Ebony on the scene - Front Row - Illustration

Ebony, Nov, 2003

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Caption: IN NEW YORK CITY, during a memorial service marking the second-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, tears stream down the face of Phyllis Ferguson at "Ground Zero" while listening to family members read the names of people killed during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

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Caption: IN LOS ANGELES, Erykah Badu (c.) is joined at the "EBONY Listening Lounge" series by (l. to r.) Raquel Graham Crayton, marketing manager for EBONY; Kedar Massenburg, president-CEO, Universal/Motown Records Group; Barbara E. Rudd, vice president, western advertising director for EBONY; and Lynn M. Scott, marketing director for Motown.

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Caption: IN CHICAGO, children gather at the "P&G Kidz Klub" during the annual EBONY Black Family Reunion Tour. The nine-city tour, which featured live concerts and family activities, was sponsored by Johnson Publishing Company and Procter & Gamble.

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Caption: AT THE "TOM JOYNER FAMILY REUNION" at Disney World, Joyner and his wife, fitness guru Donna Richardson, greet (l. to r.) EBONY Magazine Associate Publisher Jeff Burns; Reginald Whitehead, vice president/special markets, Walt Disney Co.; EBONY Managing Editor Lynn Norment; and Steve Mason, director of advertising and market insights, Tyson Foods. Tom Joyner Morning Show radio personality Myra J. (seated, below) displays Fashion Fair Cosmetics beauty makeover with makeup artists (l. to r.) Kimberly Sweeting, Stella Young, Carolyn Bostic (Fashion Fair beauty advisor) and Cassandra Turner.

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Caption: AT THE OPENING of the 46th annual Ebony Fashion Fair in Tinley Park, Ill., model Tinika Hampton displays some of the "Color Splash" from the world's premier traveling fashion show.

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Caption: AT NEW YORK'S Radio City Music Hall, fashionable, eye-catching outfits were showcased at the MTV Video Music Awards by a number of top stars, including (l. to r.) Kelly Rowland, Ashanti and Mya.