IN BRIEF

Crisis, The, Jan/Feb 2005

AIRPORT NAMED FOR MEDGAR EVERS

Mississippi's largest airport, Jackson International, has been renamed the Jackson-Evers International Airport after slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who was murdered in 1963.

JULIE DASH CELEBRATED

The Library of Congress has selected Daughters of the Dust, directed by Julie Dash, as one of 25 films to be added to the National Film Registry. The 1991 film was the first by an African American woman to receive a wide theatrical release.

EMANCIPATION HOLIDAY

The nation's capital has a new holiday. District of Columbia mayor Anthony Williams signed a bill proclaiming April 16 Emancipation Day in Washington, D.C., the first city to free slaves.

SHAPING BLACK HISTORY

The Smithsonian Institution has chosen 19 executives, including talk show host Oprah Winfrey and BET founder Robert L. Johnson, to be members of the Council of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The first comprehensive museum on African American life is scheduled to open in 2013.

JOYNER REACHES OUT

Radio One, Inc., the nation's largest urban radio company, acquired a 51 percent share of REACH Media for $56.1 million. REACH media was founded by syndicated radio personality Tom Joyner, whose show is aired in more than 115 markets. Joyner has also partnered with the National Education Association to increase the number of minority teachers.