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Jet

Front Cover
Aug 28, 2006
64 pages
Vol. 110, No. 8
ISSN 0021-5996
Published by Johnson Publishing Company
The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.
  

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Contents

One Year After Katrina: The Progress, The Hope, The Anger, The Recovery
6
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (Anniversaries, Relief work)
Blacks Honored At 3rd Annual Ebony Presents Hollywood In Harlem Film Festival
16
Ebony Presents Hollywood in Harlem (Festival), Blacks in motion pictures
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Celebrates 48th National Convention In Philadelphia
19
Delta Sigma Theta (Gifts, contributions, etc), Black colleges and universities (Gifts, contributions, etc)
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Celebrates 100 Years At Annual Convention In
20
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc (Anniversaries)
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Holds 51st Boule In Dallas; Dr. Mynora J. Bryant Named To Second Term As International President
24
Mynora J. Bryant (American student counselor.), Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc
Maj. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III To Command Fort Bragg 18th Airborne Corps
36
Lloyd J. Austin (III, American general) (Selection and appointment), United States Army Airborne Corps, 18th, United States (Armed Forces, Blacks)
Jay-Z Visits United Nations To Bring Attention To World Thirst
38
Jay-Z (American rapper.), Kofi Annan (Ghanaian United Nations secretary-general.), Water supply (Africa)
People
40
Blacks
Healthy Habits For A Better Memory
46
Memory
20 Years After His First Film, Spike Lee Tells The Untold Stories Of Katrina
52
Spike Lee (American film director, screenwriter and actor.), When the levees broke: A requiem in four acts (Television program), Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (Motion pictures)

University Drops 'African-American Students Only' Label From Freshman Orientation Courses
25
Marshall University, Black colleges and universities (Race relations)
The Ministry of Hip Hop
30
Curtis Blow (American rapper and minister.); 1959-, Gospel rap music, Harlem (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.) (Religion)
Pittsburgh Hall of Famer Lynn Swann Tackles Campaign Trail
34
Lynn Swann (American football player and sportscaster); 1952- (Gubernatorial campaign, 2006), Gubernatorial elections (Pennsylvania)
Luther Vandross' Mother, Mary Ida Vandross, Becomes Spokesperson For 'Diabetes Aware' Campaign
57
Luther Vandross (American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter.), Mary Ida Vandross (American diabetes activist and mother of singer Luther Vandross.), Diabetes (Prevention)
Former NBA Player Confused With Another In Crime Story
61
Eddie Johnson (American basketball player.); 1955-, Eddie Johnson (American basketball player); 1959- (Trials, litigation, etc), Miscarriage of justice
The Man With The Half-Million-Dollar Smile
63
Birdman (American rapper and recording industry executive.); 1973-, Cosmetic dentistry

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