubernatorial campaign of state Comptroller H. Carl McCall as the Nov. 5 election draws near. The list includes former President ...
MCCALL TO ACTION: Carl can make history
Nov 06, 2002; ... Brooks, Charles New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 With less than a week before next week's election, H. Carl McCall's campaign for the governor's office is gaining momentum, as McCall stands on the verge of making history as New York's first African-American ...
Pataki takes New York for a third term
Nov 13, 2002; ... Boyd, Herb New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 A gleeful retinue of Pataki supporters, including a number of African-Americans, marched across the stage at the Hilton Hotel Tuesday evening, proudly waving to a jam-packed ballroom that would soon be clouded with swirling ...
Harlem's `Song' needs backup
Nov 06, 2002; ... Browne, J. Zamgba New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Although the production has received glowing reviews since it began playing at the famous Apollo Theater last July, the accolades failed to translate into big bucks for the acclaimed "Harlem Song." As a result, the ...
Ikea finds a home in Brooklyn: $50M Red Hook site first in NYC
Nov 06, 2002; ... Racine, Theresa New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Harlem is not the only New York community reaping the benefits of big-name stores (H&M, Marshalls, Staples) moving in and creating jobs and services. After strong opposition in New Rochelle and in the Gowanus section ...
Dizzy's fest
Nov 06, 2002; ... Scott, Ron New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Tucked away on the southern tip of New Jersey, stars dance in the light of the moon, as sculptured Victorian houses stand at attention in the midst of a percolating jazz storm forecasted for the biannual Cape May Jazz Festival, ...
`Charlie' angels hold up `Charade'
Nov 06, 2002; ... Pryce, Vinette K. New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Jonathan Demme's remake of the 1963 Stanley Donen film "Charade" credits the fine actresses who take second billing to Mark Wahlberg and Tim Robbins in "The Truth About Charlie." Christine Boisson, Anna Karina, ...
`Strange Fruit' bears holiday classic at Film Forum
Nov 06, 2002; ... Levine, Eleanor New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Film Forum will present a poignant documentary entitled "Strange Fruit," which chronicles the famous song that depicted the lynchings of innocent Black men and women in the 19th and 20th centuries. "Strange Fruit"'s ...
For Snoop Doggy Dog, not a very Merry Christmas
Nov 06, 2002; ... Salaam, Yusef New York Amsterdam News 11-06-2002 Snoop Doggy Dog, the rapper who promotes himself as the master "player," has been masterfully "played." The rapper with the canine name has been dissed by NBC; his cameo appearance was cut from the Muppets TV film "It's a ...
Tuskegee Airmen honored
Nov 20, 2002; ... Johnson, Lance New York Amsterdam News 11-20-2002 As America braces for possible war with Iraq, it is a good time to reflect on the significant contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen, America's forgotten Black military men. On Nov. 11, Veterans Day, the Brooklyn College ...
Black New Yorkers: If it pleases the court, it may not please Yasmin Vaughn
Nov 20, 2002; ... Boyd, Herb New York Amsterdam News 11-20-2002 Trekking up the incline on 145th Street toward a plateau on Sugar Hill in Harlem, you pass a massive apartment building on the north side of the street with commercial establishments on the ground floor. Through the blinds of one ...
Benefit to build bridges
Nov 20, 2002; ... Delaney, Yvonne New York Amsterdam News 11-20-2002 The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding and The Joseph Papp Coalition for Racial Harmony recently celebrated their annual fall benefit as part of their continuing effort to promote African-American and Jewish ...
Wilson's `Piano Lesson' plays at Black Spectrum
Nov 20, 2002; ... Salaam, Yusef New York Amsterdam News 11-20-2002 Go and see August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson" at the Black Spectrum Theatre in Queens. It is a powerful depiction of the nasty clashes and beautiful fusion of Black rural and urban life. The play, directed by Bette Howard, ...
At last, the faces behind the music of Motown
Nov 20, 2002; ... Pryce, Vinette K. New York Amsterdam News 11-20-2002 Who are some of the names that made Motown Records tops in the '60s and '70s? For sure, a response would include mention of The Supremes, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Stevie ...
Dizzy's music lives at Cape May Jazz Fest
Nov 20, 2002; ... Scott, Ron New York Amsterdam News 11-20-2002 Similar to gift-giving at Christmas, the Cape May Jazz Festival gets better with each presentation. This year's theme - "Dizzy Gillespie: A Man and His Music" - sparked a sojourn of fans from South Carolina up to the ...
Three days after Apollo gala, Funk Brother passes
Nov 20, 2002; ... Pryce, Vinette New York Amsterdam News 11-20-2002 Hollywood's Rockwalk was all set to roll out the red carpet for Funk Brothers keyboardist Johnny Griffith yesterday. The event, slated for Nov. 13, was to induct the legendary musician and some of his colleagues, known as ...
Key Black incumbents keep local posts
Nov 13, 2002; ... Browne, J. Zamgba New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 Practically every Black and Latino incumbent who ran in Tuesday's election, including Reps. Charles Rangel, Jose Serrano, Nydia Valezquez, Major Owens, Edolphus Towns and Sen. David Paterson, won easily. However, ...
Run announces death of Run-DMC
Nov 13, 2002; ... Pryce, Vinette K. New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 The first hip-hop group to win international acclaim and later crossover radio play as kings of rock, is now no longer. Joseph Simmons, aka Run, spokesman for the trio Run-DMC, announced the group will be retired ...
DEM POWER GONE: National Dems fail McCall
Nov 13, 2002; ... Browne, J. Zamgba New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 Outspent 10 to 1 by his rival; practically abandoned by his party on the national, state and local level; and at times snubbed by members of his own race, he nevertheless was able to mount a good fight in Tuesday's ...
DEM POWER GONE: GOP takes House and Senate
Nov 13, 2002; ... Brooks, Charles New York Amsterdam News 11-13-2002 Voters went to the polls on Tuesday and determined a new balance of political power in Congress, as the Republicans now control both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Democrats had hoped to maintain their ...