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Educator, social activist Dorothy Height celebrates 95th birthday in D.C
Celebrating 95 years of living, and more than 70 years of national service, Dorothy I. Height was recently honored at the "As Legends Celebrate the...
Jet, 05/07/07 by Richette L. Haywood · More from publication -
Congressional Black Causus Foundation holds 36th Annual Legislative Conference in D.C
The theme of this year's Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 36th Annual Legislative Conference (CBCF ALC) resonated throughout the four-day...
Jet, 09/25/06 by Richette Haywood · More from publication -
Police officer: Yolanda Alexander - The Many-Splendored Faces of Today's Black Woman
Yolanda Alexander has a been a police officer in Washington, DC, for 11 years and currently patrols a beat in Georgetown. She enjoys her work in...
Ebony, 03/01/97 by Richette L. Haywood · More from publication -
Can Kweisi Mfume turn the NAACP around? - article continues on page 137 - Interview
NAACP CEO Kweisi Mfume reports that he is reorganizing the civil rights group to improve its management and its public image. He has concentrated...
Ebony, 01/01/97 by Richette Haywood · More from publication -
CBCF convenes 26th annual legislative conference in nation's capital
The 1996 CBCF Annual Legislative Conference addressed the past, present and future of black America. Black legislators spoke of AIDS, drug abuse,...
Jet, 09/30/96 by Richette L. Haywood · More from publication -
Why more young people are using drugs
Drug abuse experts discuss their beliefs on why the use of drugs among teenagers has doubled since 1992. The main drug among youth is marijuana,...
Jet, 09/09/96 by Richette L. Haywood · More from publication -
AIDS: 15 years later caused 300,000 deaths and still no cure
AIDS has become a crisis in the African American community, and with no cure in sight, education is one of the few advantages in preventing the...
Jet, 06/24/96 by Richette L. Haywood · More from publication -
Kidney transplant patient marries in hospital two days after surgery
Lenwood Mims decided to put off his wedding when the kidney he had spent three years waiting for became available. The transplant was a success,...
Jet, 05/13/96 by Richette L. Haywood · More from publication -
Marian Wright Edelman: first mom; activist asks America to stand for children
Children's Defense Fund founder Edelman wants American people to mobilize against the governmental injustices that are creating more poor children...
Ebony, 05/01/96 by Richette L. Haywood · More from publication -
Ebony update: newsmakers prove there is fulfillment after the big spotlight
Noted African Americans have gone onto other careers after the careers that made them famous were over. The new careers of ex-politicians and...
Ebony, 05/01/96 by Richette Haywood · More from publication
