The New York Beacon back issues from March 2003:
Carrion, Toussaint against shut down of token booths
Mar 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrin was joined by Transit Workers Union President, Roger Toussaint and Transport Workers Union vice-president, Darlyne Lawson to denounce the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's proposal to shut down ...
Finally, #33 reaches the top
Mar 05, 2003; ... Rosario, Andrew New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 In Patrick Ewing's perfect basketball world, raising his #33 jersey to the rafters of Madison Square Garden would have been the second time he would witness such event. The first would have been a championship banner when they ...
Frank Whelan Smith is named Who's Who Among American Teachers
Mar 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 Frank Whelan Smith a resident of Co-op city, was recently selected to the prestigious seventh edition of Who's Who Among America's Teachers. This publication honors our nation's most respected teachers. For more than two decades now, ...
'American Kings Umps!' returns to the tragedy of slavery
Mar 05, 2003; ... Rahman, Ali New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 "American King Umps" is (A Midsummer Nights' Melodrama on the Tragedy of Slavery) directed by David Roberts, written by AUDELCO award winning playwright Don Glenn. The production's outstanding ensemble cast features Benja K, ...
'Amandla' a film that never lets go
Mar 05, 2003; ... Kelly, Ernece B. New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 "Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony" opens with a thin, dark-skinned South African swaying back and forth on a rooftop. Shots of him alternate with ones of pushing, screaming crowds of women. We don't know what's going ...
The Doc's back on 97th & Columbus
Mar 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 For guitarist and composer Doc Powell, born and raised in Spring Valley, New York, 97th & Columbus is not just the name of his new CD. It's the address to a Manhattan nightclub that was the launching pad for his career. The name of the ...
India.Arie's 'Voyage' wins 2 Grammy Awards
Mar 05, 2003; ... Thomas, Don New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 Motown recording artist/songwriter/producer India.Arie won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for the single "Little Things" featuring guitarist Mitch Case and Best R&B Album for Voyage To India, which ...
Montgomery gets backing for after-school funding
Mar 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 Parents and children representing the Clearpool After-School/Beacon Program, which serves Brooklyn, New York's Bedford Stuyvesant community, recently met with State Sen. Velmanette Montgomery (D-Brooklyn) to protest Governor Pataki's proposed ...
The sinister Lot(t) of a leopard
Mar 05, 2003; ... Okoampa-Ahoofe, Kwame, Jr. New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 By the time I am done with this article, as well as other subsequent articles on our imperious subject, I would virtually have qualified to be named Distinguished Professor of the Systematic Study of Lottian ...
Brooklyn's 'Walking History Book' Dies at 100
Mar 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 The devoutly religious great-great-grandfather whose life story was told by major newspapers, radio stations and national television networks has died in Brooklyn. His face was on the cover of the Sunday Daily News Caribbeat Magazine - ...
Pace University creates unusual honors college in all disciplines
Mar 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 There may not be much ivy on the walls, but the student members of Pace University's unusual new Pforzheimer Honors College announced this week and beginning this fall, will have many of the benefits associated with an Ivy League ...
WWRL new talk show features Felipe Luciano and Shea Hecht
Mar 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 Radio station WWRL-AM announced a second history-making programming decision-it's new afternoon drive show will feature talk and call-ins co-hosted by multimedia broadcaster Felipe Luciano and marriage, family and crisis counselor Shea Hecht ....
IF I CAN...YOU CAN! Grace is sufficient
Mar 05, 2003; ... Felton, Tony New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 Grace Hightower: what a name it is. It implies everything that is positive, and even powerful, in the world and in the heavens. Who among us has not exercised the 'grace' period when pressured to pay a bill? Or ...
New York State, others support U-Michigan Affirmative Action Policy
Mar 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has announced that New York and 21 other have a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the University of Michigan's right to create a diverse educational environment at its undergraduate and law ...
No justice for Palestinians, no peace in Middle East
Mar 05, 2003; ... Fletcher, Bill, Jr. New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 I find myself mystified by the Middle East policy of the Bush Administration. To most observers around the world, until there is a just settlement that ensures security and national rights for the Palestinians and Israelis, ...
Possible strategy for 2 Black presidential candidates
Mar 05, 2003; ... Walters, Ron New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 I recently hunkered down the other night to listen to Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun's speech from Iowa, where she was testing out themes for her prospective presidential bid. Moseley-Braun reminded me of Rep. Shirley Chisolm of ...
Home-made food is still the best meal
Mar 05, 2003; ... Okoampa-Ahoofe, Kwame New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 As a child growing up with my siblings, cousins and other relatives of our very large extended family, my maternal grandmother often cautioned us against two things: Buying cooked food from outside when one could ...
Blackonomics: 'Four!' looking out for a Black-owned golf firm
Mar 05, 2003; ... Clingman, James New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 Four! That's what golfers say when they think their shot is headed for a fan or another golfer; they don't want the golf ball to hit anyone so they yell, "Four!" Well, I am yelling "four" now, first to all the Black golfers out ...
Patrick's Garden Lovefest
Mar 12, 2003; ... Rosario, Andrew New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 The buzz that reverberated throughout Madison Square Garden last Friday night was reminiscent of the days when the New York Knicks were the hottest team in New York City. The days when Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls would ...
QUICK Sports Thought
Mar 12, 2003; ... Rosario, Andrew New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 Okay, now that Roy Jones, Jr. took apart John Ruiz to become only the second light heavyweight to win a heavyweight title, all the talk will be about him getting into the ring with Mike Tyson. He should. He could beat Tyson ...
Study: Administration ignores after-school program benefits
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 A study released on Feb. 3 by the U.S. Department of Education showed that African American and Hispanic students who participate in afterschool programs realize great benefits from those programs. Yet, despite these findings, the Bush ...
Congress declares 2003 - 'Year Of The Blues'
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 The much anticipated series, THE BLUES(TM), executive produced by filmmaker Martin Scorsese and scheduled to air on PBS in the fall of 2003, will anchor a year-long celebration of events to help raise awareness of the blues and its ...
Gabrielle Union: 'Don't pigeonhole yourself into one thing'
Mar 12, 2003; ... Moore, Marie New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 "Don't pigeonhole yourself into one thing. If you're trying to be an actor and think that you're going to come to Hollywood and make it because you were homecoming queen in Poughkeepsie, honey, read a book, because that will get ...
You Go, Girl! Hot news flash from eminent relationship guru - 'Wise Women Don't Have Hot Flashes They Have Power Surges!'
Mar 12, 2003; ... Bernard,, Audrey J. New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 D. Reid Wallace is such a hot author that she has to use a pseudonym, M. Cecile Forte. Recently, the "it" author penned a steamy book that both sexes utilize as a reference guide when things get too hot for ...
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority celebrates 90 years of service
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. celebrated its 90th birthday with a series of events honoring the memory of their founders. The pinnacle of the weekend was a spectacular black-tie gala featuring some of the most influential names in ...
Voletta Wallace has a B.I.G. heart
Mar 12, 2003; ... Bernard, Audrey J. New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 Voletta Wallace's 911 came a little earlier than that historic day of infamy when her only child, Christopher Wallace, was senselessly shot to death in a drive by shooting on the West Coast thus adding more fire to the East ...
Distinguished New Yorkers Doctoroff and Edwards feted by ABNY and OBM
Mar 12, 2003; ... Bernard, Audrey J. New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 Top brass from all corporate, community and sports communities gathered together to attend the One Hundred Black Men, Inc. (OBM) and the Association for a Better New York (ABNY) NEW YORK annual joint 26th Annual Brotherhood ...
Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum cites Black pioneer Bessie Stringfield
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, the premier museum on motorcycling in America, announces the opening of "Heroes of Harley-Davidson, presented by Progressive Motorcycle Insurance," an expansive new exhibit that chronicles 100 years of ...
NAACP and Monster announce Online recruiting partnership
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Monster, the leading global online careers property and flagship brand of TMP Worldwide Inc. announced a strategic online recruiting partnership. Under the agreement, ...
Obesity no longer has a hold on blues legend Etta James
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 At last, after struggling with a life-long weight problem, obesity no longer has a hold on blues legend Etta James. The 65-year-old performer has found a blues free way to slim down and keep it off-surgery. Since undergoing the Fobi Pouch ...
Drumbeat Project, Part IV; Search for AIDS vaccine bypassing Blacks, experts warn
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 When Dr. J. Lawrence Miller talks with fellow African-Americans about the need for a vaccine to prevent HIV and slow the AIDS epidemic, he often starts by tackling what he calls "the Tuskegee mentality." Miller, head of Baltimore's Black ...
Detroit choir wins top prize in Pathmark Gospel contest
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 Undaunted by a blizzard sweeping up the coast and demonstrators filling New York City's streets, 22 outstanding choirs gathered for the third annual Pathmark Gospel Choir Competition held in New York City's Grand Central Terminal on Saturday, ...
Prospect Park undergoing $1.5 million face lift
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 For 78 Fertility, Wisdom, the cherub, Neptune and the Tritons have served as testimonials to tender matrimonial love and commitment. The Greco-Roman-styled nudes have been the scenic backdrop in countless Brooklyn wedding photographs. These ...
FBI is asked not to investigate mosques
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 A prominent U.S. civil rights and advocacy group urged the Department of Justice Tuesday to rescind a new policy directive to the FBI to count local mosques for inclusion in performance goals in counter terrorism investigations. The ...
Stolen Lives induction ceremony
Mar 12, 2003; ... Lamb, Donna New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 On Saturday, March 15, from 5 to 7 p.m., the annual Stolen Lives Induction Ceremony will be held at the House of the Lord Church in Brooklyn. At this ceremony, recent and past victims of police killings will be formally inducted ...
African health expert to speak on international AIDS epidemic
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 The executive director of KICOSHEP (Kibera Self-help Community Program), a leading health care provider in Kenya, will provide an informative presentation at the Dobbs Ferry South Presbyterian Church on Sunday, March 16. She will speak about ...
U.S. must disarm first, says President Mugabe
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has launched a scathing attack on the "born-again colonialists" of the United States and the United Kingdom. The US should lead by example and dismantle its weapons of mass destruction, before demanding ...
South Africa begins to get tough on rape
Mar 12, 2003; ... Itano, Nicole New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 In a brightly colored room next door to the main court building in Soweto, a sprawling township of several million outside Johannesburg, a lanky 11-year-old girl lies sprawled on a large cushion, listlessly flipping through the ...
AIDS, America and the Third World
Mar 12, 2003; ... Okoampa-Ahoofe, Kwame New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 In his latest State of the Union address. President George W. Bush announced that he had earmarked $15 billion in the current federal budget, over the next five years for the fight against the AIDS epidemic in Africa and ...
One's best friend is also one's worst enemy
Mar 12, 2003; ... Okoampa-Ahoofe, Kwame New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 The Akan people have a saying that goes: "The critter poised to unleash that lethal bite often lurks within one's clothes." The English simply translate this as: "One's best friend is also one's worst enemy." ...
Blackonomics: The correct psychological moment
Mar 12, 2003; ... Clingman, James New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 Professor John Sibley Butler notes in his excellent book, "Entrepreneurship and Self-Help among Black Americans," W.E.B. DuBois' comments about Booker T. Washington's economic program. DuBois said Washington's ...
Father and son discover lifeline for young Black men
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 "I have been thinking about your book idea," poet and teacher Omari C. Daniel wrote to his father Jack several years ago. "The more I see going wrong with black men in this country, the more I think the book might be a necessity." That ...
Personal privacy is on life support
Mar 12, 2003; ... Curry, George E. New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 Almost every week, it seems, there is a new effort to undermine what little is left of our privacy. As a recent report from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) puts it, while privacy is not yet dead, it is on life ...
U.S. church leaders ask Pope to address U.N. Security Council
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 A U.S. church leaders delegation in Rome Feb. 26-27 delivered a plea to Pope John Paul II during a public audience Wednesday, asking that he come to New York to address the U.N. Security Council "and, in so doing, address the U.S. public" on ...
Jews divided over supporting Affirmative Action programs
Mar 05, 2003; ... Curry, George E. New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 The last time the U.S. Supreme Court heard a major affirmative action case involving higher education, it exposed a deep rift between African-Americans and Jews. Because of Jews having been victims of quotas that limited their ...
NAACP annual meeting slams Bush Administration policies
Mar 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) concluded its 94th annual meeting by issuing a battery of criticisms of policies hostile to civil rights. The conference, which included the quarterly NAACP National Board ...
Judge to sentence man for stealing, selling elderly woman's house
Mar 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced that a judge has promised to sentence a 30-year-old Bronx man to six months in jail and four and a half years probation for stealing and then selling an elderly woman's house. Mr. Johnson ...
Rep. Vel?zquez criticizes Bush welfare proposal
Mar 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 Congresswoman Nydia M. Velzquez (D-N.Y.) opposed the White House-backed Personal Responsibility, Work and Family Promotion Act of 2003 (H.R. 4), which renews the nation's welfare system, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) ...
Homeless claim police harassed, arrested them
Mar 05, 2003; ... Lamb, Donna New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 Late last November, the New York Civil Liberties Union filed a historic lawsuit against the New York Police Department on behalf of Picture the Homeless (PTH), a growing grassroots organization run by and for people who are or have ...
Sweet-talking in forked tongues
Mar 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 The reputation of journalists has just plunged a few more rungs towards the gutter thanks to the latest Michael Jackson special, which Channel Nine aired on Tuesday night. Take 2: The Interview They Wouldn't Show You was Jackson's rebuttal to ...
Al Sharpton and the slow death of Black politics
Mar 05, 2003; ... Kelly, Norman New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 "I'm qualified, probably more qualified than any other person who is expected to be on the Democratic ticket for 2004, because I actually have a following and I speak for the people." So boasts Rev. Al Sharpton as he prepares ...
Havesi subpoenas to delay MTA fare hike
Mar 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 New York State Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi announced he would issue subpoenas requiring the MTA to provide budget and financial information and to compel testimony that the comptroller has been requesting for six weeks. He also demanded that, ...
Black religious leaders plan daily peace vigils at the United Nations
Mar 05, 2003; ... Lamb, Donna New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 Spearheaded by the Rev. Herbert Daughtry, pastor of Brooklyn's House of the Lord Church and a long-time civil rights and anti war activist, a group of New York clerics have organized prayer vigils for peace at the United Nations ....
$575,000 gift from Vivendi to help feed the poor
Mar 05, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-05-2003 United Way of New York City, in partnership with Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, the City's Human Resources Administration (HRA), the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) and Vivendi Universal Corporation, today ...
Michael Jordan's mad as hell
Mar 19, 2003; ... Rosario, Andrew New York Beacon, The 03-19-2003 Michael Jordan is mad as hell and he's not going to take it any longer. And with every mounting loss, the anger and blame is getting directed at one particular teammate: Jerry Stackhouse. The simmering feud escalated ...
Rosario Reports
Mar 19, 2003; ... Rosario, Andrew New York Beacon, The 03-19-2003 Whew ...in the immortal words of rapper Nellie, it's Getting Hot in Heeere! The only thing missing from the Jordan/Stackhouse verbal wars is ... George Steinbrenner! Imagine him being the owner of the Washington ...
Mayor announces 20,000 new classroom seats for September
Mar 19, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-19-2003 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein have announced the addition of 20,000 new classroom seats, which will be ready for the opening of schools this September, marking the largest one-year expansion of classroom ...
SAG Awards overlook works of African Americans
Mar 19, 2003; ... Williams, Kam New York Beacon, The 03-19-2003 The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards are interesting in that they are voted on only by actors and awarded only to actors. This means that they reflect the opinion of the Guild's 100,000 members as to whose performances have been ...
Church leaders plead for peaceful solution to Iraq crisis
Mar 12, 2003; ... Purdue, Joretta New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 Congressional legislative staff and media representatives crowded a room in a Senate office building last week to hear top-level ecumenical representatives from Europe express solidarity with the people of America and call for ...
Bronx boro president vows to rebuild Yankee Stadium
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 Announcing an unprecedented partnership with the New York Yankees to restore and rebuild the Yankee Stadium area and keep the Bombers in The Bronx, Borough President Adolfo Carrin last week presented his 2nd annual State of the Borough ...
Yemeni pair reportedly raised millions for al-Qaida
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 U.S. officials are seeking the extradition of two Yemeni men being held in Germany on charges they plotted to provide money - some of it raised at the Al-Farooq mosque on Atlantic Avenue - to al-Qaida and Hamas terrorists. Mohammed Ali Hasan ...
MTA fare hike said to be imminent 117 token booths slated for closing
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 While a subway and bus fare hike to $2 is probable, officials are still undecided on what other mass transit changes will be selected when the Metropolitan Transportation Authority meets this week in a special session, sources ...
Man gets maximum term for bombing Riverdale synagogue
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 Mohammed Alfaqih, 22 of Yonkers, has been sentenced to the maximum term of up to four years imprisonment for his role in the attempted firebombing of a synagogue in Riverdale. Alfaqih was found guilty of one count of criminal mischief in ...
City Council grapples with proposed MTA hike and other local hot issues
Mar 12, 2003; ... Lamb, Donna New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 In its most recent meeting, the City Council grappled with several issues of both local and international importance. For starters, Council Member Yvette Clarke asked her colleagues to support her resolution calling on Congress ...
Hale House offers child care training program
Mar 12, 2003 ... New York Beacon, The 03-12-2003 In response to the growing shortage of child care workers, Hale House announced the launch of a new residential childcare training program. This intensive three-week program began on Monday, March 3 and offer 12 TANF (Temporary Assistance for ...