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Front Cover
28 Feb 2000
64 pages
Vol. 97, No. 12
ISSN 0021-5996
Published by Johnson Publishing Company
The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.
  

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Contents

U.S. Black Population is Younger, Growing Faster, Census Bureau Reports
4
Blacks (Statistics), United States (Census)
Black Farmer who Won $2 Billion in Bias Suit to Run for Congress
8
John W. Boyd (American farmers' association executive.); 1965-, Virginia (Politics and government)
John W. Roberts Appointed Deputy Chairman of National Endowment for the Humanities
8
John W. Roberts, National Endowment for the Humanities
Diana Ross and Husband Naess Divorce Ending Their 14-year Marriage
12
Diana Ross (American singer and actress) (Divorce), Arne Naess (Norwegian shipping executive) (Divorce)
Labor Secretary Alexis Herman Weds Physician, Charles L. Franklin Jr
14
Alexis Herman (American Secretary of labor and management consultant.); 1947-, Charles L. Franklin
Givens Sees TV Show as Chance for Viewers to 'Forgive Or Forget' Aspects of Her Life
36
Robin Givens
TLC Beatrice Gives $18 Million to Stockholders in Liquidation Plan
38
Loida Nicolas Lewis (American financier and wife of Reginald F. Lewis.), Reginald F. Lewis (American financier.); 1922-1993, TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc (Divestiture)
Owens 1st Black Elected President of Washington Advertising Club
38
Ronald C. Owens, Advertising Club of Metropolitan Washington
Rhode Island Cops Kill a Black Off-duty Officer
39
Cornel Young, Providence (R.I.) (Police shootings)
Illinois Governor Suspends Executions Until Capital Punishment Procedures Thoroughly Investigated
39
George H. Ryan, Capital punishment (Illinois), Miscarriage of justice

Doris Kenner-Jackson, 58, Member of the Shirelles
16
Doris Kenner-Jackson; 1941-2000
Jack 'The Rapper' Gibson Radio Pioneer, Dies at 79
16
Jack Gibson; 1920-2000
NFL Star Derrick Thomas Dies After Being Paralyzed in Car Accident
17
Derrick Thomas; 1967-2000
George Jackson, Noted Filmmaker, Dies of Stroke at 42 in N.Y.
17
George Jackson
Charles Beckett, 88, Pioneering Illinois Certified Public Accountant, Succumbs
18
Charles A. Beckett; d. 2000
Debbie Allen and Dick Clark Urge Americans to Have Their Cholesterol Tested
19
Debbie Allen (American dancer, actress and director.), Dick Clark (American television personality and producer.); 1929-, Blood cholesterol
Blacks, Latinos Now Applying to University of California System at Higher Rate Than Whites
30
University of California (System), Minorities (Education)
White Students Outnumber Blacks at Some of Nation's Historically Black Colleges
31
Black colleges and universities (Enrollment)
Rep. J.C. Watts Says South Carolina Confederate Flag Should be Taken Down
32
J. C. Watts (American congressman, management consultant and political commentator.); 1957-, South Carolina Capitol, Confederate flag, South Carolina (Race relations)
Patti LaBelle and Husband Separate
33
Patti LaBelle
Michael Jordan Backs Bill Bradley in TV Commercial
33
Bill Bradley (American senator) (Presidential campaign, 2000), Michael Jordan (American basketball player.); 1963-
Federal Court Upholds Oprah's Victory in Cattlemen's Libel Case
40
Oprah Winfrey, United States Court of Appeals (5th Circuit), Food disparagement laws, Cattle industry (Texas), Libel and slander
Griffey Inks $116.5 Million Deal with Cincinnati Reds
48
Ken Griffey (Jr.), Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team)
WNBA's Nikki McCray Named to President's Council on Fitness
50
Nikki McCray; 1972-., United States President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Washington Mystics (Basketball team)
Ronnie Lott Elected to Football Hall of Fame
50
Ronnie Lott; 1959-., Pro Football Hall of Fame
Laila Ali Knocks Jacqui Frazier-Lyde's Boxing Debut; Foreman's Daughter, Freeda, Announces She'll Box
51
Laila Ali (American boxer and daughter of Mohammad Ali.); 1977-, Freeda Foreman, Jacqui Frazier-Lyde (American boxer, lawyer and daughter of Joe Frazier.), Boxing (Women)
West Defeats East at NBA All-Star Showdown
52
Tim Duncan (American basketball player.); 1976-, Shaquille O'Neal (American basketball player.); 1972-, Basketball, Professional (All-star games)
NBA Stars who Returned to School to Earn Their Degrees
54
Athletes (Education), Basketball players
Ice Cube
58
Ice Cube (Musician) (American rapper and actor.)
Danny Glover and Vicellous Reon Shannon Star in TNT Movie, 'Freedom Song'.
62
Danny Glover, Vicellous Reon Shannon; 1981-., Freedom Song (Television program) (Reviews)
Clarence Williams III Takes Spotlight as Villain in Thriller 'Reindeer Games'.
64
Clarence Williams (III.), John Frankenheimer (Reviews), Reindeer Games (Motion picture) (Reviews)

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