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Jet

Front Cover
Jan 21, 2008
64 pages
Vol. 113, No. 2
ISSN 0021-5996
Published by Johnson Publishing Company
The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.
  

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Contents

History In The Making
6
Barack Obama (American president); 1961- (Presidential campaign, 2008), Presidential caucuses (2008, Iowa)
MC Hammer's New Dance Site Targets YouTube Audience
12
Hammer (Musician) (American rapper.), Dance (Audiovisual materials), DanceJam.com (Web site)
Rev. Run's House Welcomes Its Newest Cast Member
17
Joseph Simmons (American rapper and clergyman); 1964- (Family), Run's house (Television program), Adoption and adopted children
This Week In Black History
20
Ethel Hedgeman Lyle (American teacher and sorority founder.); 1885-1950, Martin Luther King (Jr.); 1929-1968
Where Are . . . Shabba-Doo & Boogaloo Shrimp?
22
Shabba-Doo (American dancer and choreographer.), Boogaloo Shrimp (American actor and dancer.); 1967-, Breakin' (Motion picture), Breakin' 2 electric boogaloo (Motion picture)
Cervical Cancer Shot 'Stings A Lot,' Patients Say
38
Gardasil (Drug), Pain, Injections
What Blacks Must Know About Glaucoma
40
Glaucoma (Diagnosis), Blacks (Health and hygiene)
NHL To Honor Hockey Trailblazer's Milestone 50 Years Later
46
Willie O'Ree (Canadian hockey player); 1935- (Anniversaries), Boston Bruins (Hockey team)
Kenya Presidential Vote Sparks Deadly Election Violence
49
Mwai Kibaki (Kenyan president.); 1931-, Raila Odinga (Kenyan member of Parliament and presidential candidate.); 1945-, Elections (Kenya, Corrupt practices), Riots (Kenya), Kenya (Ethnic relations)
Black Gangsters--Or 'Any Black You See'--Were Targets Of Latino Gangs In Los Angeles County, Investigation Reveals
52
Hispanic Americans and blacks, Gangs, Los Angeles County (Calif.) (Crime), Los Angeles (Calif.) (Race relations)

After 26 Years In Prison, DNA Tests Lead Judge To Set Convict Free
26
Charles Chatman (American prisoner exonerated after serving 26 years) (Trials, litigation, etc), Rape, DNA fingerprints (Forensic use), Miscarriage of justice, Dallas (Tex.) (Criminal justice, Administration of)
Oakland Pair Awarded $6 Million In Lawsuit Over False Arrest
27
Torry Smith (American litigant in a civil rights case) (Trials, litigation, etc), Patricia Gray (American litigant in a civil rights case) (Trials, litigation, etc), Miscarriage of justice, Punitive damages, Oakland (Calif.) (Criminal justice, Administration of, Police)
'Bucket List' Reunites Longtime Film Friends Beverly Todd, Morgan Freeman
31
Beverly Todd (American actress.), Morgan Freeman (American actor.), Bucket list (Motion picture)
Michigan Dialysis Patient Breaks Through Health Barriers--Brick By Brick
34
Keenan Brown (American kidney dialysis patient and martial artist) (Health), Martial arts (Awards)
Hospitals Give Fewer Painkillers To Blacks, Hispanics, Study Shows
37
Minorities (Medical care), Hospitals (Race relations), Pain, Analgesia and analgesics
Housing Slump, Unemployment Rate Fan Recession Fears
58
Housing (Costs), Unemployment (Statistics), Business recession (Forecasting)
New Jersey May Offer Apology For Its Role In Slavery
59
Slavery, Apologies, New Jersey (Race relations)
Supreme Court Justices Weigh Case That Questions Method Of Lethal Injection In Executions
60
Lethal injections, Prisoners (Civil rights)
Lawyer In Landmark Civil Rights Cases To Lead NAACP Legal Defense Fund
61
John Payton (American lawyer and civil rights activist); 1946- (Selection and appointment), Legal Defense and Educational Fund (Officials)

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