The New York Beacon back issues from February 2003:
Tampa Bay rips the Raiders
Feb 05, 2003; ... Rosario, Andrew New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 San Diego, Ca. - It didn't take long for the Oakland Raiders to figure out they were not playing the Tennessee Titans or the New York Jets. There was a reason why the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the number one rated defense in the ...
Sixth Leon Sullivan Summit scheduled for Nigeria in July
Feb 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation has launched the official countdown to the 6th Leon H. Sullivan (formerly the African - African-American Summit) to be held in Abuja, Nigeria on July 14-18. The Summit invites global leaders to work with ...
Dave Chappelle unleashed on Comedy Central -- the man has jokes
Feb 05, 2003; ... Bernard, Audrey J. New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 Funnyman Dave Chappelle has finally made it to the big time with his own show -- Chappelle's Show -- in which he created, stars in and executive produces. The hilarious show premiered on Wednesday, January 22, 2003 at 10:30 ...
An African American male opera singer? A rarity......
Feb 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 Fredrick Redd, a baritone, will make his Carnegie Hall debut in Carl Oriff's cantata Carmina Burana with the New England Symphonic Ensemble with Donald Kendrick conductor and produced by MidAmerica Productions, Inc., on May 18th, ...
African American composers pen classical music
Feb 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 A work by New York City-born composer Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson is included on an intriguing new collection of symphonic music written by contemporary African American composers. The World premieres of works by Perkinson and three other ...
Fishburne and Luke as father and son
Feb 05, 2003; ... Williams, kam New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 Just a month ago, Derek Luke received critical acclaim for his stirring performance as Antwone Fisher in the title role of Denzel Washington's directorial debut. In that emotional melodrama, he played an orphaned young man who ...
'The Crown Prince of Reggae' CD on Blood & Fire
Feb 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 Dubbed "The Crown Prince of Reggae," the late Legendary reggae recorder Dennis Brown's The Promised Land 1977-79 compilation compact disc will be available on the Blood & Fire label in March. The project contains the complete Joseph's ...
American King Umps: high comedy from beginning to end
Feb 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 American King Umps written by AUDELCO Award ("The VIV" Excellence in Black Theater Awards) winning playwright, Don Glenn, directed by David Roberts, featuring Roz Davis, Benja Kaye, Jonathan Kitt, Jason Quinn, M. Younger Roberts and Damaris ...
Poets take Broadway by storm with Def Poetry Jam
Feb 05, 2003; ... Goss, Latrice New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 The man behind the infamous Def Comedy Jam has taken hip-hop and pop culture to another level. As seen on HBO, Russell Simmons - critically acclaimed Def Poetry Jam has evolved to Broadway and is making an even bigger name for ...
'A haunting melody you will never forget'
Feb 05, 2003; ... Schwam, Shirlee R. New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 There are musical productions which, like a haunting melody, you never forget, ("A Chorus Line," "Fiddler On The Roof," "South Pacific," "Oklahoma" and "Carousel," etc.), and which you would gladly see many, many times over ....
Kym E. Whitley, from small screen to Bd'way stage
Feb 05, 2003; ... Thomas, Don New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 A native of Cleveland, Ohio, popular actress and television talk show co-host of Black Entertainment Television's "Oh Drama!" Kym E. Whitney is currently featured in the new Broadway staged musical "Things That Lovers Do" in the ...
You Go, Girl! Her Destiny is that of a 'Solo Star'
Feb 05, 2003; ... Bernard, Audrey J. New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 Solange Knowles remembers the first time she performed in public. She was just 4 years old and a member of a Houston children's dance troupe that she'd joined at the age of 2 and one-half. The troupe was in a ...
Defense minister appeals for French troops
Feb 05, 2003; ... Merrill, Austin New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 Ivory Coast's defense minister demanded Thursday that France step up efforts to defend its former colony, caught up in a four-month rebellion. France already has 2,500 troops in Ivory Coast, the world's largest ...
Laura W. Bush keynote speaker at CORE 2003 MLK gala
Feb 05, 2003; ... Bernard, Audrey J. New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 United States First Lady Laura W. Bush and Tennessee senator and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D. delivered powerful keynote speeches at the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) 19th Annual Martin Luther King, ...
Health problems beset Kenya's new president
Feb 05, 2003; ... Salmon, Kathy New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 There is concern over the health of Kenya's new president Mwai Kibaki has been admitted to Nairobi Hospital last week and is expected to stay for eight to 10 days. Kibaki's doctor, Dan Gikonyo, says the 72-year-old president ...
Media obsessed with Iraq ignores Africa, U.N. says
Feb 05, 2003; ... Deen, Thalif New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 The international community and the news media are paying too much attention to Iraq and too little to the calamities facing Africa, senior U.N. officials say. The African continent, they warn, is being threatened by a ...
Ivory Coast in chaos as angry mobs reject French
Feb 05, 2003; ... Lichfield, John New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 Ivory Coast's capital, Abidjan, was overwhelmed by a second day of anti-French rioting yesterday, dissolving hopes of a peaceful and rapid conclusion to four months of civil conflict. Pro-government mobs, who accuse France ...
Richard Allsopp promises new Caribbean publication as he turns 80
Feb 05, 2003; ... Broome, Roderick J. New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 Outside of Japan, the island of Barbados is known as the world's main breeder of centenarians, so on occasion, when an individual reaches the age of 80, he or she is a mere little brother or little sister to someone ...
Sports gone mad
Feb 12, 2003; ... Rosario, Andrew New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 The start of the 2003 sports season is turning into real life reality television with one exception. It is real and it is turning mad. Let's just look at some of the events that have taken place up to this point: More ...
Jesse slams analysis of Bush's union address
Feb 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., founder and President of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition has released this `open letter' to network executives regarding slanted analysis of Bush's State of the Union address. "Political pundits are now talking ...
Atlanta's ex-mayor becomes partner with famed trial lawyer Gary
Feb 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 Bill Campbell, the former mayor of Atlanta under whose leadership the city hosted the 1996 Olympic Games, is joining the national law firm of prominent attorney Willie E. Gary, best known for taking on and defeating some of America's most ...
Producer Voza Rivers is making an impact
Feb 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 Voza Rivers, director of The Harlem Arts Alliance, an Association of Presentation, Preservation of the rich Cultural Legacy of the Harlem Community, and the recipient of the AUDELCO ("The VIV") Award is one of the nation's leading African ...
Nigerian Singer Okon ready to explode in 2003
Feb 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 The word is out. From the heart of Portland, Oregon to the soul of New York City, a fresh musical force named Okon is emerging as one of today's brightest new artists. Offering powerful, substantive, boundary breaking music via "Carnival ...
Audrey's Whirl: India.Arie takes NYC audience on a memorable 'voyage'
Feb 12, 2003; ... Bernard, Audrey J. New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 The soothing tones of extraordinary song stylist India.Arie quickly warmed the cavernous Radio City Music Hall on Friday, January 17, 2003, and the cockles of her fans' hearts as she took the sold out crowd on a ...
Reggae reels into MIDEM as Wyclef talks up 'Shottas'
Feb 12, 2003; ... Pryce, Vinette K. New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 Cannes, France - The south of France attracts the savvy specialists in entertainment two times per year. Spotlighting music and film, the locations seems to be the geographical kickoff for launching both genres. For 37 ...
Ben Tankard plays songs that lift the spirit
Feb 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 Gospel/Jazz instrumentalist Ben Tankard and his wife Jewel, have been pastoring The Destiny Center Church in Tennessee for the past year and has recently released a best-selling book, "Faith It Til You Make It." His plans for the future ...
You Go, Girl! This ebonically challenged comedian thought Phat Farm was a place for chunky animals
Feb 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 Karith Foster reigns from the great state of Texas, where it is perfectly legal to shoot someone for wearing white after Labor Day. She grew up in Plano, TX, an affluent suburb earth of Dallas that happens to have the ethnic diversity of a ...
Women of color are NYC's 'invisible majority'
Feb 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 Despite a range of hardships such as higher rates of unemployment, incarceration and AIDS, women of color remain the "invisible majority" of New York City and are ignored by policy makers and politicians, charge the authors of a new study ...
Ed Lewis and Art Cooper Receive Henry Johnson Fisher & Magazine Editors' Hall of Fame Awards respectively
Feb 12, 2003; ... Bernard, Audrey J. New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 Edward Lewis, Chairman & CEO of Essence Communications Partners, and Art Cooper, Editor-in-Chief of GQ, were presented with Lifetime Achievement Awards at a first time ever joint black tie gala dinner hosted by ...
Caribbean Sun takes to the skies as BWIA 'grounds' 617
Feb 12, 2003; ... Broome, Roderick J. New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 Almost simultaneously a few days ago, as the newest Caribbean carrier, Caribbean Sun Airlines took to the skies, the most elderly of the region's sky buses, BWIA, was busy retrenching some 617 employees - days ...
Chief Moose to write book on sniper manhunt
Feb 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 ROCKVILLE, Md -- He was tightlipped throughout much of the Washington-area sniper investigation, but now Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose will tell all. Moose, who led the hunt for the sniper suspects, has signed a book ...
Convention puts Kwesi Botchwey in his place
Feb 12, 2003; ... Okoampa-Ahoofe, Kwame New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 In the heat of the recent run-up to the national delegates' convention of Ghana's National Democratic Congress (NDC), many cynical pundits predicted a hands-down victory of ex-finance minister Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, over ...
Plausible conspiracy theory
Feb 12, 2003; ... Okoampa-Ahoofe, Kwame New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 The New York Newsday report was too suggestive for any well-meaning person to accuse members of the Harlem community, particularly the renowned activist's staunch supporters, with any pathological penchant for conspiracy ...
Blacknomics: Why borrow your own money?
Feb 12, 2003; ... Clingman, James New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 The time has come once again when many of our brothers and sisters will succumb to the temptation of borrowing their own tax refund from a company that has absolutely no interest nor investment in their communities--except for ...
When Black men ruled
Feb 12, 2003; ... Clegg, Legrand H., II New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 As we enter February, Black History Month, we find that the world is bracing for war. It seems that each day President George W. Bush issues a new ultimatum to Iraqi leader Sadam Hussein, and world leaders in the United ...
Borough presidents oppose Pataki's budget saying it will destroy the city
Feb 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 Borough president Marty Markowitz, joined Manhattan Borough president C. Virginia Fields, Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion and Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, in strongly criticizing Governor George Pataki's budget proposal ....
UN designates NAACP NonGovernmental org.
Feb 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 The United Nations has conferred Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) status on the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The NGO designation with special consultative status with the U.N.'s Economic and Social ...
Powell's 'evidence' for attack called weak worldwide
Feb 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 US Secretary of State Colin Powell told the United Nations Security Council that Washington had evidence that Saddam Hussein and his Iraqi regime were concealing efforts to produce more weapons of mass destruction. Evidence from ...
SHARE New York shares big savings on food
Feb 12, 2003; ... Lamb, Donna New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 "IF YOU EAT, YOU QUALIFY." That's the motto of SHARE New York, a community-based nonprofit organization that, for 18 years now, has been helping families save money on their food bills. As Sherman Carter, SHARE's Jamaican-born ...
Liberian rebels in surprise attack, repulsed
Feb 12, 2003; ... Toweh, Alphonso New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 Liberia's army held off rebel attacks near a key bridge on the road to the West African country's Capital on Wednesday as civilians fled the latest bout of fighting. Liberia's chief of staff General Kpenkpah Konah had earlier ...
City Council tackles serious economic issues facing New York City residents
Feb 12, 2003; ... Lamb, Donna New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 At this time of general economic uncertainty when countless people are worried about their financial present and future, it's good to see council members really on the job, paying attention to the needs of the people. In the ...
Filmmaker tells a gripping story in 'The Murder of Emmett Till'
Feb 05, 2003; ... Curry, George E. New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 When Stanley Nelson began work on "The Murder of Emmett Till" more than a year ago, he told his staff at Firelight Media in New York something that stayed on their minds. "I don't ever want to see a piece of footage that ...
Rioting gribs Ivory coast as civil war rages
Feb 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 The president of Ivory Coast has called on his supporters to put off protests at a deal to share power with rebels and allow him to explain his position. Laurent Gbagbo went on TV briefly to ask protesters to return to their homes and ...
Small arms flood Southern Africa
Feb 05, 2003; ... Hall, James New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 The 14 member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have a mutual security pact as the centerpiece of their organization, if for no other reason than the tide of destabilizing illegal arms that pass through ...
Liberians look homeward as war in Ivory Coast leave them displaced
Feb 05, 2003; ... Wax, Emily New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 Emma Sekah, a 13-year-old girl with braided pigtails, covered her ears. An angry crowd gathered around her. She grabbed her 5-year-old brother, who was howling hysterically. They looked in all directions to run away. But there was ...
Blackonomics: Does Coach Lewis have healing power in Cinci?
Feb 05, 2003; ... Clingman, James New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 The power of public relations is amazing. In case you have not heard, Mike Brown, general manager of the Cincinnati Bengals, recently hired Marvin Lewis to coach his miserable football team. Even before Lewis gets to call his ...
The 'white sheep' of Ghanaian democracy
Feb 05, 2003; ... Okoampa-Ahoofe, Kwame New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 It has often been said that Ghanaians have yet to fully grasp the very pedestrian concept of democratic governance. In fact, the manner in which democracy is defined in almost all the major indigenous languages borders on ...
Thinking of Dr. Martin Luther King as we march vs. war
Feb 05, 2003; ... Fletcher, Bill, Jr. New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 There are two Martin Luther King Jrs. There is the one that we see on television every year around January 15th. We see clips from his "I have a Dream" speech--but rarely the entire speech. We see images of him that bring ...
Osama Bin Lott
Feb 05, 2003; ... Okoampa-Ahoofe, Kwame New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 Former veep Dan Quayle, during the lackluster tenure of the elder President Bush, was notorious for his crass anti-intellectualism as well as being so fatuously glued to the boob-tube that the Indiana-native once picked ...
Holy Apostles soup kitchen serves lunch with efficiency
Feb 05, 2003; ... Lamb, Donna New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 On Oct. 22, 1982, the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen began serving up good home-style meals Monday through Friday every week of the year. After its first few months, 100 people were coming daily to the soup kitchen. By 1985, they were ...
Mayor Bloomberg presents $44.1 billion budget for FY 2004
Feb 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced his Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 preliminary budget and presented an updated four-year financial plan for New York City. In November, the Mayor released an updated financial plan at the First Quarter ...
Africa's AIDS officials hail Bush pledge
Feb 05, 2003; ... Nessman, Ravi New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Officials working with AIDS in Africa on Wednesday welcomed President Bush's pledge of $15 billion for assistance, but questioned where the money would come from and who would get it. In ...
Klein unveils new approach to reading, writing, mathematics
Feb 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein has announced details of the new, coherent system-wide approach for instruction in reading, writing and mathematics for New York City public schools. The comprehensive instructional approach includes the use ...
Suspicious fire fails to daunt the spirit of Rev. Al Sharpton
Feb 05, 2003; ... Lamb, Donna New York Beacon, The 02-05-2003 On Saturday, the irrepressible Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a positive message over WLIB and WWRL radio on his regularly scheduled program, "Live from the House of Justice." However, due to the fire that broke out early Wednesday ...
Drumbeat Project Part I: Black community confronts sexuality, HIV
Feb 19, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-19-2003 When 23-year-old Adolph St. Arromand decided to tell his father he had HIV, he picked an outdoor cafe in a New York City gay neighborhood. He chose the location in case he needed to run. "I figured if he started beating on me, I could ...
3 killed in vehicle mishap in Harlem
Feb 19, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-19-2003 The survivor of a fatal car accident that took the lives of her husband and daughters said the collision occurred while the family was on its way home to Canada. "We were looking for the highway to Canada," Elizabeth Koyombo ...
Bin Laden urges suicide attacks on U.S.
Feb 19, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-19-2003 An audio recording said to be the voice of Osama bin Laden called for Muslims to stage suicide attacks and join the Iraqi regime in any war against the United States. Washington immediately seized upon the message as evidence that bin ...
Betsy Gotbaum supports Mayor Bloomberg's sidewalk plan
Feb 19, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-19-2003 Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg to support two bills before the City Council related to sidewalk accidents. The first bill would shift liability for lawsuits resulting from sidewalk accidents from the city to ...
2 Council members blast Bush's war charade
Feb 19, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-19-2003 New York City Council Members Kendall Stewart, Charles Barron and Bill Perkins, who have each spoken out strongly against a war on Iraq, have been joined by additional voices in the City Council. In the most recent City Council meeting, ...
Black activists lead protest against war, racism
Feb 19, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-19-2003 In the wake of Colin Powell's presentation to the UN and George W. Bush's declaration of war -- "The game is over" -- on Friday African American leaders announced a New York City Council's proclamation to make Black History Month "Black ...
New voting machines tested by New Yorkers
Feb 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-12-2003 Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields hosted a Voting Technology Fair for People with Disabilities last week where several companies demonstrated the latest voting machine technology that is accessible to the disabled. The fair was ...
KG steals MJ's thunder
Feb 19, 2003; ... Rosario, Andrew New York Beacon, The 02-19-2003 They all came out to honor the greatest player in NBA history. In the end, it was Kevin Garnett who walked away with best honor of the night. Michael Jordan, appearing in his last All-Star game as a player, re-created his ...
This play is not just strictly for laughs - it's a keepsake
Feb 19, 2003; ... Bernard, Audrey J. New York Beacon, The 02-19-2003 One of the hottest duos around today -- barring none -- is Chante Moore and Kenny Lattimore! Now here's a gorgeous husband and wife team that are as pleasing to the eye as they are soothing to the ear `cause boyfriend ...
Inside Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival
Feb 19, 2003; ... Pryce, Vinette K. New York Beacon, The 02-19-2003 Montego Bay, Jamaica - I SECOND THAT EMOTION - When Smokey Robinson walked out looking suave in a tan, knee-length jacket over matching slacks, the crowds gathered at the Wyndham Rose Hall Resort for the Air Jamaica Jazz ...
Harlem's Freddie Jackson sings 'Tasty Love' songs
Feb 19, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 02-19-2003 Born and raise Harlemite and Grammy Award nominated singer Freddie Jackson spent hours watching and studying the soul singers on stage at the world famous Apollo Theater, eventually becoming a background vocalist for such renowned artists as ...