National headliners

Jet, May 12, 2003

Former U.S. to Gambia George W. Haley, the second Black to earn a law degree at the University of Arkansas, will receive an honorary degree at the institution's commencement on May 10 in Fayetteville. The "little brother" of Alex Haley (who wrote the best-selling book Roots), lawyer Haley is now trying to develop a chain of hotel resorts in the African country ...

CBC Chair Rep. Elijah Cummings delivered the Democratic answer to President Bush's weekly radio message on Easter weekend, marking the first time that the Caucus officer had been called upon for the role ... Ex-pro grid star Bobby Mitchell holds his Washington auto dealers Hall of Fame golf classic July 1113 at Virginia's Lansdowne Resort.